Packaging Machine Operator 2nd Shift-Sensible

Schedule/Hours:

1st Shift: Monday- Friday, (start-up 5am)6:00 am - 3:30 pm, Occasional Saturdays may be required.

Basic Purpose:

To ensure specification product is packaged in a safe, sanitary, and timely manner. To supervise the packers, operate the packing machine, and pack products according to schedule and specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct pre-start safety and sanitation inspections per instructions and record results
• Set up and start various conveyor belts and machinery
• Select and properly thread packaging film into vertical form and fill machine
• Assure that packaging machine is at proper settings and speeds and document
• Assure that product weigh scales are in proper order and document
• Assure proper code dates are on the package and document
• Make mechanical adjustments to the machine to obtain proper parameters
• Conduct various quality control checks per instruction and document
• Identify and isolate out of specification finished goods
• Write work orders for broken or unacceptable conditions
• Keep work area neat and clean and perform preliminary clean-up of equipment at shutdown
• Supervise packers and help to assign their duties
• Train packers on packing policies, specifications, and procedures
• Follow GMP's, Food Safety Policies, and Procedure
• Other miscellaneous (helping the team, assisting where is needed)