Operator

Production Machine Operator 1

Location: Chicago Heights

Department: Production

Reporting to: Production Supervisor

Key Accountabilities: To prepare and operate machines safely, efficiently, and cleanly.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the production of a quality product that meets all customer and regulatory requirements.
• Effectively communicates as required with supervisor.
• Assures that the necessary tools, settings and supplies are ready prior to production.
• Maintains constant attendance to the machines and prevents other employees that are not trained on that machine from improper use.
• Records and accounts for all materials used on the line for assigned shift.
• Assists supervisor in maintaining the work areas in a clean and safe manner.
• Makes minor machine adjustment, and informs the supervisor and the maintenance department when major repairs are required.
• Records all down time due to machine malfunctions and reports them to the supervisor at the end of the shift.

Food Safety / Quality:

• Adhere to all GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices), such as good hand washing practices and adhering to the employee hygiene plan.
• Follow all USDA guidelines
• Report any issues regarding food safety or quality to supervision and/or quality assurance
• Comply with customer requirements when applicable

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• Good communications skills, hard working, dependable, safety conscious
• Read, write English and know basic math.
• Minimum 6 months of production experience.
• Able to operate mechanical and electrical machines.
• High School Diploma/Equivalent preferred.
• Able to make logical decisions.
• Work bending and squatting.

Physical Requirements:

• Lift up to 50 lbs.
• Work standing or walking for long periods of time.
• Work bending and squatting.
• Work making fast and repetitive hand motions.
• Work in cold refrigerated and frozen conditions.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is often moderate to loud.
• Ability to work different shifts and weekends.