Production Operator - Second Shift

The Krusteaz Company is looking for a Second Shift Production Operator to join our Effingham team! The Production Operator is responsible for supporting all areas of production involved with packaging dry food products according to customer and company specifications, packing, trucking, stacking, counting, wrapping, weighing, cleaning, and operating machinery on a rotating basis.

Duties include all aspects of processing dry mix and not limited to data entry, recordkeeping, lifting 50 pounds several times per shift, using a forklift to transfer product, filling or emptying semi-trailers, and other requirements of the job.

Employees are required to conduct their work in a safe and legal manner, according to all GMP food safety standards as well as following any safety protocols.  Employees must be willing to be responsible for their safety and health as well as the safety and health of all employees, vendors and visitors.

Employee must follow procedures to ensure all food quality standards are met or exceeded.

Essential Functions: Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time. 


* Implement applicable data collection methods to assure Process Quality results are as accurate and meaningful as possible.


* Report all necessary production information and data related to inventory, KPI’s, SPC, Run Strategy and any other necessary information when required.


* Ensure that all work completed in the processing area, meets all requirements of Process and Compliance Quality, Food Safety Programs and HSE.


* Take preventive action where needed to protect any product in the facility from contamination


* Manage all bag dump/processing functions as it relates to producing a finished product.


* Ensure quality checks on ingredients used in the processing of the finished product.


* Provide training to employees as changes or new methods arise.


* Participate actively in the preventive maintenance system.


* Perform other necessary tasks as directed by management.


* Operates packaging equipment (baggers, metal detector, check weigher, etc.) and process control systems.


* Performs regularly scheduled sanitation tasks.


* Assist with rail car / bulk unloading tasks.


* Coordinate with previous shift to ensure continuity.

Position Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Technical


* Interact with and comfortably utilize computerized information systems.



* Must be able to use data management and problem-solving methods in the decision making process.


* Must have a good working knowledge of Process Quality, Compliance Quality, Food Safety Programs an...