Night Shift: Back-Up Machine Operator – Food Packaging

Cutfootsiouxinn; Hanover, Northern (York County, KY); Hybrid; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

Utz Quality Foods is hiring a Back-Up Machine Operator to join our manufacturing team in Hanover, PA on the week night shift (Monday-Thursday 5:55 PM–5:55 AM). The role supports the packaging operator, relieves production line duties, and ensures smooth packaging operations with forklift-ready responsibilities.

Responsibilities include feeding lines, moving materials, operating labeling equipment, and stepping in for breaks or vacations as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires basic math and reading skills.
• Must be willing and able to stand 100% of the time.
• Requires knowledge of product quality and production processes.
• Prior machine operating experience.
• Prior food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Moderate lifting (40 lbs).

Responsibilities

• Supplies production lines with needed materials.
• Places skids of cardboard at tables and packing stations.
• Moves product from packing area to warehouse by pulling handjack filled with product.
• Must have or be able to obtain forklift license.
• Substitutes for Packaging Machine Operator during breaks, lunches, illness and vacations.
• Transports rolls of packaging film.
• Ability to lift roll stock (80 lbs.) onto packaging machine chest level every 1 to 2 hours.
• Changes code blocks to appropriate daily and weekly code and price; sets weights.
• Basic understanding of vertical form and fill packing machines.
• Starts and stops power to the machine, vibrator and conveyor.
• Operates labeling equipment.
• Assists the Packaging Machine Operator as needed.
• Requires working proactively in a cross-functional team with diverse groups of people.

Skills

Machine operating

Food manufacturing experience

Stand for long periods

Mechanical aptitude

Basic math and reading

Tools

Forklift license

Labeling equipment

Job description

Utz Quality Foods is hiring a Back-Up Machine Operator to join our manufacturing team in Hanover, PA on the week night shift (Monday-Thursday 5:55 PM–5:55 AM). The role supports the packaging operator, relieves production line duties, and ensures smooth packaging operations with forklift-ready responsibilities.

Responsibilities include feeding lines, moving materials, operating labeling equipment, and stepping in for breaks or vacations as needed.