MFG Machine Operator

Smith's Food & Drug Centers; Layton (UT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Job summary

Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is seeking candidates to join its manufacturing team. The role supports plant safety, quality, reliability, and the Customer 1st strategy while reflecting Kroger's core values.

Responsibilities include following safety procedures, operating and maintaining equipment, ensuring product quality, and adhering to standard work. The company emphasizes growth, training, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and actively support all plant initiatives
• Clean equipment in a proper and timely manner to ensure safe, quality products
• Follow all safety procedures including wearing all required personal protective equipment
• Operate and maintain the assigned machine and related equipment to meet daily orders
• Follow standard work for assigned machine and standard work processes
• Monitor product to ensure quality standards are met or exceeded
• Maintain work area in a clean and orderly fashion
• Actively participate in Total Process Control activities
• Work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
• Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

We are currently looking for empowered individuals to join our team. In this role, you will be a valuable part of our team where you can offer your talent, ideas, and viewpoints to make your workplace a better place to work. As a member of team, you will perform duties safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Job Description

We are currently looking for empowered individuals to join our team. In this role, you will be a valuable part of our team where you can offer your talent, ideas, and viewpoints to make your workplace a better place to work. As a member of team, you will perform duties safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and actively support all plant initiatives
• Clean equipment in a proper and timely manner to ensure safe, quality products
• Follow all safety procedures including wearing all required personal protective equipment
• Effectively and safely operate and maintain the assigned machine and all related equipment to ensure all daily orders are met
• Follow standard work for assigned machine and standard work processes
• Monitor product to ensure quality standards are met or exceeded
• Maintain work area in a clean and orderly fashion
• Actively participate in Total Process Control activities
• Work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
• Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles

Qualifications

• Education Level: High School Diploma or GED Required

We continuously accept applications for roles like the one posted. Our team regularly reviews submissions and will contact applicants should a position become available that aligns with the applicant’s qualifications and our organizational priorities.

About Us

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Smith’s Food and Drug merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we’re proudly serving Smith’s customers in over 140 stores throughout Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you.

What You’ll Receive From Us

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

For more information about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page!