Job Title

• Production Machine Operator 1

Location

• Romeoville, USA

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.
•  Responsible for checking finished product labels every hour when assigned to the packaging area.

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.

Food Safety/Quality

• Report any issues regarding food safety or quality to supervision and/or quality assurance. 

• Report any risks or any evidence of unsafe or out-of-specification product, equipment, packaging or raw materials to a designated manager to enable the resolution of issues requiring immediate attention.