Operator Mechanic; Night Shift

Operator Mechanic

Mt. Olive Pickle Company is seeking qualified candidates for an Operator Mechanic in our Finished Goods Department. The ideal candidates has solid mechanical skills and hands-on experience with industrial or manufacturing equipment; the ability to diagnose issues quickly and stay calm under pressure; is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while staying focused on quality, safety, and teamwork; and has a willingness to work shifts, overtime, and weekends when needed.

Essential Functions

• Sets up, troubleshoots, repairs and/or replaces parts, and operates qualified equipment in the Finished Goods Department.
• Monitors to assure that all product adheres to food safety and quality critical limits.
• Visually and physically performs quality checks of labels and coding on his/her assigned line.
• Adjusts line speeds to keep the pasteurizer discharge accumulation tables empty.
• Performs daily and weekly operational and pre-operational checklist tasks on all equipment.
• Cleans and maintains assigned work area, including performing equipment PMs, checking oil levels, greasing, 5S, etc.
• When operating label machine, obtains and manually carries boxes of labels (25 lbs. boxes) from a designated point outside the label storage area to the label machine. Verifies that all labels are accurate according to the latest revision of that shift's production schedule.
• Assists DIN personnel.
• Keeps records of downtime and product checks.
• Follows safety rules and company policies.

Other Duties

• Assists in training seasonal machine laborers.
• May occasionally drive forklift.
• Occasionally will be assigned to work on other lines as needed. Occasionally operates two machines.
• Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
• Receives verbal and written instructions from supervisor on above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.

High school or equivalency needed. Additional trades training a strong plus. Must successfully complete company training modules for three pieces of qualified equipment. Ability to speak, read and write English required. Required math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Intermediate level computer skills needed. CRC (Bronze level or higher) a plus.

Will vary by machine operated. Machinery in Finished Goods includes, but is not limited to, conveyors, labelers, printers, case jets, tamper evident banding machinery, tray formers, inserters, fillers, palletizers, shrink wrappers, case packers. Some machinery may have multiple functions, be computerized, and/or have robotic components. Tools may include basic hand tools, scan gun and measuring devices.

• Stooping:
  Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Kneeling:
  Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching:
  Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing:
  Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking:
  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing:
  Using upper extremities to press against something with steady forces in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling:
  Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a high position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering:
  Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling:
  Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey…