Grinding Production Associate

Description

IMAGINE THIS:

• Utilizing your gifts and talents to helping pets all across the world lead longer, happier, healthier lives.
• Being rewarded for helping pets all across America live longer, healthier, happier lives.
• Limitless growth, development and advancement opportunities. 
• A rapidly-growing, award-winning, privately-owned business that cares about you and your success. 
• Paid holidays, company-paid events and MUCH more!!!

ENOUGH ABOUT US…HERE’S THE PROFILE OF OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• You have a balanced work and personal life, ensuring all areas are strong and healthy.
• You drive yourself harder than anyone else ever would or could.
• You aren’t afraid to get dirty; this role does tend to be a bit dirty, however, it is an essential position in the production process.
• You manage your time better than any other and ALWAYS exceed expectations.
• You naturally appreciate how your role impacts the totality of the operation’s success.
• You are a pet owner and/or pet lover and you openly exhibit your passion for pets and pet health.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work within the Grinding team, and collectively as part of the cold processing team, to proactively gather all ingredients to run daily production as efficiently and seamlessly as possible.
• Lift products onto conveyor belts throughout the duration of the shift. 
• Place labels or other identifying signage on carts.  
• Fill out production paperwork.
• Back-up duties include:
• Measure, weigh or otherwise count pet food products into appropriate amounts to adhere to requirements and specifications.
• Place meat/fish pet products on trays.
• Lift trays and slide onto carts.
• Pushing or pulling carts from or to production floor to designated location.
• Report issues with regards to the food safety/quality assurance system (FSQA) to Leadership and adhere to the requirements of the FSQA standards. 
• Follow all safety procedures.
• Perform all task requests, regardless of job level.

SUCCESS FACTOR SNAPSHOT:

First 30 days: 

• Successfully onboard and develop an understanding of our organization, mission, team, products, and role expectations.
• Learn Carnivore Culture.

First 60 days:  

• Successfully pass annual testing for blood borne pathogens and lockout/tag-out.

First 90 days:  

• Complete department-specific training and other business-related applications by learning SOPs associated with your area of responsibility.
• Exhibit Carnivore Culture behaviors.

First 6 months:

• Follow SOPs for your equipment or process without supervision

First 9 months:

• Learn set-up for your area under supervision.

First 12 months:

• Perform set-ups for your area without supervision and pass annual retests.

Ongoing:

• Champion and mentor others in Carnivore Culture behaviors.
• Consistently meet or exceed production goals.

Stretch Goals – We believe in career advancement!

• Train others to do set-up for your area.
• Learn SOPs for second machine or process.
• Consistently meet or exceed production goals for second machine or process.
• Learn how to do set-up for second machine or process under supervision.
• Perform set-ups for multiple machines or processes without supervision and pass annual retests.
• Train others how to do set-ups for multiple machines and processes.
• Become a specialist and/or technical expert in your area of responsibility!

WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!

With arms wide open, we invite you to get to know us, see what makes us tick and how we roll at Carnivore. These shared ideals, beliefs and practices are what defines us and how the world sees us. Carnivore may not be for everyone…and that’s ok. No fine print. No misleading ads. There’s no mistaking who we are or confusing us for anyone else. We trust that you’ll appreciate that.  Here’s what it takes to be one of us:

• Doing whatever is necessary to ensure that any potential customer anywhere in the world, who wants us or needs us, will invariably choose us.
• Communicating clearly, directly, candidly, and timely with all others inside and outside of the organization.
• Pioneering and constantly innovating to find ways to say “YES” and make the impossible…possible.
• Contributing in objectively measurable ways to the success of others in the organization.
• Fearless decision making…empowering everyone with an opportunity to lead in any given circumstance.