Manufacturing Production & Packaging Operator

Georgia Nut Company (GNC) is a food manufacturing company that combines classic recipes with state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide consumers with both everyday confections they love and innovative snacks that continue to drive our industry. Founded in 1945, GNC has been a family owned business for over four generations, bringing forth new ideas and driving the entrepreneurial spirit of the company into the future. Our mission is to create a pleasurable eating experience for our customers by offering high quality confections and snacks while maintaining an unrelenting commitment to excellence.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work effectively and efficiently with teammate to package products to the best of their capability.
• Monitors a packaging machine during the packaging process in order to identify and correct malfunctions.
• Adjust machine components and machine film tension and pressure according to size or processing former of product.
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
• Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.
• Ability to work with a variety of equipment, while keeping area clean, organized and free of clutter.
• Perform metal detector verification to ensure product is free of metal.
• Complete paperwork which includes downtime, machine log, and batch Orders.
• Assist with team directing during change over and/or cleaning.
• Report any safety matters or malfunctions to the line lead person, or Supervisor.
• Perform all job functions within required General Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Understand and use production standards, specifications and advise when producing inefficiently.
• Keep accurate and legible documentation.
• Work with maintenance to help trouble shooting of machine problems.
• Verify that product meets quality standards, while counting and recording finished and rejected packaged items.
• Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides.

Physical/Environmental Requirements:

• Standing on a concrete floor.
• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
• Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Required to work weekends during peak season.
• Required to work mandatory overtime when needed.