3861 Filler Operator Mechanic I Night Shift (Goldsboro)

Mt. Olive Pickle Company Inc.; Goldsboro (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Profit Sharing

Health Insurance

Paid Time-Off

Job summary

Mt. Olive Pickle Co., Inc. is seeking a skilled machine operator/mechanic to set up, troubleshoot, repair and operate capping and pasteurizing equipment in a fast-paced production environment.

You will ensure safety, quality, and 5S standards while maintaining uptime across lines. Responsibilities include assisting in repairs, adjusting brine flow, monitoring dud detectors and training seasonal workers. Strong grip on manual handling, noise safety, and proper use of tools is required for this

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent required; training in two pieces of qualified equipment.
• Able to set up, operate and maintain equipment in capping area.
• Able to lift, move and handle components and perform preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Set up, troubleshoot, repair, replace and operate capping equipment with attention to safety, quality and 5S.
• Adjust and repair capping area machinery, conveyors, and related components.
• Monitor line quality, uptime and food safety compliance; document downtime and checks.
• Assist in training seasonal laborers and DIN personnel; occasional forklift operation.

Skills

Safety consciousness

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Quality control

5S

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two-piece equipment training

Tools

Capper

Conveyors

Dud detector

Pliers

Wrenches

Job description

Summary

Qualified by certified training modules and methods to set up, operate and maintain two qualified pieces of equipment.

Description

Qualified by certified training modules and methods to set up, operate and maintain two qualified pieces of equipment.

Duties And Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Sets up, troubleshoots, repairs, replaces, and operates qualified equipment in the Capping and Pasteurizing Department. Performance criteria includes safety, production, quality, housekeeping, 5S, training and teamwork.
• Sets up, adjusts and helps repair all equipment in capping area, including the conveyors, tilt briner, cappers, and dud detection equipment. Assists in rebuilding parts to the capper, including the capper tracks, roller brackets, pulleys, and sealing shoe assembly.
• Manually lifts and carries boxes of caps from designated area to appropriate line. Lifts boxes overhead and dumps caps into cap hopper. Important to keep caps in hopper at all times but do not overfill. Flattens cap boxes for disposal.
• Visually and physically monitors capping quality on all lines. Manually lifts and places catwalks and trash receptacles on lines prior to startup.
• Adjusts brine flow and line speed as needed.
• Monitors dud detector throughout shift and sends all ejected jars for rework.
• Monitors to assure that all product adheres to food safety and quality critical limits. The machine operator/mechanic’s absence will be covered by another employee trained to monitor food safety and quality.
• Performs daily and weekly operational and pre-operational checks on all equipment.
• Keeps records of downtime and product checks.
• Cleans and maintains assigned work area, including performing equipment PMs, checking oil levels,
• greasing, 5S, etc.
• Follows safety rules and company policies.

Other Duties

• Assists in training seasonal machine laborers.
• Assists DIN personnel.
• May occasionally drive forklift.
• Occasionally works on other lines as needed.
• Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
• Receives written instructions from packing schedule or verbal instructions from supervisor on above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Profit Sharing
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• Referral Program
• Vision Insurance

Mt. Olive Pickle Co., Inc. is an affirmative action / equal employment opportunity employer including veterans and disabilities.

Requirements

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

Capper, Conveyors, Tilt brines, Variable Speed Motor, Dud Detector, Pliers, Wrenches, Screw Driver, Hammer, Files, Drills, Air Buffer, Grinder, Tap Gun.

Physical Demands

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerate degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady forces in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a high position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.
• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform and activity such as: operates machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performs mechanical or skilled trade tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

High school or equivalency needed. Additional trades training a strong plus. Must successfully complete company training module for two pieces of qualified equipment. Ability to speak, read and write English required. Required math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Intermediate level computer skills needed. CRC (Bronze level or higher) a plus.

Work Environment

Works inside, subject to some seasonal temperature variation and wetting from some job tasks. Some contact with grease and yellow food coloring. Fumes from hot pepper. Ear plugs required due to irritating machine noise. Head cover and beard cover required. Safety glasses required when using power tools, hammer, chisels, punches, etc.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

High school or equivalency needed. Additional trades training a strong plus. Must successfully complete company training module for two pieces of qualified equipment. Ability to speak, read and write English required. Required math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Intermediate level computer skills needed. CRC (Bronze level or higher) a plus.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.