Equipment Operator

This position is responsible for all equipment within the facility, including bottle descramblers, bottle rinsers, bottle fillers, sleevers, steam tunnels, cappers, induction sealers, case packers, and palletizers. The only equipment not under this position's responsibility are utility equipment, pasteurization systems, and batching/blending equipment.

• Operate all equipment within the facility to operational specifications
• Monitor all equipment within the facility for adherence to operational specifications, through either digital or handwritten logs
• Perform all basic sanitation needs for equipment within the facility
• Perform basic troubleshooting of equipment, including clearing alarms/faults, inspecting equipment parts for damage, and inspecting product/medium flow path for points of contamination/blockages/failures
• Perform basic equipment preventative maintenance, including lubing/greasing mechanical parts, changing out air filters, re-filling automated lubing systems, and replacing gaskets
• Perform basic quality control analysis of product(s) produced on equipment within the facility, including bottle torque, net content, lot code recording, raw material usage, label application, and sanitization chemical titration
• Responsible for food safety fundamentals and reporting non-conformances to employees who have the authority to make corrections
• Comply with all plant quality and operational safety policies, including GMPs, SSOPs, SOPs, and PPE
• Perform all other duties as assigned by plant management

• Quality workmanship in performing job duties
• Safety awareness
• Adaptability to ever-changing demands in the operation
• Dependability to perform job duties as instructed
• Ability to be punctual to work and work when scheduled
• Competency in reading, understanding, and writing company policies, procedures, and programs
• Competency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, in all units of measure, and ability to work with fractions and decimals
• Competency in using common sense and comprehension of training/SOPs/Policies/Programs to perform all job duties

Employees must be able to stand, walk, reach with their arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, or hear. Employees will frequently be required to handle, install, position, or move materials/equipment. Employees will also be required to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without giving out or fatiguing. Employees must be able to frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 50 lbs.

Employees will be exposed to multiple temperature environments ranging from 34°F - 100°F. Noise levels can be moderate to high in these environments. Employees will also be in the same room as pipes that will be hot (> 100°F), and carrying cleaning chemicals (caustics and acids).

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.