Machine Operator - 12-hour days (6:00am-6:30pm)

About the role

LiDestri Foods has grown from its roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for national and retailer brand partners. Based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations, with decades-long partnerships with respected CPG companies and inventive retailer brands.

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery, to include machine set-up, operation, change overs, and troubleshooting, to detect product (raw or finished) defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary;
• Maintain GMP (good housekeeping) standards at and around machinery;
• Perform SOPs for machinery in assigned area;
• Cross train or train on equipment as defined by manager;
• Maintain accurate document documentation;
• Maintain and issue raw materials into assigned work orders;
• Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations;
• Maintain good attendance record per company policy;
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred;
• Prior machine operation preferred;
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather, skid resistant work shoes/boots);
• Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions and reasoning;
• Ability to use various hand tools (knife, water house, band cutters, can opener, scales, Telnet scanners, various small hand tools as required for position/product testing);
• Previous experience operating a forklift (for applicable work areas);
• Lock out/tag out certified;
• Possess a continuous improvement and team-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift/carry up to 50 lbs frequently;
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to: long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors, loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions, frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending.

Skills

• Basic computer and communication skills;
• Math functions and reasoning;
• Use of various hand tools;
• Forklift operation (for applicable work areas);
• Lock out/tag out certification.

Benefits

• Excellent Pay;
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses;
• Health insurance with premium contributions;
• Dental, vision, HSA;
• 100% company-paid life insurance and long-term disability;
• 401k with employer match;
• Company bonuses;
• Many other benefits.

Pay

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Schedule

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