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

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