NA Machine Operator ; 3rd Shift

Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Elizabeth, New Jersey has a proud history dating back to the founding of our Country. Elizabeth is a great American City.

• Assumes personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and, incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks. Ensure regulatory compliance.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Runs, cleans, conducts preventive maintenance (PM), and troubleshoots extended run fillers, including:
  Elopack Fillers/Cappers;
  Scholle (AF/19)/ Tote Filler;
  Hamba.
• Follows all SOPs for Production/Sanitation.
• Accurately maintains all required documentation in real time.
• Proactively plans and leads changeover activities for fillers and date coding, ensuring the appropriate Supervisor is aware of resources (mechanics, materials) and communications needed.
• Alerts the Supervisor when mechanical problems occur.
• Ensures GMP and Sanitation practices are maintained, leading all related room activities.
• Ensures a safe work environment.
• Ensures line S-Max targets and material shrinkage targets are met.
• Maintains active communication with ESL Pasteurizer operators to ensure an efficient operation.
• Actively engages in continuous improvement efforts.
• Adheres to safe work practices, follows GMPs, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience operating machinery, and handling GMPs and product specifications.
• SPC (weight control)
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to communicate and get along with other employees
• Ability to read SOPs
• Basic computer skills necessary to operate equipment controls
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• The pay range for this position is $19.80 to $25.00 per hour.