Job Description
Machine Operator | Coffee & Tea Manufacturing | Hands-On Equipment Operation & Troubleshooting | Coffee & Tea Manufacturing | Hands-On Equipment Operation & Troubleshooting
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Ray Bahl
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Salary: $30 - $33 per hour
A bit about us:
Founded over 100 years ago and operating globally with facilities across multiple regions, we are a leading supplier of natural food and beverage ingredients serving manufacturers around the world. We combine deep agricultural roots with innovative processing technologies to deliver safe, high-quality, traceable ingredients while maintaining a strong commitment to food safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.
Why join us?
Job Details
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Needed:
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This Jobot Job is hosted by: Ray Bahl
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume.
Salary: $30 - $33 per hour
A bit about us:
Founded over 100 years ago and operating globally with facilities across multiple regions, we are a leading supplier of natural food and beverage ingredients serving manufacturers around the world. We combine deep agricultural roots with innovative processing technologies to deliver safe, high-quality, traceable ingredients while maintaining a strong commitment to food safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.
Why join us?
- Global Industry Leader: Join a well-established organization supplying ingredients to top food and beverage manufacturers worldwide
- Career Growth: Opportunities to develop technical expertise and advance within a large global organization
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and retirement programs
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Impactful Role: Own critical foreign material prevention systems that directly support food safety and customer quality standards
- Travel & Exposure: Work across multiple facilities with approximately 50% travel
Job Details
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Report to the Operations Manager and safely operate machinery used to process and package coffee and tea.
- Clean, set up, adjust, and monitor production equipment according to manufacturer instructions.
- Troubleshoot basic to moderate operating problems and perform minor equipment repairs.
- Verify machine settings, augers, formers, seals, and oxygen levels meet product specifications.
- Inspect product and packaging quality, including seal integrity and residual oxygen levels.
- Pull product samples and complete scheduled quality checks.
- Confirm correct production materials, product weights, and case counts.
- Verify box printing, labeling, taping, color codes, and pallet configurations.
- Complete production records and machine operator paperwork accurately and legibly.
- Perform efficient changeovers, including disassembly, sanitation, reassembly, threading film or filter paper, and updating labels.
- Maintain clean work areas and store tools, utensils, and machine parts in sanitary conditions.
- Move materials, supplies, and products between work areas using appropriate equipment and hand tools.
- Follow food safety plans, SOPs, regulatory requirements, PPE requirements, and LOTO procedures.
- Report unsafe conditions, quality defects, equipment problems, downtime, and personnel concerns to supervision.
- Take appropriate action and confirm follow-up when quality defects occur.
- Assist with training new hires and developing production employees once certified.
- Support the company’s food safety culture and perform other assigned duties.
Needed:
- High school diploma required; must be at least 18 years old.
- Preferred: At least one year of machine operator experience in food or beverage processing or manufacturing.
- Proficiency operating and troubleshooting machinery, with a strong understanding of mechanical systems.
- Ability to perform equipment adjustments, basic repairs, setup, cleaning, and changeovers.
- Ability to read and understand instructions, correspondence, memos, and production procedures.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and resolve routine operating problems.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and lift and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted.
- Ability to bend, stretch, kneel, squat, and climb stairs or ladders.
- Ability to work in a light industrial environment with seasonal temperature variations.
- Commitment to food safety, quality standards, PPE use, and safe equipment operation.
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button.
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lenoir City, TN |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $30–$33 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Website | http://www.jobot.com |
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