Business Unit Overview
Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.
Location Description
Michael Foods, Inc. located in Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.
Responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for the daily supervising of staff and operating of equipment, ensuring only the highest quality crop is being produced. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value.
This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for setting up, inspecting, and cleaning, if applicable, to ensure farm equipment reliability.
• Prepare, maintain, and thoroughly complete all safety, quality, and farm documentation.
• Verify crew members trained to complete assignments to OSHA requirements.
• Feedback to management regarding possible safety issues, accident potentials.
• Initiate incident/accident reports.
• Implement corrective actions to fix deficiencies.
• Potato handling, transferring, and retrieving potatoes from one location to another while meeting production efficiency.
• Troubleshoot equipment that is not running effectively.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures, incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks. Take personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for yourself and other employees.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that crop quality is maintained. Ensure that all policies, procedures, and activities related to Food Safety and Quality are followed and complied with, in effort to reduce crop losses.
• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Must be able to work overtime and/or weekends when required
• Ability to embrace change productively and to handle other tasks as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Reporting to the incumbent are all farm employees. Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications
Knowledge:
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Basic diesel mechanical knowledge required.
• Repair knowledge for potato equipment.
• Knowledge for pm maintenance on trucks tractors and implements.
• Requires a good understanding of hydraulic/pneumatic equipment.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information one-on-one and small group situations to other
employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with the use of a calculator.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,
oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to prioritize and follow directions with little/no supervision.
• Must have ability to do multi-functional tasks. Must be able to work overtime and/or weekends
when required.
EDUCATION AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) Associates Degree preferred.
• Must have 3 to 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination or
education and experience.
• Current Chemical Handling License or Willing to obtain.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires sitting and climbing or balancing under 1/3 of the time. Will be walking and
stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling 1/3 to 2/3 of the time, and standing, using hands to finger,
handle, or feel, reaching with hands and arms and talking or hearing over 2/3 of the time. Must be
able to lift weights ranging from 10 to more than 100 pounds under 1/3 of the time.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position will be exposed to work in high, precarious place, and outdoor weather conditions under
1/3 of the time. Will work near moving mechanical parts over 2/3 of the time. Typical noise level is
loud (examples: metal can manufacture department, large earth-moving equipment).
Pineland Farms Potato Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy
of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all
the duties associated with this position.
The pay range for this position is $82,972 - $122,798 per year.
Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.
Location Description
Michael Foods, Inc. located in Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.
Responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for the daily supervising of staff and operating of equipment, ensuring only the highest quality crop is being produced. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value.
This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for setting up, inspecting, and cleaning, if applicable, to ensure farm equipment reliability.
• Prepare, maintain, and thoroughly complete all safety, quality, and farm documentation.
• Verify crew members trained to complete assignments to OSHA requirements.
• Feedback to management regarding possible safety issues, accident potentials.
• Initiate incident/accident reports.
• Implement corrective actions to fix deficiencies.
• Potato handling, transferring, and retrieving potatoes from one location to another while meeting production efficiency.
• Troubleshoot equipment that is not running effectively.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures, incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks. Take personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for yourself and other employees.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that crop quality is maintained. Ensure that all policies, procedures, and activities related to Food Safety and Quality are followed and complied with, in effort to reduce crop losses.
• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Must be able to work overtime and/or weekends when required
• Ability to embrace change productively and to handle other tasks as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Reporting to the incumbent are all farm employees. Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications
Knowledge:
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Basic diesel mechanical knowledge required.
• Repair knowledge for potato equipment.
• Knowledge for pm maintenance on trucks tractors and implements.
• Requires a good understanding of hydraulic/pneumatic equipment.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information one-on-one and small group situations to other
employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with the use of a calculator.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,
oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to prioritize and follow directions with little/no supervision.
• Must have ability to do multi-functional tasks. Must be able to work overtime and/or weekends
when required.
EDUCATION AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) Associates Degree preferred.
• Must have 3 to 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination or
education and experience.
• Current Chemical Handling License or Willing to obtain.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires sitting and climbing or balancing under 1/3 of the time. Will be walking and
stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling 1/3 to 2/3 of the time, and standing, using hands to finger,
handle, or feel, reaching with hands and arms and talking or hearing over 2/3 of the time. Must be
able to lift weights ranging from 10 to more than 100 pounds under 1/3 of the time.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position will be exposed to work in high, precarious place, and outdoor weather conditions under
1/3 of the time. Will work near moving mechanical parts over 2/3 of the time. Typical noise level is
loud (examples: metal can manufacture department, large earth-moving equipment).
Pineland Farms Potato Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy
of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all
the duties associated with this position.
The pay range for this position is $82,972 - $122,798 per year.