Machine Operator - 1st Shift

As a family of brands, Our Home’s ethos is to create and provide delicious, wholesome snacks to communities throughout the U.S. at a great value. We strive to create snacks that offer nourishment and a warm, welcoming sense of familiarity. Our Home is not just the house we live in, but the communities of which we are a part. We deliver the best snacks into hands, homes, and communities around the country so that we can flourish together.

About the role

This position is accountable for ensuring efficient operation in relation to material usage, product waste, and process parameter control to meet production objectives while improving quality, safety, and sanitation performance to maintain continued customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Check production schedule and determine what products will be running
• Get necessary cello rolls from warehouse (using partial rolls first)
• Set coder and eye to correct position
• Install correct code in printer and check to ensure codes are printing
• Set up spindle to hold cello and thread cello through machine as designed
• Install correct former
• Set drive belts and clean pull belts as necessary
• Install correct programs in bagging machines and scales
• Make required adjustments in computer set-up (eye, sticker, label, cut, pull, code, dump, speed, etc.)
• Set/adjust eyes above scales as necessary
• Ensure correct seals, cuts, bag weights, air fill, code locations, label locations, and sticker locations
• Make minor repairs as necessary; notify maintenance and supervisor for major repairs
• Work with group leader and packers to ensure smooth production
• Keep packing machines running smoothly and respond promptly to calls from packers
• Communicate with co-workers to ensure good product is not wasted
• Empty machines of unacceptable product as necessary and between product changes
• Catch and dump product as necessary
• Keep work area clean
• Assist packaging team during breaks and packs when necessary
• Train new machine operators
• Sweep top at end of shift and empty white tubs of crumbs
• Communicate with operators coming on next shift
• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position
• Work with management and fellow associates to ensure Food Safety programs are followed
• Report food, office, or operational safety problems to a supervisor or manager
• Perform other duties as assigned that will impact and support overall company and department objectives

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Required to use hands to handle or feel; reach, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, and smell
• Able to lift/move up to 80 lbs
• Specific vision includes: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Exposed to moving mechanical parts and loud work environment
• All employees are responsible for immediately reporting any food safety, food quality, safety issues, or plant security issues to management
• All employees are responsible for upholding the principles of SQF Food Safety Code Requirements

Requirements

• 2-4 years related experience and training preferred
• Able to make operational changes quickly and accurately
• Must be available and dependable for occasional overtime (coming in early or staying later) and Saturday work
• Must be willing to perform duties assigned by supervisor or group leader

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 5:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Parental Leave
• Short Term & Long Term Disability