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Working at Agropur means being a member of an extended family where simplicity and honesty are part of everyday life, and where the management style is based on integrity, openness and autonomy. You too can join the Agropur family!
The Packaging Operator is primarily responsible for efficiently and properly operating packaging equipment/machinery, consistently maintaining the highest standard in food quality and safety. The Packaging Operator is responsible for all operations, cleaning and efficiencies of the packaging line, maximizing operating performance, uptime, waste reduction, quality and productivity.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Safely and efficiently operate packaging equipment and machinery.
- Perform troubleshooting and predictive maintenance inspections, as well as minor repairs as needed.
- Maintain working area as clean (free of floor debris), organized, and free of standing water.
- Closely monitor packaging quality, make necessary adjustments and communicate changes.
- Keep detailed records and document changes made to the machine during the shift.
- Perform set-up activities such as mechanical assembly as well as loading of packaging materials, such as caps, corrugate and inner cartons.
- Responsible for detailed cleaning activities in all packaging equipment as well as other areas of the plant on a regular basis; this can occasionally mean entire shifts of cleaning duties.
- Consistently meet production needs and goals while making efforts to minimize product shrink and downtime.
- Maintain levels of glue, lubrication, ink and other consumables as needed.
- Maintain proper levels of consumables in correct locations in work area.
- Actively participate in shift exchanges and work team meetings.
- Able to identify Critical Control Points (CCP).
- Follow Good Lab Practices and safety SOP's regarding proper labeling and use of chemicals.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- This position may provide limited work direction to Case Stackers.
- Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Separate liquid product waste from packaging waste and properly dispose of.
- This position requires the ability to work with dairy and nut products in addition to other related ingredients and allergens.
- Safety Protocol
- Stop any observed unsafe acts, and obey facility safety rules and procedures.
- Correct or report any observed safety hazards.
- Support safety policies and programs.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.
Qualifications:
Education Required:
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Experience Required:
- Minimum one (1) year of experience running a production/packaging line is preferred.
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
Certification/Licensure Required:
- Forklift and pallet jack certification required; in-house training for certification provided.
- Ability to be Lockout Tagout (LOTO) certified.
Skills Required:
- Demonstrate attention to detail in work.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to solve problems by adapting knowledge and experience.
- Dedication to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with managers and colleagues.
- Basic math plus fractions, decimals and percentages, as well as rates and ratios.
- Basic computer operational skills; able to input and retrieve computerized information.
- Able to exchange basic informational data (fill out forms/checklists, copy data from one record to another, etc.).
- Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.
AA/EEO - Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
AA/EEO - Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
