Production Machine Operator I - Line 1 - 2nd shift

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure that all work activities are performed with attention to the highest standards for quality, and safety, and follow the appropriate food safety requirements for an accident-free workplace.
• Verify conformance to customer specifications, including proper application of ingredients/materials.
• Ensures that all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are followed.
• Responsible for making any adjustments needed to run production efficiently.
• Responsible for accurately recording any downtime of the line.
• Maintains paperwork.
• Ensures that machinery is maintained in a sanitary condition.
• Recommends measures to improve methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
• Fulfills company policies, and GMP’s in addition to performing housekeeping in the area.
• Follows company policies and procedures.
• Notifies management of any Food/People Safety or Food Quality concerns.
• Sets up and breaks down machinery.
• Accomplishes all tasks as appropriately assigned or requested.

Required Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent.

Essential Skills and Abilities

• One to three months of food manufacturing or packaging experience.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of diverse individuals within the plant.
• Ability to write and read standard information to fill out company documents.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure including but not limited to pounds, ounces, and grams, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, and temperatures.
• Regularly stand for the duration of the production shift; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequent walking.
• Infrequent sitting, climbing, or balancing; stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Wear hearing protection.

Pay And Benefits

• The starting hourly rate is $17.88.
• This position may also be eligible for overtime pay and shift differentials.
• Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance; pre-tax spending accounts; 401K with company match; paid time off; short-term and long-term disability; and life insurance.

Disclosures

• Richelieu Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.