Filling Operator: Day Shifts

Silver King Beverage Company; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Silver King Beverage Company in Salt Lake City is seeking a capable machine operator to run and maintain our Krones can filling line. You will set up, feed, monitor, seal and label cans to ensure safe, consistent product quality in a high-volume beverage plant.

The role requires basic mechanical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to troubleshoot equipment during production. A high school diploma or GED and prior related experience are preferred; rotating schedule is 6:00 AM–6:00 PM,

Qualifications

• Has learned the basic skills and routine tasks; beginning to learn advanced skills and understanding of the total process flow.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Attention to detail to maintain consistent quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Machine Setup: Set up the Krones can filling machine for production runs, including can size, filling volume, and product type; ensure sanitation before production.
• Machine Operation: Monitor the can filling line during production; load cans, oversee filling, sealing and labeling; adjust as needed for quality.
• Quality Control: Conduct regular checks, measure fill levels, and verify seals to prevent defects.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve malfunctions; perform basic maintenance or escalate to maintenance as needed.
• Cleaning and Maintenance: Clean and sanitize the can filling machine; perform preventative maintenance to keep it in good condition.
• Record Keeping: Document production quantities, machine settings, quality checks, and maintenance activities for regulatory compliance.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

Related experience or training

Job description

Description

SUMMARY

Responsible for operating and maintaining Krones can filling machines to ensure the efficient and accurate filling of cans with liquid products. You will work in our beverage manufacturing plant, contributing to the production of high-quality canned beverages.

Rotating schedule: 6:00 AM-6:00 PM, 4 days on / 4 days off.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Machine Setup: Set up the Krones can filling machine for production runs, including configuring settings such as can size, filling volume, and product type. Ensure the machine is clean and sanitized before initiating production.
• Machine Operation: Monitor the can filling machine during production to ensure proper operation. Load cans into the machine, oversee the filling, sealing, and labeling processes, and adjust as needed to maintain consistent product quality.
• Quality Control: Conduct regular quality control checks to ensure filled cans meet required standards. Perform visual inspections, measure fill levels, and check for proper sealing to ensure quality and prevent defects.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve machine malfunctions or issues. Make minor adjustments, perform basic maintenance tasks, or contact maintenance personnel for more complex repairs to minimize downtime.
• Cleaning and Maintenance: Perform routine cleaning and maintenance of the can filling machine. Ensure proper sanitation for hygiene standards and conduct preventative maintenance tasks to keep the machine in optimal working condition.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate production and maintenance records. Document production quantities, machine settings, quality control checks, and maintenance activities to track efficiency, troubleshoot issues, and comply with regulatory requirements.

Food Safety

Responsible and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues; and empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work. If this position is vacant for any significant period of time the obligation for completion of all food safety and quality related tasks will become the responsibility of the direct manager or a qualified designee.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills/ Knowledge:

Has learned the basic skills and routine tasks necessary. Beginning to learn advanced skills and gaining an understanding of the total process flow. Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills. Attention to detail and ability to maintain consistent quality standards.

Math Ability:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, proportions, and decimals.

Education:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience operating Krones can filling machines or similar packaging machinery.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must frequently stand, walk, bend and twist, reach with hands and arms, climb, stoop, kneel. Regular fingering, grasping, and feeling: requires repetitive movement with frequent use of hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls and hand-eye coordination.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus regularly.