3691 Finished Goods Machine Operator

Description

Sets up and operates one piece of equipment. Is eligible to begin training towards Machine Operator/Mechanic status.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates equipment.
• Always checks for latest revision of packing schedule before setting up line.
• Monitors to assure that all product adheres to food safety and quality critical limits. This employee's absence will be covered by another employee trained to monitor food safety and quality.
• Visually and physically performs quality checks of labels and coding on assigned line.
• Keeps records of downtime and product checks.
• Adjusts line speeds as needed.
• Performs daily and weekly operational and pre-operational checks on assigned equipment.
• Cleans and maintains assigned work area.
• Works on various lines as needed.
• Follows safety rules and company policies.
• Assists in training seasonal Machine Laborers.
• Occasionally is responsible for more than one machine.
• Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
• Receives verbal and written instructions from supervisor on above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.

Requirements

• High school or equivalency needed. Additional trades training a strong plus.
• Ability to speak, read and write English strongly preferred.
• Required math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Use of charts and forms.
• Basic computer skills needed.
• CRC (Bronze level or higher) a plus.

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

• Will vary by machine operated. Machinery in Finished Goods includes, but is not limited to: conveyors, labelers, printers, case jets, tamper evident banding machinery, tray formers, inserters, fillers, palletizers, shrink wrappers, case packers. Some machinery may have multiple functions.
• Tools may include basic hand tools, scan gun and measuring devices.

Physical Demands

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• 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 forces in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a high position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.
• 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 close visual acuity to perform activities 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 trade tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

Work Environment

• Works inside, subject to some seasonal temperature variation and intermittent wetting from some job tasks.
• Some contact with grease, ink, dust and glue.
• Fumes from hot pepper, ink, glue and forklifts.
• Earplugs required due to irritating machinery noise.
• Head cover and beard cover required.
• Steel toed shoes recommended but not required.