Operator I - 2nd Shift

About the role

The purpose of this role is to operate production machinery safely and efficiently, maintain appropriate documentation, and communicate ideas and problems to the appropriate staff. The operator will also perform scheduled preventative maintenance and other repairs to production equipment, participate in production equipment changeovers, and produce the best quality product.

Responsibilities

• Follow all employer safety and health regulations as required by company policies, procedures, and practices
• Ensure the safe and efficient operation of all downstream equipment to meet or exceed the company's established safety culture
• Monitor and explain deviations from expected Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Complete any machine and task-specific training as documented on the Operator Development Plan
• Perform necessary Operator Checklists and data collection of quality measurements as directed
• Correct any deviations from quality standards to produce product within specifications
• Communicate problems, progress reports, and continuous improvement ideas to management staff, maintenance, and production personnel
• Perform maintenance tasks as outlined by the Maintenance Manager and in response to machine malfunctions
• Troubleshoot machine and process issues
• Promote and participate in good housekeeping habits to ensure plant appearance exceeds management and customer expectations
• Maintain accurate production reporting documentation
• Operate Powered Industrial Truck, Boom Lift, and Scissor Lift per OSHA regulations, rules, and guidelines

Quality/GMP/Food Safety

The operator is responsible for producing and/or packing the best quality product at all times, which meets or exceeds company expectations and customer quality expectations. This includes:

• Ensuring all production is properly labeled and/or tagged
• Ensuring all quality checks are properly completed and recorded in the Quality Monitor software or a plant-specific form at the scheduled intervals
• Ensuring all non-conforming products are placed on hold with proper hold protocol completed
• Ensuring all raw material lot numbers are properly obtained and recorded as required
• Following all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Performing line sanitization tasks as outlined in the Master Sanitization Schedule and according to company procedures

Preventive Maintenance

The operator will perform scheduled production equipment changeovers as outlined by the plant production schedule and perform scheduled Preventative Maintenance tasks as outlined by the plant PM program. This includes:

• Managing preventative maintenance tasks in Computerized Maintenance Management Software, as directed, including generating work orders
• Proactively addressing machine inefficiencies during preventative maintenance
• Ensuring equipment is clean and in ‘showroom condition’ after preventative maintenance is performed on production equipment
• Continually evaluating equipment for improvement areas and tagging components or parts that need repair, replacement, or improvement

Qualifications

The operator should possess a sense of urgency, accountability, business ethics, professionalism, self-motivation, and the desire and focus to improve the business. A High School diploma or GED equivalent is required, and the operator must successfully complete the entrance examinations and interviews.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $18.95 - $27.90.