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Meat Processing Operator/ Beef Patty Maker - Wholesale
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Lanning's Foods
Mount Vernon, OH (In Person)
$33,280 Salary, Full-Time
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Patty Maker Job Summary:
The Wholesale Patty Maker is responsible for producing ground meat patties to customer specifications while ensuring strict compliance with USDA regulations, SQF food safety standards, and Just-In-Time (JIT) production requirements. This role requires attention to detail, adherence to food safety and sanitation standards, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced - temperate cooled wholesale production environment. Key Responsibilities- Form meat patties using automated or semi-automated patty-making equipment
- Verify product specifications including weight, size, and shape consistency
- Load grinders, patty machines, and conveyors with prepared meat
- Monitor equipment operation and report malfunctions or quality issues
- Package, label, and prepare patties for wholesale distribution
- Maintain accurate production counts and batch records
- Maintain proper temperature control and prevent cross-contamination
- Clean and sanitize patty machines, tools, and work areas
- Follow workplace safety, PPE, and lockout/tagout procedures
- Meet daily production quotas and efficiency targets
- Perform in-process quality checks including weights, seals, labeling accuracy, and package integrity
- Identify and segregate nonconforming product per USDA retention and hold procedures
- Support product recalls and mock recall exercises as required Skills & Competencies
- Operation of patty-forming and meat-processing equipment
- Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and temperature control
- Ability to maintain consistent weights, shapes, and yields
- Basic math and recordkeeping skills
- Ability to work efficiently in a high-volume production environment
- Team-oriented, dependable, and detail-focused
Working Hours:
Early morning, day, evenings, weekends, and some holidays may be required.Working Conditions/Environment:
This job functions in a grocery store setting.Physical Demands:
The physical demands described are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.- Prolonged standing and walking on production floors
- Frequent lifting, pushing, and pulling of meat products, typically up to 50-75 pounds
- Repetitive use of hands, arms, and wrists
- Work in refrigerated and cold environments
- Exposure to machinery, noise, and wet or slippery surfaces