machine operator - food and beverage processing

Aliments LUDA Foods; Pointe-Claire; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A food processing company is seeking a machine operator to manage the processing and packaging of food products. The role requires a high school diploma, relevant experience, and certificates in Food Safety and Safe Food Handling. Candidates must be detail-oriented, team players, and prepared for a physically demanding environment, performing tasks such as operating machinery and maintaining quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience operating machinery in a food processing environment is preferred.
• Must possess a Food Safety Certificate and Safe Food Handling certificate.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks and handle heavy loads.

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery to process and package food products.
• Perform machine adjustments and maintain production logs.
• Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Flexibility

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

Overview

Languages

Bilingual

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  
  

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty
  
  

Work setting

• Food processing plant
  
  

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate machinery to process and bag, box or otherwise package food products
• Perform corrective machine adjustments
• Record production information
• Observe gauges, computer printouts and video monitors to verify specified processing conditions
• Clean machines and immediate work areas
• Inform supervisor of mechanical malfunctions or product irregularities
• Make adjustments to process variables
• Maintain shift log of production and other data
• Set up and adjust processing and packaging machines
• Check products for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
  
  

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Food Safety Certificate
• Safe Food Handling certificate
  
  

Experience and specialization

Type of operation

• Mixing
• Blending
  
  

Technical experience

• Sanitation and hygiene
  
  

Equipment and machinery experience

• Multi-functional process control machinery
• Single function machine
• Safety equipment
• Manual cutting utensil
• Lifting device
• Pallet lifters
  
  

Area of work experience

• Equipment safety assessment
  
  

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
  
  

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
  
  

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player
• Resourcefulness