Cereal Packaging Operator

Rogers Foods Ltd.; Armstrong; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Rogers Foods Ltd. is seeking a Cereal Packaging Operator to run and maintain the packaging line, ensuring efficient performance to meet production standards and customer demands.

You will package products, fill reports, ensure quality packaging, seal checks, and accurate dating. The role requires shift availability and adherence to GMPs and safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Aptitude for operating computerized packing equipment.
• Self-starter with the ability to use initiative and work as part of a team.
• Good working relationship with supervisors, warehouse team members and other department staff.
• Available for shiftwork as required.

Responsibilities

• Packages product and fills out production, packaging, and quality assurance reports.
• Ensures that good quality packed products enter the warehouse.
• Checks that all bags bales and boxes are sealed correctly before leaving packaging area.
• Performs ongoing checks of dates on bags and corrects problems to ensure that each date on packed materials is legible and correctly dated.
• Ensures that all cereal products are correctly transferred from bins or dumping stations.
• Stacks packed products on skids according to established patterns.
• Numbers packed skids to provide identification in case of call back due to quality control.
• Performs quality assurance checks on packed products on shifts if the regular Quality Control person is not available.
• Fills out Hold/Reject signs on packed skids in the event of off-standard quality before the product enters the warehouse.
• Ensures a sanitary condition of packaging equipment and workspace while packaging is in process.
• Cleans work area and equipment at end of shift, with all rerun/feed bags emptied at the warehouse dumping station.
• Cleans up and corrects any spills of product in the product transfer system due to changeovers, plug-ups and broken or leaking systems.
• Must be aware of critical control points as they relate to product liability.
• Works responsibly throughout scheduled shifts.
• Responsible for compliance with Canada Labour Occupational Health and Safety requirements and company safety standards.
• Follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) while performing tasks in production areas.
• Performs all other related duties and assignments, including training, as required.

Skills

Packing equipment

Team player

Mechanical aptitude

Shift work

Initiative

Job description

Level: WAGESCALE C

Supervisor: PRODUCTIONSUPERVISOR

Wage Scale: $25.21 - $29.08

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GENERALPURPOSE:

The Cereal Packaging Operator has responsibility to operate and maintainefficient performance of the Cereal Packaging equipment and line to meetproduction standards and customer demands.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Packagesproduct and fills out production, packaging, and quality assurance reports.
• Ensuresthat good quality packed products enter the warehouse.
• Checksthat all bags bales and boxes are sealed correctly before leaving packagingarea.
• Performsongoing checks of dates on bags and corrects problems to ensure that each dateon packed materials is legible and correctly dated.
• Ensuresthat all cereal products are correctly transferred from bins or dumpingstations. Gives instructions topersonnel involved in dumping products, as required.
• Stackspacked products on skids according to established patterns.
• Numberspacked skids to provide identification in case of call back due to qualitycontrol.
• Performsquality assurance checks on packed products on shifts if the regular QualityControl person is not available.
• Fillsout Hold/Reject signs on packed skids in the event of off-standard qualitybefore the product enters the warehouse.
• Ensuresa sanitary condition of packaging equipment and workspace while packaging is inprocess.
• Cleanswork area and equipment at end of shift, with all rerun/feed bags emptied at the warehouse dumping station.
• Cleans upand corrects any spills of product in the product transfer system due tochangeovers, plug-ups and broken or leaking systems.
• Mustbe aware of critical control points as they relate to product liability.
• Worksresponsibly throughout scheduled shifts.
• Responsiblefor compliance with Canada Labour Occupational Health and Safety requirementsand company safety standards.
• FollowsGood Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) while performing tasks in productionareas.
• Performsall other related duties and assignments, including training, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Aptitudefor operating computerized packing equipment.
• Self-starter,with the ability to use initiative, but also able to work as part of a team.
• Goodworking relationship with supervisors, warehouse team members and otherdepartmental staff.
• Mechanicalaptitude for diagnosing and solving problems with or without assistance frommaintenance.
• Availablefor shiftwork as required.