US Production Operator I

About the role

The Production Operator is responsible for operating bottling lines, drum lines, totes filling station, and pail line. Fully trained to operate two or more operating venues. Cross train in relabeling and manual filling.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient operation of the packaging lines
• Set up lines, change over products and follow the production schedule
• Communicate issues and take proactive actions to assure safety and quality
• Operate forklift
• Prepare product
• Collect empty containers for fill
• Label and seal packages
• Torque bottles and pails
• Palletize packages
• Check caps and labels when boxing bottles on Bottling Line 1
• Label boxes and stack on pallets in serial number order
• Label finished pallets with pallet ID tags
• Use drum clamps
• Properly ground the different containers
• Properly fill out batch records
• Manual packaging of solvents
• Monitor levels in production tanks
• Reading venue micrometers for ethanol fills
• Set up and flush bottle line
• Feed empty bottles through labeler on Bottling Line 1
• Set up fill levels and torque requirements
• Properly mark and fill totes and drums
• Filling from batches to bottle, drum and tote stations and manual fills
• Unload bulk trucks into tanks
• Daily scale calibrations
• Able to recognize equipment issues and communicate to supervisors or maintenance personnel
• Cross train in other Work Centers as needed
• Participate in any Lean or process improvement initiatives
• Assist the supervisor in improving the productivity and efficiency of the operations
• Observe the process and initiate/own activities to improve processes

Qualifications

• High School Degree or GED required
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to work independently as well as with other departments
• Proven ability to multi-task and pay attention to detail
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively