MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to speak, read, and write English
• Strong attention to details
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in a production environment
• The ability to attend work on time with few absences
• Ability to instruct and lead effectively
• Ability to make quick and decisive decisions; good judgment and common sense required
• Good math skills
• Ability to follow instruction
• Display strong work ethic and positive attitude
• Adaptable and dependable with ability to follow direction and work in cooperation with others
• Ability to read, understand and follow SOP’s (standard operating procedures)
• Must maintain a helpful and professional attitude and appearance
• QA experience preferred

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.
Empire is an equal opportunity employer.

• Responsible for monitoring in-process and finished product to ensure compliance to established specifications and temperature requirements.
• Monitoring labels to ensure they meet regulatory requirements including tare weights, UPC codes, legibility, establishment number, pricing and correct product identification.
• Monitor incoming ingredients for compliance to established visual and temperature requirements.
• Monitor finished product weights on stated weight products.
• Monitor finished product coding and packaging.
• Monitor tri-gas mixtures on finished product.
• Monitoring package seals.
• Performing in-process and finished product quality checks.
• Communicating to leads and supervisors when product is out of specification with increased monitoring or holding of product until the defect is corrected or reworked.
• Monitoring and recording shelf life results.
• Aseptic sampling of ground beef products for microbiological testing.
• Pre-operational sanitation inspections.
• Assist in enforcing plant wide compliance to GMP’s and employee safety rules.
• Must know job requirements for all positions on assigned production line(s).
• Accurately complete required daily paperwork.
• Other tasks as assigned.