Production Operator - Entry | 1st Shift

Job Details

LOCATION: Downers Grove, Illinois

JOB TITLE: Production Operator - Entry

BASE RATE PER HOUR: $21.00

SHIFT: 1st

HOURS: Generally starts as early as 6:45 AM until finish. Overtime and weekend work as needed. Starting times and hours may vary depending on coverage due to report-offs and the production schedule especially during holidays. Good attendance and punctuality required.

• Moulder: Operates, sets up and adjusts Moulder. Must observe proper moulding of dough resulting in quality product. Lifting and reaching up to 10 lbs to fill flour sifter on moulders. Lifting up to 15 lbs may be required for pans of dough. Keeps conveyors scraped and unjams pans. Must understand and follow set HACCP/CTS/GMP/JSA standards. May be called upon to assist other Line 3 positions during operation and other duties as requested.
• Pan Feeder: Places pans weighing approximately 6.5 lbs on feed conveyor; removes pans from conveyor at downtime and at end of shift. Stacks pans on pan trucks; moves pan trucks weighing up to 1500 lbs approximately 30 ft at the beginning and end of shift. May be called upon to assist other Line 3 positions during operation and other duties as requested.
• BSH (Makeup and Packaging Support): May be assigned to any of the following makeup and packaging positions on any line: makeup helper, break lunch relief, moulder operator, divider operator, oven operator, lidder, pan operator/pan area, slicer/feeder, bagger, caser, or packaging helper. Racks products as needed, monitors bags and checks for quality of product and packaging materials. Speed, manual dexterity, bending and lifting required.
  
  May stand in one position for prolonged period. Move pan trucks weighing up to 1500 lbs. Able to maintain specific product weights at the divider. Set up the oven and proofer per product centerlining and CTS. May lift up to 50 lbs. May be assigned to any of the packaging lines. Operates the bagger and kwik-lok machines, cases product into baskets or cases keeping up with the line speed.
  
  Monitors bags and codes for clarity and correctness. Checks for quality, proper wrap and bagging. Must understand code board. Feeds product into slicer or bagger flites. Racks and unracks bread as needed. May be called upon to assist other positions during operation and other duties as requested.

• Decision Making
  
  Skills:
  
  Must have strong decision making and communication skills. They must have the ability to utilize/exercise good judgment and ensure issues are quickly resolved and communicated with supervision. Fill out communication boards daily.
• Food Safety Awareness:
  Food safety awareness is critical in this position. This position will be held accountable to having a full understanding and adherence to the strictest compliance standards, in relation to HACCP, CTS, SOP, Safety, GMP, and JSA procedures and standards related to this position. Focused awareness and prevention of contamination/potential contamination, allergen control, and lot code traceability are key objectives in this role.
• Formula Control:
  Formula control is vital to ensuring compliance to label management of our products. Must abide to exact formula specifications and procedures, to ensure bread quality standards are maintained and label contents are aligned.
• Maintains work area to "5S" cleanliness, housekeeping and organizational standard.

Two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Stand for extended periods of time
• Use hands, fingers and arms to reach, feel product and manipulate materials and equipment
• Walk, stoop, climb, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear
• Ability to use senses to diagnose and troubleshoot problems
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push/pull heavy loads on wheeled dollies

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, hot/cold temperature extremes, high industrial noise levels, forklift traffic and wet environments.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to comply with all safety regulations, support plant safety initiatives, proper operating procedures and utilize prescribed safety equipment such as safety eyeglasses, safety shields, gloves, earplugs, respirators, and approved footwear.

Ability to deal with a changing work environment and high-pressure situations. Must be able to work in a team environment.

There will be a 90-day evaluation period to ensure satisfactory performance.

Must stay on the job one year.

Individual base pay depends on…