Machine Operator/Technician

POSITION SUMMARY:

To properly operate, maintain and clean equipment and surrounding areas from a safety, quality and efficient perspective.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform all work in accordance with environmental, health, safety, food safety, and quality standards, legal compliance, rules, regulations and practices of the facility.
• Must be able to pass training/certifications as required for qualification.
• Must be able to effectively set up, operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and clean pieces of equipment.
• Must be able to identify, understand functionality, and use basic hand tools.
• Must be able to perform routine maintenance activities and equipment inspections to find and fix defects.
• Must work with team members to maintain standard changeovers while ensuring line efficiencies and using appropriate tools and change parts.
• Must be able to fully and accurately document line inspection and detection information.
• Must be able to disassemble and reassemble production equipment: clean, rinse and sanitize all product contact machinery utilizing proper cleaning utensils, chemicals and COP (Clean Out of Place) or CIP (Clean In Place) process.
• Must be able to accurately document work, analyze and act on data.
• Must maintain compliance with trainings, development courses, and all other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED.
• One to three months of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively communicate, present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, leaders, and other team members of the organization.
• Ability to use effective problem solving skills and make decisions using available resources

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to use mathematical functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in accordance with production paperwork.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing.
• Stand/walk 6 or more hours per day.
• Continuously talk/hear throughout the day.
• Frequently bend, reach, twist/turn and grip/grasp.
• Frequently use eye/hand coordination and use handling/fingering to handle boxes, use hoses or tools.
• Frequently lift and carry less than 5 pounds from floor level to overhead.
• Occasionally kneel/crawl, squat or climb.
• Occasionally use eye/hand/foot coordination when handling film carts.
• Occasionally use fine motor tasks and taste/smell.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 lbs for an entire shift from floor level to shoulder height.
• Occasionally carry up to 50 lbs 50-100 feet.
• Push film cart requiring 25 lbs of force 100 feet.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

ENVIRONMENTAL/ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:

• Constantly work in damp, wet, humid and slippery environments.
• Constantly work near moving equipment with fumes or airborne debris.
• Constantly work in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.
• Occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Constantly work in extreme heat/cold.
• Occasionally work with hand tools causing segmental or whole-body vibration.

MACHINES/TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE:

• Bump cap, hair net, safety glasses, hearing protection, and uniform or smock.
• Cut resistant gloves.
• Nitrile gloves, plastic apron, and plastic sleeves.
• Machines and conveyors.
• Food safety knife and small hand tools.
• Manual pallet jacks.
• Human Machine Interface (HMI) software.
• Lockout locks and tags.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Salary : $20