F1 Robot Stacker Operator 1st shift

About the role

As a Robot Patty Packing Operator, you will safely operate and monitor automated lines that pick, place, and pack food patties using the DCM Robotic Patty Packing machine. Your responsibilities will include setup, quality control, troubleshooting minor issues (such as jams or misalignments), sanitation, and documentation to ensure continuous, efficient, and safe food production in a fast-paced environment. Strict adherence to food safety standards is required.

Responsibilities

• Machine Operation: Safely and efficiently utilize computerized screens and controls to set up and operate Multivac packaging equipment.
• Monitoring and Adjustment: Continuously monitor machine performance and make necessary adjustments to maintain optimal operation and product specifications.
• Quality Control: Inspect packaging samples to ensure they meet quality standards, are correctly labeled, and comply with product descriptions.
• Maintenance & Troubleshooting: Perform routine maintenance tasks including cleaning, lubricating, and replacing minor parts. Troubleshoot basic mechanical or operational issues to minimize downtime.
• Sanitation & Hygiene: Adhere to strict food safety and sanitation guidelines, including SSOPs (Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures) and GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), using appropriate chemicals and tools for cleaning equipment and work areas.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate production records and report any irregularities or maintenance needs to supervisors.
• Teamwork & Training: Collaborate with quality control, maintenance teams, and fellow operators. May assist in training new personnel on machine operation and safety protocols.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must display “hands on knowledge” of all assigned machines and procedures in the Grinding Room, forming area, Packaging area, Auto Packer area, Scale Room area, and/or Finished Product Robot area.

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and use effective problem-solving skills.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to use mathematical functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, in accordance with production paperwork. Perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing.
• Stand/walk 7 or more hours per day.
• Constantly use eye/hand or eye/hand/foot coordination to perform tasks.
• Constantly twist/turn, talk/hear, and taste/smell.
• Frequently squat, bend, reach, handle/finger, grip/grasp, and use fine motor tasks.
• Frequently lift up to 25 lbs. from floor to overhead and carry 30–50 feet.
• Occasionally lift up to 60 lbs. from floor to shoulder level and carry 30 feet.
• Push a 60 lbs. block of frozen meat 1–5 feet.
• Pull empty containers 30 feet.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Environmental Conditions

• Constantly work in damp, wet, humid, and slippery environments.
• Constantly work near moving machinery with fumes or airborne debris.
• Constantly work with toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Constantly work in extreme heat/cold (35–40 degrees).
• Constantly work in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.
• Occasionally work in high places and on equipment causing whole-body vibration.
• Occasionally work in spiral freezers (-35 to -20 degrees) for dry pickup and/or product jams.

Machines, Tools, Equipment, and Software

• Bump cap, hair net, steel toe shoes, hearing protection, and smock.
• Rubber and cotton gloves.
• Machines and conveyors.
• Bar coding equipment.