Lead Box-Making Operator | Production & Quality Champion

Pure Flavor; Edinburg (TX); Hybrid; USD 28.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Pure Flavor is seeking a Production Machine Operator to oversee the Box Making area, lead the box machine operators, and maintain efficiencies while adhering to GMP and Food Safety standards. The role entails scheduling, training, and acting as a backup operator on repack lines when needed.

Responsibilities include daily demand planning, team leadership, device changeovers, and rigorous quality control to meet production quotas in a refrigerated facility environment.

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of GMP, health and safety, and HACCP concepts.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Experience operating production machinery preferred.

Aufgaben

• Identify daily box demand by reviewing inventory and schedules, and plan tool changeovers.
• Lead the Box Makers team, assign tasks, and monitor quality and accuracy.
• Determine weekly box makers schedule and advise supervisors.
• Train new hires on box machines, tooling, SOPs, and setup procedures.
• Serve as backup operator and run repack lines when needed.
• Erect boxes by hand to meet production needs and ensure standards.
• Monitor quantity and quality of boxes to meet required standards.
• Communicate variances in packaging or quality to the supervisor.
• Maintain and clean machines and work area; perform checks and document.
• Comply with SOPs, GMPs, Food Safety, Health and Safety policies.
• Coordinate with line operators to ensure all machines operate smoothly.
• Direct workers on grading, sorting, and packing to maximize quality and productivity.
• Complete administrative tasks updating jobs and traceability records.

Kenntnisse

Mechanical aptitude

Computer skills

Basic mathematical skills

Team leadership

Ausbildung

Secondary school diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary education (preferred)

Jobbeschreibung

The Production-Machine Operator isresponsible for overseeing entire production machine operations. The key responsibility of this role is to be in-charge of the Box Making area, lead the team of Box machine operators and maintain efficiencies while complying with OHS and FS standards.

Responsibilities:

• Identify daily box demand by taking box inventory, reviewing production schedules from the production board and schedule the tool changeovers accordingly
• Lead the team of Box Makers, assign box making tasks providing job details to every team member daily and monitor their work for quality and correctness
• Determine box makers weekly work schedule and make recommendations to the supervisors
• Train new hires on the box machine making them familiar with all types of boxes and their tooling’s, tool changeovers SOPs, machine set ups and trouble shooting to make them independent and well-trained box makers
• This role is also responsible to work as a backup machine operator and run the repack lines as a Line Lead is necessary.
• Erect boxes necessary to meet production needs, by hand as necessary
• Monitor the quantity and quality of boxes to ensure that it is of the required standard
• Anticipate the quantities of trays needed for daily packing needs and meets production quotas
• Communicate all variances in packaging or quality concerns to personnel with authority
• Maintain and clean machines and work area
• Perform daily pre-operational and post-operational checks and document
• Comply with SOPs, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) Food Safety, Health and Safety and all company policies and procedures
• Co-ordinate with line machine operators on a day-to-day basis making sure that all machines are fully operational and work as a backup machine operator and run the line when needed
• Direct workers tasks: instruct in the correct grading, sorting, and packing requirements to ensure company standards are consistently met with the focus of maximizing quality and productivity; support and provide guidance when necessary
• Administrative tasks associated with updating complete jobs and ensure traceability protocols are being followed
• Communicate and address variances, quality issues and concerns with Production Supervisor; help identify the causes and implement sustainable corrective action
• Other core expectations as defined by the company

Qualifications:

• Secondary school diploma or equivalent (required); post-secondary education (preferred)
• Minimum one (1) year related experience (required)
• This role is expected to be fully trained and independent machine operator of all repack lines at LEA DC with at least a 6 months of machine operator experience on the production floor
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, Health and Safety, Food Safety, and HACCP
• Mechanical aptitude; computer skills; basic mathematical skills required
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team
• Ability to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively; written and verbal
• Steel-toe shoes or boots are required

Work Environment:

• Hours of work may vary depending on business needs; Flexibility required
• This job operates in a refrigerated warehouse, where temperatures range from 45-55°F. The noise level in the work environment can be loud due to packaging machinery, and forklift truck operation.
• Role frequently requires the ability to stand, walk, bend, twist, use hands to handle or feel product or packaging, and reach with hands and arms
• The position requires the ability to regularly lift up to 30-pounds, occasionally up to 50-pounds