Machine Operator - 1st shift (6:00am - 2:30pm)

LiDestri Foods; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food production is seeking a Machine Operator for the 1st shift. The role involves operating machinery, ensuring product quality, and adhering to safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have prior machine operation experience and a high school diploma. The company offers excellent benefits, including health insurance, paid time off, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Health Insurance

401k with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Company Bonuses

Unlimited Online Training Courses

Qualifications

• Prior machine operation preferred.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment.
• Lock out/tag out certified.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate machinery with maximum efficiency.
• Maintain GMP standards at and around machinery.
• Report food safety & quality problems.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Basic Computer Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Hand Tools

Job description

Machine Operator - 1st shift (6:00am - 2:30pm)

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About LiDestri Food And Drink

LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….
  
  
  

About LiDestri Food And Drink

LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay And Benefits

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….
  
  
  

Position Summary

Safely operate machinery with maximum efficiency, while maintaining product quality and following regulatory and company guidelines for sanitation and safety

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operate machinery, to include machine set-up, operation, change overs, and troubleshooting, to detect product (raw or finished) defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary
• Maintain GMP (good housekeeping) standards at and around machinery
• Perform SOP’s for machinery in assigned area
• Cross training or training on equipment as defined by manager
• Maintain accurate document documentation
• Maintain and issue raw materials into assigned work orders
• Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations
• Maintain good attendance record per company policy
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action
  
  
  

Required Education, Skills & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Prior machine operation preferred
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather, skid resistant work shoes/boots
• Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions and reasoning
• Ability to use various hand tools (knife, water house, band cutters, can opener, scales, Telnet scanners, various small hand tools as required for position/product testing)
• Previous experience operating a forklift (for applicable work areas)
• Lock out/tag out certified
• Possess a continuous improvement and team orientated mind set
  
  
  

Working Conditions

Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to:

Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors

Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions

Lifting/carrying

Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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