Packaging Operator - Night Shift

About the Role

Performs repetitive production and packing operations to mass-produce products such as preforms. The Machine Operator is responsible for completing the position training program, ensuring product quality, and maintaining equipment and work areas.

Responsibilities

• Randomly checks parts produced every hour for defects (grease, flash, punctures, etc.) to ensure customer specifications are met.
• Monitors the flow of parts into assembling machinery, secondary equipment, and storage containers.
• Tends machines, such as presses, according to machine (product) standards.
• Works at different workstations as production needs require.
• Packs good quality parts into boxes for sealing and shipping.
• Completes daily reports of parts produced, scrap parts, and downtime.
• Notifies supervisors of quality issues or machinery repairs needed.
• Maintains housekeeping of work areas and equipment.
• Makes process and parameter changes to ensure the highest quality possible.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One-year certificate from college or technical school; or six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Basic reading and writing skills.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, rate, ratio, percent).
• Common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to stand, use hands and fingers, handle, talk, hear, taste, and smell.
• Occasionally required to sit, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Close vision and color vision required.

Work Environment

• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and loud noise levels.
• Must be GMP/HACCP/Food Security Trained.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Paid time off (starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location).
• Company-paid holidays (starting at 8 days per year, may vary by location).
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program.
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval).
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date).