Line Technician - 1st Shift

Company Overview

At Amy’s Kitchen, we’re more than just a food company – we’re a family‑owned, proudly independent organic, vegetarian food company on a mission. As a Certified B Corporation®, our purpose is to make it simple and enjoyable for everyone to eat well. We are committed to crafting authentic, mouth‑watering dishes using only the finest organic ingredients sourced with care, ensuring top‑notch quality in every bite.

Shift: 1st

Pay: $20.00

Location:

White City

• A fun and safe atmosphere where teamwork is encouraged
• Weeks of on‑the‑job training for your new role
• Discount on Amy’s products
• Opportunities to grow and advance your career
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Affordable Amy’s meals on‑site for lunch and dinner
• Bonus incentives based on attendance and safety
• Referral Bonuses
• Safety Shoe Program, covered by Amy’s
• 401k program (up to 4% contribution matching after 1 year)
• Parental Leave Program
• Education reimbursement; scholarship Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Unpaid Time Off options

The Line Operator is a key member of the manufacturing team responsible for executing the production or packaging line’s key performance targets while ensuring Quality, People and Food Safety requirements are maintained. The role seeks to maximize efficiency and productivity while minimizing waste. Responsibilities include coordinating, controlling, and tracking material usage and performing adjustments and troubleshooting of equipment and processes to maintain a consistent flow and pace of assembly and packaging line activities.

• Ensure safe work practices are adhered to by manufacturing workers including discussing daily safety topics in huddles, ensuring warm‑up exercises are performed, executing rotations to create equal distribution of repetitive work, and ensuring adherence to training requirements.
• Escalate to a People and Production Supervisor any line or people noncompliance, violations and/or variances.
• Ensure compliance with all people safety and food safety policies, procedures and requirements.
• Inspect for proper sanitation of equipment and facilities and take corrective action to resolve deficiencies.
• Maintain product quality and required documentation.
• Ensure that product and date codes are accurate and correctly placed and documented.
• Conduct People Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) audits.
• Understand quality standards for each product. Taste product and ingredients for quality.

• Accountable for timely line startup and related preparation of ingredients and packaging.
• Lead achievement in Case Goal Attainment (CGA), Right First Time (RTF), and Usage Variance.
• Monitor equipment and/or line setup and ensure all equipment is operating correctly and safely. Monitor safety and guards for correct position and operation.
• Lead daily team meetings (at start and end of shift) when the People and Production Supervisor is not available.
• Monitor line speed and equipment downtime working with the maintenance team to resolve equipment‑related problems. Quickly respond to interruptions on the production line and/or process.
• Ensure return of finished product, Works in Progress (WIPs), return to stock, leftovers, and disposals to proper storage or staging areas.
• Ensure all weight checks and lot codes are monitored and changed as required.
• Participate in shift handoffs to ensure on‑time start of next shift.
• Work with the Changeover Coordinator to order equipment needed for next day schedule.
• Ensure all positions are covered during breaks.

• Responsible for completing all required production and packaging reports including but not limited to line performance, CGA, staffing shortages, material usage, downtime in systems (PFIS) or on paper as required.
• Maintain accurate records of all inventory of ingredients for the shift and work in process.
• Report assembly License Plant Number’s (LPNs) to packaging batch sheets using handheld scanners.
• Complete code sign‑off on packaging lines.
• As part of the Positive Release Process (PC) collect and review batch sheets and disposal forms daily and on time.
• Sign off on all batch sheets after…