Operator Technician

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts).
• Responsible for adhering to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by corporate, customer, and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF).
• Possesses a practical understanding of SQF and HACCP and can address inquiries related to both.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and adhere to a production manufacturing schedule, effectively communicate issues or deviations with the appropriate parties and respond to inquiries.
• Equipment Operation:
  Setting up, running, and adjusting production lines.
• Provides training and cross training in areas of machine operation, production changeovers, and autonomous Clean, Inspect, and Lubricate (CIL) activities for equipment and materials in a food production/packaging environment.
• Ensure the completion of the daily, weekly, and monthly CIL’s.
• Monitoring & Data Analysis:
  Reading gauges, collecting data, recording results, and reporting findings.
• Maintenance & Troubleshooting:
  Performing routine checks, preventative maintenance, minor repairs, scheduled lubrication, and diagnosing/escalating technical faults.
• Process Improvement:
  Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, and quality.
• Responsible for performing equipment and general sanitation in your work area or as assigned by leadership.
• Work closely with all departments to improve quality, increase efficiency, and reduce waste.
• Communicate to the Training Coordinator any update needed to the SOP’s.
• Ability to accurately identify raw material defects that could impact production quality, reduce efficiencies, and increase waste.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities, including root cause analysis and corrective action implementation, as requested.
• Utilize approved tools and basic spare parts as authorized for operator-level maintenance activities.
• Verify equipment setup, line clearance, and operational readiness following changeovers or maintenance activities prior to startup.
• Document completed inspections, PMs, adjustments, and identified issues using required logs, checklists, or maintenance systems.
• Ability to understand visual and auditory cues to identify production or machine related issues.
• Assist maintenance in investigating and diagnose production problems in a timely manner.
• Perform minor machine maintenance as well as daily, weekly, and monthly preventive maintenance.
• Perform any other duties assigned by leadership including but not limited to cross training, general and plant sanitation, inventory management, training, etc.

• Experience in high-speed food/beverage manufacturing preferred.
• Demonstrated training experience in a production environment combined with strong project management skills.
• Understand continuous improvement and lean manufacturing.
• Strong team player able to work across multiple functions.
• Experience working with basic hand and portable power tools.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems, results oriented.

Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

Works well as a member of a group

Considered a thought leader on a subject

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Inspired to perform without outside help

Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

• 3-5 years’ experience in high-speed manufacturing environment.

• 1-3 years in a lead role.

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