Cup Machine Oper- NIGHTS 6p-6a - Golden State Foods : Job Details

POSITION SUMMARY:

To properly operate equipment from a safety, quality, and efficient perspective, while maintaining the cleanliness of all equipment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Adheres to safety, food safety, quality and legal compliance.
• Perform all work in accordance with environmental, health and safety standards, rules, regulations and practices of the facility.
• Must be able to pass training/certifications as required for qualification.
• Must perform lockout tagout as required by company standards.
• Must be able to operate multiple pieces of equipment including small, large and round dipping cup machines.
• Must be aware of all emergency stops and pinch points caused by moving machinery including energized equipment by air or electrical.
• Must be able to identify correct film, correct boxes, correct lids, correct cups, and correct coding.
• Must be able to change cups, lids, heat seal pads, slitter blades, and change film while following proper film loading/ film splicing procedure.
• Must be able to perform weight adjustments to maintain proper product weights.
• Must work with other team members to maintain standard changeovers while ensuring line efficiencies.
• Must be able to properly troubleshoot and correct minor mechanical issues.
• Must be able to fully and accurately document line production by filling out inspection record/downtime sheets as well as metal detection information.
• Must be able to identify proper product flow from hold tanks through flow panels to cup machines.
• Must be able to disassemble production equipment: clean, rinse and sanitize all product contact machinery utilizing proper cleaning utensils, chemicals, and COP (Clean Out of Place) process.
• Must be able to reassemble production equipment: clean, rinse, and sanitize all product contact machinery utilizing proper cleaning utensils, chemicals, and CIP (Clean In Place) process.
• Document completed work as required by the supervisor.
• Compliance with all other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- None.

PHYSICAL AND VISUAL ACTIVITIES:

• Maintain flow of product through machine.
• Remove unusable product from machine, conveyors, boxes or floor.
• Safely hose down machines or conveyors.
• Change film rolls.
• Lift cases of product.
• Ability to visually differentiate items of color, up close and in the distance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing.
• Stand/walk 7 or more hours per day.
• Constantly reach, twist/turn, talk/hear, and taste/smell.
• Constantly use eye/hand coordination to operate machinery.
• Constantly lift from knee to shoulder and carry less than 5 pounds 30 feet.
• Frequently use eye/hand/foot coordination when using pallet jack.
• Frequently climb stairs or ladders to clear box jams.
• Frequently lift up to 25 lbs from floor to shoulder.
• Occasionally lift up to 100 lbs from floor to waist.
• Occasionally lift over 100 lbs with another person from floor to waist.
• Occasionally carry up to 50 lbs 30 feet.
• Push film cart requiring 12 lbs of force 50 feet.
• Pull open cup denester requiring 39 lbs of force.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

ENVIRONMENTAL/ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:

• Constantly work in damp, wet, humid and slippery environments.
• Constantly work near moving equipment with fumes or airborne debris.
• Constantly work with toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Constantly work in extreme heat/cold.
• Constantly work in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.
• Occasionally work in high places.

MACHINES/TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE

• Bump cap, hair net, safety glasses, hearing protection, and uniform or smock.
• Cut resistant gloves.
• Nitrile gloves, plastic apron, and plastic sleeves.
• Cup machine, scale, burst detector and conveyors.
• Food safety knife and small hand tools.
• Manual and electric pallet jacks.
• Human Machine Interface (HMI) software.
• Lockout locks and tags.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED.
• One to three months of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one small group situations to customers, clients, and other team members of the organization.
• Ability to use effective problem solving skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to use mathematical functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in accordance with production paperwork.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.