Machine Operator Production - PepsiCo Evenings

PepsiCo; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 33,062 - 37,195; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo in Johnstown, PA, is seeking a Production Operator for their manufacturing line. This role involves operating and monitoring equipment to ensure efficiency, performing preventative maintenance, and maintaining the quality of both product and packaging.

The ideal candidate should have experience with high-speed production lines and the ability to lift heavy cases. Must be able to work flexible shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Lifting and carrying cases weighing 20-45 pounds repeatedly required.
• Basic familiarity with high-speed production environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor production line(s).
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Maintain product quality throughout the production process.
• Keep daily records of line operations.

Skills

Experience with high speed production lines

Experience with pallets

Experience operating a packing machine

Experience operating a filler machine

Experience operating a palletizer

Experience reading blueprints

Experience reading schedules

Experience with computers in manufacturing

Experience with sanitization procedures

Experience with minor mechanical repairs

Experience with preventative maintenance

Job description

PBNA $24.83 / hour 2nd shift – 2pm to 10pm. Possibility of being forced in at 10am or forced to stay late till 2am.

Position operates one or more pieces of manufacturing equipment. This may include moving raw material handling to the production line, filling, capping, sealing, labeling or packaging product. Removes damaged products or supplies as needed. The role is responsible for production, package and flavor changeovers, maintains required product inspection processes and performs basic troubleshooting and minor repairs to ensure production equipment runs efficiently.

Position requires lifting, carrying and pushing/pulling cases weighing 20-45 pounds repeatedly over a long work period. This position requires walking or standing most of the time during the shift and may include stooping, crawling and crouching over and under conveyors. Position may be required to work weekends and/or holidays.

Primary Accountabilities

• Operate and monitor production line(s) to ensure efficiency
• Remove or shift materials and/or finished products to facilitate proper flow
• Ensure package and product quality
• Perform preventative maintenance
• Operate all manufacturing equipment (including new technologies) efficiently and safely
• Clean equipment and area before, during and after shift
• Maintain a clean work area through good housekeeping practices
• Expedite repairs to line, working with maintenance as necessary
• Keep daily records of downtime and machine operations
• Work well with others in a team‑oriented atmosphere
• Maintain regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Basic Qualifications

• 18 years or older

Helpful Experience

• Experience with high speed production lines (e.g., high output, high performance equipment, fast paced production environment)
• Experience with pallets (e.g., operating a forklift, stacking/bundling product)
• Experience operating a packing machine (e.g., stacking, bundling, and wrapping product)
• Experience operating a filler machine (e.g., ensuring right mix of product, operating production computer)
• Experience operating a palletizer (e.g., building pallets, managing product changeovers)
• Experience reading blueprints (e.g., schematics on a machine, understanding production product flow)
• Experience reading schedules (e.g., product production planning, managing changeovers)
• Experience with computers in a manufacturing setting (e.g., electronic settings, line speed, pressures, basic troubleshooting, solving faults/alarms, resetting equipment)
• Experience with sanitization (e.g., basic procedures, GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES in a food plant, identifying risks)
• Experience with minor mechanical repairs (e.g., jams, using tools, making basic adjustments to equipment)
• Experience with preventative maintenance (e.g., inspecting and maintaining equipment, detecting and correcting issues before they occur)

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