Filling & Packaging Machine Operator

Knoxville Chamber; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Knoxville Chamber is seeking a production line operator to support tuber and filling lines in a fast-paced environment. The role involves setup, operation, quality checks, and routine maintenance to ensure safe, accurate, and timely production.

Responsibilities include monitoring fill levels, labeling accuracy, and completing daily shift checklists, with training provided for fellow associates and adherence to quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Hooks up vats or tanks.
• Prepares the tuber or filling lines for operation by adjusting table height, fill levels, heat setting, scissor – nozzle height, bottles, or tubes, and getting totes, preparing paperwork, adjusts capper and sealer and rails, etc.
• Cleans Video Jet head, checking placement of labels, stamp and rails.
• Operates the tuber or filling lines within quality standards by manually placing tubes and bottles or using an automatic machine, checking fill levels, batch code; boxing product, placing on a pallet, scraping vat as needed, filling hopper as needed with a bucket of product, cleaning buckets, filling tube loader with tubes, etc. Filling hopper as needed with caps and placing labels on labeler.
• Responds to audible equipment alarms and irregular operational noises from machinery to adjust or repair minor issues and escalates more complex problems through timely radio communication to Maintenance personnel for repair.
• Completes reports, labels, etc. with information (i.e., name of product, quantity, names of people, date, shift, etc.)
• Assists in training other associates as needed by showing proper procedures, answering questions, etc.
• Performs daily equipment maintenance and upkeep duties (i.e., mopping, cleaning, etc.)
• Inspects and maintains quality of product being produced based on requirements set.
• Enters data in Computer as needed.
• Performs various clean-up duties by disassembling the machine (i.e. taking down the valve body assembly, hopper or hose, injector assembly, valve piston, etc.), spraying and washing equipment, sweeping and mopping floors, etc., washing of nozzles, kalish pumps, weldon pump, overhead pipes.
• Ensures efficiency in change over/ work with maintenance.
• Overall cleanliness of machine and floor.
• Responsible for filling out daily shift check off list.
• Complete cleaning logs between jobs.
• Ensure components are used in lot sequence.

Job description

Knoxville Chamber is seeking a production line operator to support tuber and filling lines in a fast-paced environment. The role involves setup, operation, quality checks, and routine maintenance to ensure safe, accurate, and timely production.

Responsibilities include monitoring fill levels, labeling accuracy, and completing daily shift checklists, with training provided for fellow associates and adherence to quality standards.