Packaging / Production Machine Operator - 2nd Shift

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all tasks in a safe manner, adhering to Company work rules
• Follow Company’s Good Manufacturing Processes at all times
• Build packing boxes and/or trays for bulk product
• Place product labels on pouches and shipping boxes as needed
• Ensure pouches are correctly filled and sealed
• Pack sealed pouches into prepped shipping boxes
• Seal loaded boxes and properly stack boxes onto shipping pallets
• Gather ingredients and raw materials from the warehouse, or pre-production storage area
• Perform Lot Code verification
• Inspect and sort raw materials for quality
• Measure ingredients for roasting and mixing
• Load ingredients into totes for roasting
• Operate automated roasting and mixing equipment per Company SOP’s to produce batched product
• Set timers for ovens. Load product into ovens and monitor product to ensure proper temperature and roasting times are used
• Mix product in mixing drums
• Manage detailed cleaning tasks through sanitation checklist and master sanitation schedule
• Confer with management and production personnel on problems and recommend changes in equipment, procedures, or work practices to improve sanitation standards and product quality
• Maintain chemical usage and cleaning logs
• Responsible for inventory and storing of sanitation supplies and chemicals
• Perform housekeeping and cleaning duties, according to Company SSOPs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Able to work with and around cleaning chemicals and perform all sanitation duties
• Demonstrated reliable attendance record and ability to comply with attendance policy; Understands punctuality is key
• Basic computer skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work safely around/with automated and semi-automated machinery
• Must be able to work safely around food allergens such as tree nuts, peanuts, dairy, and soy
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and verbal communication in English is required to ensure comprehension of CGMPS and accurate completion of production documentation related to food safety and traceability, for compliance to food safety laws and regulations governed by US agencies (FDA, USDA/FSIS)