Dedicated Oven Technician with extensive experience at Smithfield Foods, Inc., excelling in product quality and safety. Proven ability to maintain meticulous attention to detail while operating machinery and supervising teams. Skilled in adhering to safety protocols and performing accurate weighing, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Monitored and operated ovens to ensure product quality, consistency, and safety within food production. Some key duties including adjusting controls, recording production data, adhering to HAACP and USDA guidelines, maintaining a clean and safe environment and performing maintenance and troubleshooting on the equipment. As well as supervising drivers that drivers transferring meat to production lines.
Evaluated product samples for pH, FOSS, and salt meat ti uphold quality standards. Directed line supervision after sanitation to secure clean operations. Arranged QA station setup for immediate use and accuracy. Organized printing of schedules to enhance process management.
Packaging products by weighing and boxing meat, operating packaging machinery, and ensuring product quality and safety. Also had to adapt to working in various different temperatures and a wet, humid environment and adherence to safety procedures while wearing protective gear.
Responsible for keeping production lines running by ensuring quality and safety, which included checking product quality with gauges, loading/unloading materials, and assisting operators to meet production demands.
Responsible for processing and packaging turkey products in a fast- paced, refrigerated environment. Also involves working on a production line and performing repetitive, hands-on tasks to meet food safety and quality standards.