Night-Shift Production Technician: Packaging & IWS

Perfetti Van Melle; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 28,929 - 32,373; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO package

13 paid holidays

401k with company match

Annual bonus potential

Health Insurance

Well-being subsidy

Maternity & Paternity leave

Membership reimbursement (Sam's Club/;

Tuition-Free College Program

Candy allotment

Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle is seeking an enthusiastic Production Technician for the AWS Night Shift (5:30pm – 6:00am) with a rotating 12-hour continental schedule. The role involves operating packaging equipment, ensuring product quality, and maintaining a safe, clean work area.

Expect training, GMP adherence, and potential overtime as needed to meet production goals. The position emphasizes problem solving, data entry, and teamwork within a manufacturing setting, including lifting up to 50 pounds and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and safely operate and monitor all packaging equipment to maintain product flow from discharge of the extruder to palletize.
• Responsible for package integrity and quality checks, including metal, seals, code date, and product weight and case counts/weights.
• Monitor and maintain correct product/case weights.
• Handle scrap and waste from machine, as necessary.
• Troubleshoot equipment to ensure continuous operation.
• Perform data entry into the computer.
• Work in a safe and responsible manner, exercising caution to avoid accidents, prevent injury to people or damage to the equipment.
• Maintain a clean, orderly work area. Ensure the area is clean and organized as part of the shift hand-off and weekly shutdown/sanitation process.
• Adhere to all safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) policies and promote safe work practices.
• Responsible for notifying maintenance or supervisor when line or piece of line is down and needs attention.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Perfetti Van Melle is seeking an enthusiastic Production Technician for the AWS Night Shift (5:30pm – 6:00am) with a rotating 12-hour continental schedule. The role involves operating packaging equipment, ensuring product quality, and maintaining a safe, clean work area.

Expect training, GMP adherence, and potential overtime as needed to meet production goals. The position emphasizes problem solving, data entry, and teamwork within a manufacturing setting, including lifting up to 50 pounds and