Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure personal safety, food safety, and quality protocols are followed.
- Keeps work area clean and orderly per Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP, and 5S.
- Performs assigned tasks that do not endanger the environment and adhere to company and regulatory standards.
- Actively participates in the continuous improvement process.
- Follow all GMPs and sanitation practices.
- Make and label boxes for the next shift.
- Ensure box and packet codes, dates, lots, etc. are clear, legible, and accurate.
- Perform scale, metal detector, and auger checks per required frequency and document checks and findings.
- All paperwork must be filled out accurately, legibly, and completely.
- Constantly watch the quality of packets and boxes; seals, weights, length, codes, dates, and packet count.
- Pull high-resolution samples for the Quality Assurance technician.
- Packets are run through a metal detector into boxes. Boxes are filled per specific packet count.
- Keep the work area clean and organized while running. Clean up further at the end of each shift.
- Change film on machines as needed.
- Observe all safety and sanitation practices. Equipment will require washing and sanitizing.
- Follow the color-coding system.
- Work other areas as assigned when packets are not being run.
Knowledge/Experience/Skills:
- Must be able to work in hot and cold conditions and climb on and off lift truck throughout shift
- Need reading, writing, math, and computer skills
- Complete knowledge of sifting, blending, and processing and dryer
- Ability to operate (or learn to operate) lift truck
- Be able to lift 50 pounds throughout shift
- Must be mechanically inclined
- Self-motivated and ability to work with little supervision
- Must be dependable and trustworthy