Operator 1 (Packaging - 1st Shift)

Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the Production Supervisor and is responsible for completing all duties and tasks assigned before the normal work shift ends.
• Signs off on safety commitments.
• Obeys GMP and PPE requirements for production areas.
• Keeps machines clean and in good running condition.
• Maintains accurate records of carton/film usage, downtime, and jam ups.
• Clears jams in a timely manner.
• Follows proper safety measures.
• Keeps cartons/film loaded correctly during production.
• Ensures packers receive a pouch of the new code and verbally communicates the new code to them.
• Informs inspectors when they can load a new code on the line.
• Knows code requirements and can change codes on the printer.
• Checks cartons/pouches immediately after code changes, comparing pouch code to carton code and verifying proper glue application.
• Notifies the mechanic of all machine problems.
• Unloads cartons/film and cleans the machine at end of shift.
• Routinely checks glue pots, ink bottles, or ink pads.
• Monitors line processing and completes required paperwork.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Detail‑oriented with the ability to lift 60‑75 lbs.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Completion of required job‑specific training as listed in the Training Register.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to walk, use hands to finger/handle/feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to stand.
• Specific vision ability: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts; sometimes exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Frequently exposed to extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.
• Occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Potential exposure to sulphuric acid (electric battery) and carbon monoxide from propane‑fueled forklift.
• Noise level usually loud.