What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machine Operator position at Seviroli Foods LLC?
Job Summary: To operate machinery effectively, efficiently, and safely so pasta is produced to company specifications
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to understand documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Willingness to work as a team
- Positive attitude and good work ethic
- Ability to follow directions and willingness to be trained
- Ability to work in a team situation
- Good work ethic, positive attitude
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must be willing to work overtime when necessary
- Must follow workplace rules
- Attention to machinery and moving parts
- Ability to understand documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Responsibilities:
- Sets-up production machines each day according to established procedures
- Operates production machines to produce parts per established standards and guidelines
- Efficiently manipulates controls to minimize waste
- Inspects finished goods for faultiness and report flaws immediately to managementҨ
- Detects and reports machine malfunctions promptly to management
- Maintains an adequate supply of operating materials for production machines and obtains additional materials according to procedures
- Responsible for observing gauges, making adjustments to the process, controlling ingredients, flow rates, temperature settings, die changes, and other process control variables
- Oversees product mixing in recipes, maintaining shift logs of production, and other data is needed. For example, the weight of the product and the water pick-up
- Responsible for cleaning tasks including, but not limited to: covering, scraping, washing, and disinfecting machinery
- Produces the required quantity of product within established specifications and tolerances
- Inspects equipment before use to ensure proper setup and alignment; performs basic and routine adjustments and maintenance.
- Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly work area
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or less than one year of related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Work Environment:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; and toxic or caustic chemicals
- The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock
- Hot or cold temperatures
- The noise level in the work environment is loud
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee is frequently required to talk and listen to other employees/line leaders/supervisors
- Walking
- Requires the ability to stand for several hours at a time
