Machine Operator - Syrup Batcher - Nights

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Ohio; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food and beverage industry seeks a Manufacturing Operator to oversee and enhance production processes. The ideal candidate must possess experience in high-speed production environments, be capable of performing maintenance, and ensure quality standards are met consistently. This role involves significant physical activity and responsibility in a team-oriented environment, offering competitive pay and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• 18 years or older.
• Experience with high-speed production environments.
• Experience with minor mechanical repairs.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor production line(s) for efficiency.
• Perform preventative maintenance and basic troubleshooting.
• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices.

Skills

Experience with high speed production lines

Operating a forklift

Operating a packing machine

Experience reading blueprints

Job description

PBNA $26.75 / 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.)

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