Overview

At Eagle Foods we are builders. We are builders of brands, categories, and people. Eagle Foods enjoys a rich heritage with brands that have proven category leadership for more than 150 years. Eagle is a diversified food company producing and marketing sweetened condensed and evaporated milk, snacks and convenient meal solutions products. As a company, Eagle Foods is passionate about fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that boldly builds better people and better brands while focusing on the positive impact our company, our products and our people have on the world. Eagle Foods has a bold family of brands that consumers have come to rely on for decades, including Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk and Evaporated Milk, Magnolia® Sweetened Condensed Milk, PET® Milk, Popcorn Indiana, Cretors Popcorn, Helper and Suddenly Salad. Eagle Foods products are marketed and distributed across all U.S. retail channels, including grocery stores, club stores and mass-merchandisers, as well as foodservice and export, U.S. military, and private label business.

Responsibilities

• Follow safe operating procedures and review and offer updates as necessary.• Set-up, calibrate, maintain, and repair process equipment as needed• Operate manual machinery and oversee automated processes.• Run test products to ensure quality and accuracy of production meets the set standard.• Feed raw ingredients to process and monitor inventory levels.• Observe dials and gauges while the machinery is in use to ensure everything is set at the correct temperature, and adjust as necessary• Collect samples from the machines while in the middle of processing to visually inspect the quality of the product• Be cognizant of any changes in a machine’s capabilities, and report any malfunctons to management• Set and control flow rates, temperatures, and machinery pressures• Clean equipment and workspaces according to health and safety rules and regulations• Oversee unit operations and any moving pieces, etc. during the production process and adjust speed and/or settings as needed.• Observe and monitor input/output, accuracy, and efficiency of the process.• Keep a daily activity log of production notes (including totals, out of spec, etc.)• Follow site GMP, Food Safety, and personal safety requirements (wearing required PPE).• Dispose of and/or recycle any waste in line with company environmental policy.• Assist plant team members as needed, and perform any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.• 1-year experience in related position• Training, certfication, or degree from a technical college or vocational school preferred.• Automated (central control system) food or liquid/solids processing operator experience preferred.• Basic troubleshooting skills and basic mechanical aptitude• Ability to work efficiently and safely• Ability to work in hot environments with loud noises• Ability to read, write, and speak English.• Ability to safely lift and carry 50 lb. bags or hoses.• Able to stand for long time periods to monitor production process• Experience working with industrial machinery