Job Title
- Production Machine Operator 1
Location
- Romeoville, IL
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.