Pick Room Attendant SS-Days
On-siteGentry, Arkansas, United States
Gentry, Arkansas, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeLarge
Full TimeLarge
Job Summary
Operate, monitor, and adjust picking room equipment to ensure efficient feather removal, product quality, and minimal bird damage while maintaining safety and compliance in the RKP department. Set up and validate picking equipment, finger plates, and scalder temperatures; inspect birds for feather removal and cuticle standards; and troubleshoot equipment performance issues. Communicate concerns to supervisors and maintenance teams, complete required documentation, and log checks using basic computer skills. Perform duties in noisy, wet, and hot conditions while adhering to safety programs and PPE requirements. Industry experience in food processing is required.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in the food processing industry
- Familiarity with Simmons' established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies)
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand, bend, and twist of the neck
- Ability to squat
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to kneel
- Ability to crawl
- Ability to reach above, at, above, and below shoulder level
- Ability to perform repetitive motion of shoulders, arms, and hands
- Ability to walk constantly
- Ability to grasp
- Use of vision & hearing
- Ability to make manual adjustments for extended periods
- Ability to work in noisy conditions
- Ability to work in wet conditions
- Ability to work in hot conditions (up to 100 degrees)
- Ability to work in humid conditions
- Ability to work with slip, trip, and fall hazards
- Ability to wear hearing protection
- Ability to wear head protection
- Ability to wear safety glasses
- Ability to wear impact resistant gloves
- Ability to wear a smock
- Ability to wear sleeves
- Ability to wear a hair net
- Ability to wear a beard net
- Ability to adhere to Lockout/Tagout programs
- Ability to adhere to PPE requirements
- Ability to adhere to hazard communication
- Ability to adhere to emergency procedures
- Ability to report unsafe conditions immediately
- Ability to communicate equipment concerns
- Ability to coordinate repairs with the Supervisor, Superintendent, and maintenance team
- Ability to maintain safe work areas
- Ability to complete all required documentation procedures
- Ability to log checks into the system
- Ability to complete required written and electronic reports
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to collaborate with supervisors and team members
- Ability to identify and troubleshoot equipment performance issues
- Ability to identify product defects
- Ability to adjust pickers
- Ability to adjust scalder temperatures
- Ability to adjust overall process conditions
- Ability to set up picking equipment
- Ability to validate picking equipment
- Ability to monitor picking banks
- Ability to monitor rail water flow
- Ability to monitor temperature levels
- Ability to set scalder temperatures
- Ability to verify scalder temperatures
- Ability to inspect birds
- Ability to ensure compliance with feather removal standards
- Ability to ensure compliance with cuticle standards
- Ability to ensure acceptable damage levels
- Ability to ensure proper operation of finger plates
- Ability to adjust picker height
- Ability to adjust separation
- Ability to adjust pitch
- Ability to ensure product quality
- Ability to ensure minimal bird damage
- Ability to maintain safety and compliance in the RKP department
- Ability to support production in meeting quality standards
- Ability to set and verify scalder and flash scalder temperatures within optimal ranges
- Ability to maintain process efficiency
- Ability to ensure efficient operations while meeting customer requirements
- Ability to consider the impact of individual actions on the systems
- Ability to communicate concerns and improvement ideas
- Ability to perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives
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