Job Description

Job Title:                   Tumbler/Cure Room Attendant         

Employment Type:   Full Time

Department:              Packaging Department

Reports To:               Packaging Supervisor

Back-up:                    Packaging Supervisor Backup, Packaging Supervisor

Working Hours:        Mon – Thu, 5:15am-3:45pm

Location:                   TPT Plant

FLSA:                         Hourly

Overall Focus:          

The responsibility of the Cure Room Attendant is to manage the day to day operation and utilization of the Targeted Pet Treats Curing Room and Tumbler area. Ensuring the packaging lines’ needs for product supply are always met. This job description is not intended to be all inclusive of every job function. All employees shall perform as directed by their supervisor or management team.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Ensure all product flows into and out of the Cure Room
• Ensure comprehensive shift to shift communication
• Work closely with QA to ensure samples for testing are made available
• Work closely with Packaging to ensure product needing tumbled is scheduled and completed to ensure timeliness in packaging
• Commitment to establishing & exceeding quality & food safety expectations

Qualifications – Knowledge and skills necessary to meet organizational objectives

• Education/Training/Experience: High school diploma or GED preferred
  • Certifications/Licenses: N/A

Knowledge and Skills:

• Curing Room Attendant shall perform product rotation duties in accordance with established daily, weekly and monthly procedures
• Curing Room Attendant shall perform to the standards set forth by the Quality Assurance standard for releasing product to packaging
• Tumbling duties to be performed as established on all product identified.
• Live by Targeted Pet Treats Values
• Assume responsibility for self-improvement
• Attention to detail
• Participate in the improvement//problem solving process

• Show up to work on time

• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Dress appropriately
• Maintain good personal hygiene
• Take breaks of appropriate length and frequency
• Follow all policies and procedures
• Verbal and math skills – 8th grade level
• Teamwork
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Time management skills – develop and adhere to a schedule
• Keeps work areas clean and neat
• Judgment/decision making skills
• Communication/Listening skills
• Adaptability

Core Competencies                                                                                                                          

• Insightfulness
• Ability to identify key issues and relationships based on information being communicated by a variety of resources
• Making decisions based on logical assumptions combined with factual information while keeping the organizational values and goals in mind
• Passion
• Be a brand and company evangelist
• Collaboration
• Working and communicating appropriately and effectively across roles and departments
• Customer Intimate
• Understanding and exceeding the customer's needs and expectations, both externally and internally
• Candor
• Ability to use, understand, and learn from unreserved, honest conversations with other individuals, while still respecting all those involved in the dialogue
• Open, forthright communication that stimulates debate and new ideas amongst a group, as well as with yourself
• Integrity
• Does what they say they are going to do
• Instills trust through actions and behaviors
• Change Agent
• Can adjust to a new environment quickly
• Accepts change as a way of life and works proactively to adapt

Job Related Competencies                                      

• Complete and understand positions training documents
• Good Manufacturing Practices shall be followed at all times
• Completes all required paperwork/inspections completely in a timely manner
• Strong organizational skills
• Understands and completes proper end of shift cleaning
• Champions Food Safety, HACCP and SQF

Physical Requirements

(Necessary to perform essential functions of job with or without an accommodation)

• Maneuver through tight spaces
• Lift 25 lbs. over their head
• Pull/Maneuver pallet jack with up to 2,000 pound loads
• Carry items of 50 pounds in weight from one place to another
• Stack 50 pounds repetitiously
• Able to push and pull loads for extended periods of time
• Must be able to work with Soy
• Must be able to distinguish colors