Machine Operator - Lawrence, KS

Hershey Company; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan- with generous

Paid Time off

Job summary

The Hershey Company in Lawrence, KS is seeking a Machine Operator to set up, oversee, and maintain packaging lines, ensuring product quality and efficient operation. You will perform sanitation, assist other operators, and support supervisors to keep production on schedule.

This role requires basic math, ability to read instructions, and willingness to work 12-hour shifts with rotating schedules. We offer growth opportunities, competitive pay, and benefits.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED minimum required.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend English.
• Basic math skills and understanding of measurement units.
• Experience with data entry and tablet usage preferred.
• Willingness to operate packaging machinery safely and efficiently.
• Ability to follow instructions and work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, oversee and maintain packaging machines for quality finished products.
• Assist with sanitation, maintenance tasks and training of others.
• Ensure bags are correctly weighted, registered, sealed and labeled.
• Maintain clean work area and document checks via tablet.
• Coordinate with operators, supervisors and QC to meet production targets.

Skills

English literacy

Basic math

Data entry

Tablet usage

Quality awareness

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Data entry tablet

Packaging machinery software

Job description

Note:If you apply for a role at Hershey through our career’s website, we may use technologies that use automation to filter your candidacy based on objective criteria. We also use AI-enabled tools that help us facilitate the selection of our future Hershey talent. These tools may help with activities such as matching and scoring candidates to roles based on requirements and scheduling interviews. These systems process only the information you provide in your application, including your resume, work history, education, and responses to screening questions. While these technologies assist with certain steps in our recruitment process and may provide recommendations, all final decisions, including those affecting whether candidates advance to subsequent stages in the applicant process, are made by our talent acquisition teams with meaningful human review and independent judgment. Depending on your location and the specific role you apply for, additional disclosures about our use of AI in recruitment may be provided to you separately.

Machine Operator - Lawrence, KS

Location: Lawrence, KS

We are mixing up something new in Lawrence, KS. This is an exciting time to join our team. We hold ourselves to the highest of quality standards. Each bag of Dot's Pretzels tastes as if they were made straight from the home kitchen of Dot herself. Our foundation is built on relationships. We are family. We believe in our employees and lead by example. The Dot's Pretzels brand has seen an enormous amount of growth, so we are looking for employees to come be a part of our team in the Lawrence, KS location.

Pay:

Starting at $23.25/hr

Shift differential of $2/hr for overnight shifts

Up to $1/hr pay increase after 6 months of good standing employment

Total Rewards:

• 401(k) Retirement Plan- with generous company match
• Paid Time off

Shifts:

• 12-hour rotatingshifts: 2, 2, 3, scheduled,working 3-4 days each week with e/o weekend off
• A Crew: 6 am-6 pm: Sun, Wed, Thurs; Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat
• B Crew: 6 am-6 am: Mon, Tues, Fri. Sat,Sun, Wed, Thurs
• C Crew: 6 pm-6 am: Sun, Wed, Thurs; Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat
• D Crew: 6 pm-6 am:Mon, Tues, Fri. Sat,Sun, Wed, Thurs

Candidate Process:

Please note that communication will be through phone, email, and text. Ensure you have access to a valid email address.

Candidates are required to take and pass an online pre-hire assessment, which will be emailed upon qualification.

Qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule a phone screen.

Post offer Background Check and Drug Screen

Job Summary:

As a Machine Operator, you'll be responsible for setting up, overseeing and maintaining the packaging machines to ensure proper quality and packaging of the finished product. This includes housekeeping, assisting other operators and Supervisors to run the department efficiently and effectively, and completing sanitation duties. Assist in troubleshooting, training, and basic maintenance tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure all bags are running correct weights
• Ensure all bags are in registration, both in cutoff and side to side registration
• Ensure all bags are code-dated properly with both price and date legible and in proper position on face of bag
• Ensure bags are sealed properly on both the back seal and the end seal
• Ensure bag appearance is acceptable
• Add/remove air from bags and ensure proper air fill
• Change bag speed in packaging machines and weighers and ensure running rates based on lead label
• Keep machines clean and area under and around the machine clean and help sweep packing area
• Weigh defected film, record defect and place film in defective area provided
• Keep in feeds, dispersion table, scales, etc, free from buildup
• Perform hourly metal detector checks as required.
• Report any metal detector findings, false activations, or other concerns to management immediately and help with investigation
• Ensure all checks are completed- using a tablet for data entry and record keeping (film verifications, sanitation and 5S paperwork, etc.)
• Complete all required trainings.
• Communicate with all team members, including bakers, leads, packers, PMO's, QC, PC, maintenance, and supervisors
• All other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Ability to read, write and comprehend English
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, and metric to SAE conversions - mm to inches, grams to ounces
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form
• Have a clear understanding of how to safely operate packaging machinery
• Computer and software knowledge, including the ability to do data entry and use a tablet.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to stand and walk.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by team members assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, qualifications or working conditions.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans.

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