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Packaging Machine Operators for 1st Shift.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

To properly and safely set up and operate packaging machines while maintaining proper quality of box production.

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 be able to operate box machine and bagger machine for various sized boxes including 10-1 and 4-1.
• Must be able to differentiate and verify correct boxes and ends, set up and change mandrill to run different size boxes in a timely manner while making process adjustments to machine to optimize box production.
• Must be able to troubleshoot and correct minor mechanical issues.
• Must be able to use pallet jack to move supplies.
• Must ensure the glue pots are filled and set at prescribed degrees Fahrenheit.
• Must be able to load rolls of bags, adjust machine for proper bag length, change knives, adjust and keep machine running.
• Must be able to clean glue stops using prescribing method.
• Packaging materials must be inspected and inventoried. Bad boxes must be counted and returned to the supplier.
• Ability to change the “use thru” code date daily referencing a chart near the taper.
• Must be able to properly clean, and sanitize all box machine areas.
• Document completed work as required by the supervisor.
• Compliance with all other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

        -None.

PHYSICAL AND VISUAL ACTIVITIES:

• Lifting/loading and gripping/grasping box parts.
• Reaching horizontally and vertically to load boxes.
• Maintaining glue pots.
• Ability to 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.
• Constant twist/turn and talk/hear throughout the day.
• Frequently bend, reach, and grip/grasp.
• Frequently use eye/hand and eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Frequently lift 5 lbs from floor to 4 feet and carry 5 lbs up to 25 feet.
• Occasionally squat and climb.
• Occasionally use fine motor tasks, handle/finger and taste/smell.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 lbs from floor to 4 feet.
• Occasionally lift up to 100 lbs with another person from floor to knee height and carry up to 3 feet.
• Occasionally carry 25 lbs up to 15 feet.
• Occasionally carry 50 lbs up to 50 feet.
• Push pallets requiring 50 lbs of force 50 feet.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

ENVIRONMENTAL/ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:

• Constant work in damp, wet, and slippery environments.
• Constantly work near moving equipment.
• Constantly work in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.
• Frequently work with toxic or caustic chemicals or machines with fumes or airborne debris.
• Frequently work in extreme heat/cold (40-45 degrees).

MACHINES/TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE

• Bump cap, hair net, safety glasses, hearing protection, and smock.
• Rubber and cotton gloves.
• Small hand tools.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• 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.