Packaging Machine Operator- 2nd Shift

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LOCATION: Downers Grove

DEPARTMENT: Production

JOB TITLE: P.M. Line 5 Makeup Bake Shop Helper/Break Lunch Relief
WORKDAY GRADE LEVEL: H003

BASE RATE PER HOUR: $22.45 ($22.45-$25.25)

SHIFT: 2nd

# OF OPENINGS: 1

HOURS: Generally, starts as early as 1:45 PM until finish. Overtime and weekend work as needed. Starting times and hours may vary depending on coverage due to report-offs and the production schedule especially during holidays. Good attendance and punctuality required.

JOB SUMMARY/JOB DUTIES:

Covers various positions on Line 5 for breaks, lunches, call offs, and vacations. Positions covered include Mixer, Divider Operator, Makeup Setup, Oven/Proofer Attendant, Pan Operator, and Bake Shop Helper. See specific job descriptions for each of these positions. Responsible for monitoring, recording and maintaining product quality standards. Must follow 100% compliance to HACCP, CTS, SOP, Safety, GMPs, and JSA and can work successfully with minimal supervision. Fills ingredient bins at oven, feeds flash pans at oven, pushing dough bowls weighing 2500 lbs. and moves pan trucks weighing up to 1500 lbs. Fills ice bowls. Operator may be called upon to assist other Line 5 positions during operation and cover for vacations in any of these positions may be needed. Good communication skills required for relaying information to Supervisors, Maintenance and QA on issues needing attention. General cleaning/5S responsibilities of area assigned. Other duties as assigned.

Mixer: Manually scales and supplies own ingredients. Must manually lift bagged ingredients including bags and buckets up to 50 lbs. throughout shift. Mixes all products, adhering to formulas and in accordance with line and its schedule. Records variances in process temperatures, times, water/ice amounts to insure adherence to quality standards. Transfers dough from end of line cut off reject collection bowl into Daymatic bowls for remix bowl 70 to 80 feet with short stops during the mixing process (total gross weight of remix bowl is 1100 lbs.). Must be able to gauge proper dough development and follow/understand proper formula specifications/instructions. Responsible for monitoring and maintaining product quality; record temperatures, make necessary adjustments due to various factors such as downtime online, plant temperatures, etc. Needs basic math for figuring/reviewing water amounts. Systems understanding for setting up/monitoring the AZO Batching System as well as the plant's bulk liquid and flour systems. Must understand and follow scaling cards. Drives lift truck and must pass licensing requirements. Must understand MiniMiint commit procedure. This position will not be eligible for merit increase to Mixer I.

Scaler: Manually scale various ingredients according to set procedures that include using the right ingredients, using the proper rotation of ingredients, zeroing/taring-out each empty bucket prior to scaling, and precisely scaling ingredients as listed on formula card, while maintaining set GMP standards. Ensure exact formula specifications and procedures, to ensure bread quality standards are maintained and label contents are aligned. In this role, Scalers will also be required to adhere to proper mixing parameters when covering for Mixer during time off, breaks and lunches. Required to adhere to proper mixing parameters when covering for Mixer during time off, breaks and lunches. Repositions ingredient drums/containers (up to 250 lbs.). Repetitive motion required. Good communication skills.

Makeup Setup: Sets up and changes over equipment requiring manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude. Make adjustments to pressure board, imprinter, pan indexer, and pan stacker and unstacker. Pushes/pulls diosna bowls (up to 700 lbs.). Cleans and scrapes each bowl. Moves 700 lb. pan trucks from pan stacker to Line 5.

Bake Shop Helper: Straightens buns on moving conveyor, requiring speed, reaching and manual dexterity. Removes defective product from the line. Racks product at varying levels. Some lifting required up to 25 lbs.

Divider: The primary responsibilities of this position are to setup the divider and monitor dough unit cut-weights for proper weight per variety (keeping them statistically in control to target and within set control limits), minimize product waste, and contain downtime. Ensure weight quality standards are maintained and label contents are aligned. This includes proper setup and adjustment of equipment of the divider, flour system as well as all conveyors and guides. Ability to determine needed adjustments to processing, to counter line downtime or plant temperatures. Ensure equipment care of all machines this position operates including pre-operational inspections, evaluation and communication to maintenance and supervision of equipment issues that arise. Responsible for line efficiency standards and accurate recording of line starts, stops and downtime. This position is required to write work notifications when non-immediate issues arise with equipment or within work area. Fills all flour sifters. Positions dusting flour bins (up to 600 lbs.). Needs basic math for figuring downtime and proper start times for changeovers. Must be able to follow instructions. Repetitive motion required. Other duties as assigned including but not limited to assisting in feeding pans, pushing and dumping bowls, etc.

Oven/Proofer Operator: Sets up and operates the Proofer, Oven, Depanner, water-slitter, seeder, topping machine and associated conveyors and guides for various products. Sets up proofer/oven temperature and speed; sets guides and conveyor speeds. Responsible for monitors product proofing and baking, making adjustments, recording and maintaining product quality standards. Sets up depanner, water-slitter, seeder and topping machine for various products changing templates/speeds. Requires some mechanical aptitude. Fills own ingredient bins for toppings. Operator may be called upon to assist other Line 5 positions during operation including pan stacker/unstacker system coverage.

Must follow Break/Lunch schedule and communicate any changes in break/lunch schedule with supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* Decision Making Skills: Must have strong decision making and communication skills. They must have the ability to utilize/exercise good judgment, and they must ensure issues are quickly resolved and communicated with supervision. Fill out communication boards daily.
* Food Safety Awareness: Food safety awareness is critical in this position. This position will be held accountable to having a full understanding and adherence to the strictest compliance standards, in relation to HACCP, CTS, SOP, Safety, GMP, and JSA procedure and standards related to this position. Focused awareness and prevention of contamination/potential contamination, allergen control, and lot code traceability are key objectives in this role.
* Formula Control: Formula control is vital to ensuring compliance to label management of our products. Must abide to exact formula specifications and procedures, to ensure bread quality standards are maintained and label contents are aligned.
* Maintains work area to "5S" cleanliness, housekeeping and organizational standard.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Must possess a high school diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent. Two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to:
* Stand for extended periods of time
* Use hands, fingers and arms to reach, feel product and manipulate materials and equipment
* Walk, stoop, climb, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear
* Ability to use senses to diagnose and troubleshoot problems
* Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push/pull heavy loads on wheeled dollies

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to vibration. The employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, hot/cold temperature extremes, high industrial noise levels, forklift traffic and wet environments. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to comply with all safety regulations, support plant safety initiatives, proper operating procedures and utilize prescribed safety equipment such as safety eyeglasses, safety shields, gloves, earplugs, respirators, and approved footwear. Ability to deal with a changing work environment and high-pressure situations. Must be able to work in a team environment.
This position may require overtime as deemed necessary to support operations activities.

Employees' approved vacation subject to change when bidding to a new area.

There will be a 90-day evaluation period to ensure satisfactory performance.

Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.