Machine Operator - Syrup Batcher

Fashion Studio Magazine; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Insurance (Accident, Group, Life)

Paid time off

Job summary

PepsiCo Beverages North America is seeking a production operator to operate and monitor high-speed production lines, handling setup, changeovers, and quality checks. The role requires lifting 20-45 lb cases and standing through shifts, with weekend/holiday work possible.

The ideal candidate has experience with packaging, filling, and palletizing equipment, plus basic troubleshooting and preventative maintenance to keep lines running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Experience with high-speed production lines and pallet handling preferred.
• Experience operating packaging, filling, capping, labeling, or sealing equipment preferred.
• Ability to lift 20-45 lb cases repeatedly.
• Comfort with standing/walking for long shifts and occasional stooping.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor production lines to ensure efficiency.
• Move materials and finished products to maintain flow.
• Ensure package and product quality; perform preventative maintenance.
• Record downtime and machine operations daily.
• Collaborate with maintenance for expedient repairs.
• Keep work area clean and safe.

Skills

High-speed production lines

Forklift operation

Packing machine

Filler machine

Palletizer operation

Blueprint reading

Production scheduling reading

Manufacturing computer systems

Sanitization / GMP

Basic mechanical repairs

Preventive maintenance

18 years or older

Job description

$32.70 / hour Position operates one or multiple pieces of manufacturing equipment. This may include moving raw material handling to the production line, and/or filling, capping, sealing, labeling or packaging product. Removes damaged products or supplies, as needed. Position responsible for production, package, and flavor changeovers. Maintains required product inspection processes. Performs basic troubleshooting and minor repairs to ensure production equipment runs efficiently. Position requires lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling cases weighing 20-45 pounds per case 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 clean work area through good housekeeping practices Expedite repairs to line, working with maintenance as necessary Keep daily records of down time and machine operations Work well with others in a team-oriented atmosphere Regular, reliable, predictable attendance
• Blending Equipment: understand and safely operate the High Shear / High Speed mixer, while batching in a timely manner.
• Shipping and Receiving: Having the ability to properly set up outgoing concentrate shipments as well as receiving concentrate.
• Concentrate Inventory: perform weekly concentrate inventory and PQI duties.

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

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy . Please view our Pay Transparency Statement

Benefits Package:

PepsiCo Beverages North America offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility.

• healthcare insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability, health and dependent care reimbursement accounts)
• retirement benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Insurance (Accident, Group, Legal, Life)
• paid time off (subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement)