Operator - Malt Ball Centers; 1st Shift

Operator - Malt Ball Centers (1st Shift)

Salary Range $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time Job Shift First Shift Travel Percentage None Category Manufacturing

Georgia Nut Company (GNC) is a food manufacturing company that combines classic recipes with state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide consumers with both everyday confections they love and innovative snacks that continue to drive our industry. Founded in 1945, GNC has been a family owned business for over four generations, bringing forth new ideas and driving the entrepreneurial spirit of the company into the future.

Our mission is to create a pleasurable eating experience for our customers by offering high quality confections and snacks while maintaining an unrelenting commitment to excellence.

• Inspect and prep malt ball equipment prior to start-up.
• Operate the MBC cook, continuous candy cook, and pack the line.
• Clean blender, sizer, roper, sifting table, incline conveyor, kettles after every item ran.
• Ensure MBC cook follows procedures and mixing formulas.
• Fill out machine time, production reports; collect labor reports and material worksheets from every workstation in the malt ball line.
• Record all materials used in the production batch order by exact weight and quantity including dispositions, mix-ins, malt ball scrap, and cinnamon crumb chunk.
• Verify scrap in containers and fill out animal feed scrap report according to procedures.
• Report all raw material / ingredient scrap, corn syrup spills, broken bags of sugar, etc.
• Report blender and sifter scrap to operator according to scrap reporting procedures.
• Report any equipment, quality, formula, and/or shortage of material problems
• Keep area clean and organized at all times and follow all job and general production duties
• Box produced orders and preparing them for shipping.
• Perform other duties as assigned by lead/supervisor.

Physical Requirements

• Must wear proper personal protective equipment including uniform, face mask, hair net, latex gloves, bump cap, earplugs, and safety shoes
• Will be standing on concrete, bending, stooping, twisting, and turning for an extended period of time
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Required to work weekends during peak season and/or overtime when needed

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• High school diploma, GED and/or equivalent education.
• Demonstrate cooperative behavior with co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
• Basic math, communication, computer, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to convert measurements into weight.
• Knowledge of linear measurement, percentages, and ratios.
• Ability to communicate in English and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with computer systems.
• Must have mechanical skills to troubleshoot and/or make adjustments as necessary to ensure a quality product.
• Work well under pressure, able to meet multiple deadlines.
• Good attendance is a condition of employment.