Tree Pusher - 2nd Shift
$47,632–$47,632 year
On-siteLincoln, Nebraska, United States
Job Summary
Hang hams onto trees with proper orientation and clip them securely. Use a rail system to push trees weighing up to 2,200 pounds into the ovens on the loadside of the Smokehouse. Operate machinery and hand tools to process meat products while maintaining a clean workstation by throwing cut netting into waste baskets. Read the schedule to calculate the correct tree count per product and follow oral and written instructions. Perform tasks requiring continuous movement in cold or warm environments while wearing PPE. Work a 12-hour shift on concrete or platforms, lifting and pushing heavy objects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- At least 18 years of age
- Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry objects up to 40 pounds
- Ability to push trees up to 2200 pounds
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Attention to detail
- Reliability
- Strong work ethic
- Ability to read schedule and calculate the correct tree count per product scheduled
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms
- Ability to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift
- Ability to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts
- Ability to work with a knife (if trained)
- Ability to work in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees)
- Ability to work in an environment that is wet and humid
- Ability to work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes
- Ability to work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Ability to work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
- Ability to work around strong smells/odors
- Ability to climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms
- Ability to bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift
- Ability to walk long distances
- Ability to perform repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs
- Ability to perform single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs
- Ability to lift objects using mechanical assistance
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