Sausage Kitchen Lead
VG Meats
- Simcoe, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Wage Range: $ 20.00 to $ 30.00 hr depending on experience
- Current opportunity: Day Shift / Ability to participate in all shifts as required
- Up to 25% off employee discount
- A growing company offering many learning experiences
- We are a regenerative employer meaning that the organization continues to build a workplace that is good for its staff, producers, customers and communities.
- Check inventory of meat (including beef, pork, poultry and speciality meats) to ensure availability for the formulation of recipes to support the production plan
- Check and maintain inventory of spices at the prescribed frequency
- Trouble-shoot production issues as required
- Plan the efficient use of the smokehouse
- Collect data and compile reports
- Ensure efficient operation of equipment (KPIs)
- Conduct daily huddle meeting
- Test and develop products and processes
- Lead team's personal development plans
- Other responsibilities as assigned
- High school diploma or equivalent (required); diploma in Meat Processing or related field of study (preferred) and/or equivalent on-the-job experience
- 3 - 6 years of previous experience in a food processing and or manufacturing facility
- 3 - 6 years of equipment operation experience
- Ability to set up and operate processing equipment: Sausage Stuffer, Industrial Grinder, Vemeg, Brine Injector, Cutter, Mixer, Tumbler, Brine Mixer and Smoker
- Knowledge of meat formulation
- Documentation of personal actions related to recipe record formulation and supervision of other team members involved in this process
- Ability to understand and participate in KPI recording/data input
- Effective interdepartmental and immediate teams communication