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  • Machine Operator
  • 1209879
  • IA
  • Grundy Center
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Position Title: Machine Operator

Wage: $15.50/hour

Shift: All Shifts

This company is looking for Machine Operators to help on all shifts! They offer competitive pay and are just a short drive from the Cedar Valley. If you enjoy staying busy and working in a friendly environment, please reach out to learn more!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Perform all tasks and functions of the job in a safe manner that upholds company standards for product quality
- Train to satisfactorily operate any of the following packaging line equipment; filler, case packer, labeler, palletizer
- Knowledgeable of requirements of the various changeovers and takes the lead in efficiently and effectively executing them as necessary throughout the production schedule
- Make every reasonable effort to avoid downtime or to shorten periods of unavoidable downtime
- Knowledgeable of daily line routines for set-up, start-up, and/or shut down and perform each as the need for them applies
- Operate equipment on rotating basis with other operators
- Provide varying levels of “on-the-job” training to new operator candidates as well as assisting with continuing development of peer and lesser experienced operators as need and opportunity presents
- Make an ongoing effort to expand personal base of knowledge in regards to function of this position and increasingly apply this knowledge over time to continuously improve overall line performance
- Attend company sponsored training and informational meetings when scheduled
- All other duties as assigned by management

Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience in food manufacturing preferred
- Qualified experience on current plant packaging machinery is beneficial
- Experience with quality and hygiene requirements common in food manufacturing preferred
- Must be able to work in a team environment and have a positive attitude
- Must have good written and oral communication skills
- Stand for the duration of the production shift
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds at or above shoulder level
- Loud working environment

QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with nearly 50 offices throughout the Midwest. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.

Why Work with QPS?
- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
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