Machine Operator 1st

Location: Birmingham, AL, US, 35201 | Employment Type: Hourly | Work Arrangement: Onsite

About the role

Operate and maintain manufacturing equipment at a standard that meets or exceeds all internal and external customer requirements. Work in a manufacturing environment following appropriate policies and procedures to ensure successful execution of position responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Operate the filling and/or packaging equipment.
• Complete daily and weekly P.M.s, adjust and align all primary functions of the machinery.
• Make minor mechanical repairs and replace certain defective parts.
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of filler and packing functions, troubleshoot issues, make necessary adjustments in the HMI.
• Maintain daily production and quality records, operate equipment safely, keep work area clean.
• Assist in training production assistants to assure quality parameters, GMPs, and safety rules are followed; ability to train and evaluate trainees.
• Install and maintain all information in the product library.
• Perform sanitation of filling line equipment: operate C.I.P. circuits, mix chemicals in correct proportions following safety requirements, wear required PPE.
• Follow all food safety policies, procedures, and regulatory criteria including current SQF code, GMPs, FSMA and associated preventive controls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of filling and packaging equipment.
• Good mechanical ability including the ability to diagnose and resolve mechanical abnormalities and to set up and maintain machinery making routine adjustments.

Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs

Pay

Salary Base Range of $36,759.00 - $44,965.20*Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions). The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.