What are the responsibilities and job description for the 3661 Capping Machine Attendant Laborer position at Mt. Olive Pickle Company, INC.?
We have ONE opening for the Capping Machine Attendant for Night Shift
Description
Summary
Operates controls for capping machine and ancillary equipment.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Operates controls for the feeding line, brine pump, brine conveyor, capper conveyor, and jar washer conveyor.
Uprights overturned jars and hand-fills with product or liquid as needed. Frees jammed jars on line or jammed caps in chute. Removes jars which do not conform to Company specifications (slack pack, foreign objects, poor quality). Follows defined broken glass procedures.
Notifies Pasteurizer Operator of product change, lunch, break or end of shift by placing empty gallon jar on line.
Remove all jars under briner at break, lunch or end of shift. Turns off all switches at break, lunch or end of shift.
Completes shift downtime report from briner conveyor to pasteurizer.
Lifts boxes of caps weighing approximately 40 pounds, dumps caps into hopper as needed.
Keeps work space clean and tidy.
Follows safety rules and company policies.
Other duties
Switches brine pump off as needed.
Carries all empty bottles that are reusable to glass washer area to be rewashed for later use.
Turns in broken and thin-walled jars to Supervisor with name of company, number of jars lost and amount of product discarded.
Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
Receives written instructions from packing schedule or verbal instructions from supervisor on above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Profit Sharing
Dental Insurance
Employee Discount
Flexible spending account
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time-Off
Referral Program
Vision Insurance
Mt. Olive Pickle Co., Inc. is an Affirmative Action / Equal Employment Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Disabilities.
Requirements:Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
High school graduate or equivalent preferred Ability to read, write and speak English preferred. Math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions required for job tasks.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Machines, Equipment, Tools Used
Capping machine, Conveyor, Syrup pump, Feed-in line, Brine conveyor, Washer conveyor, Brine pump, Hand Tools, Safety Gloves.
Physical Demands
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Climbing: Ascending or descending short ladders/stairs to reach job site.
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach, performs mechanical or skilled trades or a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
Work Environment
Works inside, subject to some seasonal temperature variations and wetting from job tasks. Hearing protection required because of machinery noise. Head cover, beard cover and gloves required.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.
