What are the responsibilities and job description for the ALB P1 - Cutting Support - Knife/Scissor Sharpener - 1st Shift position at OK Foods?
Over the past 70 years, OK Foods has evolved from a producer of livestock and poultry feed to one of the world’s largest fully-integrated chicken producers, but our company’s core values of taking care of our people and producing only the highest quality products have remained constant. In November 2011, OK Foods was acquired by Industrias Bachoco out of Celaya, Mexico. Today, we employ more than 3,000 workers domestically in the U.S. dedicated to producing consistently high quality products our customers have come to expect from OK Foods.
Job Title: Knife Sharpener
Reports To: Cutting Supervisor
Location: Ok Foods Albertville, Al
Bachoco OK Foods Offers competitive wages and benefits to include, but not limited to:
- $1/hour weekly attendance incentive
- $1/hour night shift premium
- Outstanding Benefits (401K, Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance & more)
- 7 Paid Holidays/year (after 90-days)
- Paid Vacation (after 90-,180- and 270-days)
- 2 Personal Days/year (after 90-days)
Position Summary: Sets up and operates grinding machines to shape and sharpen knives, saw blades, and scissors according to specifications. Also, periodically sharpens knives on the production floor.
- Starts machine and observes grinding operation to verify conformance to specifications
- Hones cutting edge of ground knives
- Selects and installs grinding wheels on machine
- Manipulates blade across grinding wheel by hand
- Sharpens or shapes knives, scissors and saw blades
- Sets up knives and scissors for production
- Sanitizes production floor during production break
- Collects all scissors and knives at end of shift
- Hones knives using a sharpening steel on the production floor as needed.
- Performs various production labor duties as assigned by Supervisor
This is a safety sensitive position
An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.
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