Operator - Pkg Night J Shift

Overview

Business Unit Overview:
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes cereals and pet products, with a focus on high standards of quality and values aimed at making lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.

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At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations and everyday moments. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof. This phase is still new, and we’re growing across grocery and pet, looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and impact—from store shelves to kitchen tables and food bowls, across the country.

Visalia, CA is home to 360,000 square feet of manufacturing, packaging, warehouse, and office space. Approximately 250 employees work here, utilizing the latest technologies and systems, capable of producing extensive, diverse, and innovative pet food products. Visalia is in California’s San Joaquin Valley and the gateway to Sequoia National Park, part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver daily objectives determined by plant management.
• Operate packing equipment using several touch screen computers and tablets.
• Verify the equipment is set up for proper coding of the packaging and labeling machine.
• Verify operation/performance of packaging line metal detectors, and document results.
• Supplies machine with necessary materials, maintaining quality of machine output.
• Legibly date code product.
• Monitor products and packages for quality control.
• Complete records/quality checks with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Act on any deviations from Critical Control Limits, as required by company procedures.
• Escalate any non-conforming product/equipment/material to the appropriate manager/supervisor immediately.
• Become familiar with all machines in assigned area and share responsibilities for preventative maintenance, troubleshooting/repair, cleanliness, and escalation of assigned equipment.
• Report any food safety issues, security breaches, attempts at product tampering or contamination,and/or other suspicious behavior observed to Manager or Supervisor.
• Complete and comply with the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS), Daily Routine List (DRL),HACCP procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Integrated Pest Management (1PM)
  Compliance.
• Responsible for housekeeping of the packaging machine and plant area (e.g., sweeping the floor,removing trash, cleaning the machine at the end of the shift, preparing for next shift'sproduction, and finalizing any paperwork in an accurate, clear, and concise manner).
• Maintain a food-safe sanitary environment at all times.
• Follow Company's quality assurance procedures and protocols at all times while on duty (e.g., Labeling of containers, Inventory Control, PM programs).
• Communicate with other employees in the packaging department in a proactive and professional manner.
• Maintain standards as they apply to packaging equipment (e.g. quality, finished products, and machine operations).
• Relieve operators for meal periods and breaks.
• Train/Mentor new employees in the department with direction from the manager/supervisor.
• Provide back-up support for other roles as necessary.
• Available for overtime work on a scheduled or call-in basis, as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned by the manager/supervisor.

Education/Experience:

• A high school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to communicate in English effectively verbally and in written form.
• Previous "hands on" machine operating experience.
• Experience operating high speed packing equipment is desired.
• Experience troubleshooting…