Operator- Raw Nuts (2nd Shift)

Georgia Nut Company; Skokie (IL); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Nut Company in Skokie, IL is seeking a Raw Operator/Roaster to feed the roaster with precise amounts of product per customer requirements. Responsibilities include daily setup, inventory validation, 5S housekeeping, batch making, packing, HACCP forms, and reporting efficiency issues to the supervisor.

The role requires standing on concrete, wearing PPE, and occasional weekend shifts with overtime during peak season.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills, such as numbers and fractions.
• Basic reading skills for labels and instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Mechanical aptitude to operate and adjust gear.

Responsibilities

• Fill out material worksheets and validate receipt of raw material.
• Train and instruct temporary employees.
• Maintain cleanliness and operation of equipment and organize work area.
• Perform department shut down procedures.
• Inform supervisor of problems (equipment, shortages, formulas).
• Have QA sign off on product changeovers.
• Turn work orders packets into supervisor after quantity completion.
• Conduct scrap reporting per procedures.
• Fill out production reports from line leader data.
• Monitor propane tanks and reorder as needed.
• Conduct daily inventory of oil holding tanks.
• Collect temporary labor reports and submit to supervisor.
• Complete labor reports.
• Run efficiently and follow procedures.

Skills

Basic math

Reading skills

English communication

Mechanical aptitude

Measurement conversion

Fractions

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: 7500 - Skokie, IL 60077


• Position Type: Full Time


• Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly


• Job Shift: Second Shift

SUMMARY

Raw Operator/Roaster will feed Roaster with correct amounts of quality product according to customer requirements. The process entails the following, daily set up (Inventory, Lot # Validation), maintain 5s (clean and organize), changeovers (SSOP), Batch Making (mixing ingredients, per specifications), packing (labeling, form boxes, per specifications) HACCP forms, consumption of material and RAF reporting. Raw Operator/Roaster will communicate and document efficiency standards while reporting inefficiencies to supervisor

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fill out material worksheets and validate the receipt of raw material for all material used to complete the finished product.


• Train and instruct temporary employees.


• Maintain cleanliness and operation of equipment, and keep work area clean and organized at all times.


• Perform department shut down procedures.


• Inform supervisor of any problems (equipment, material shortage, formula and employees) as they occur.


• Have QA sign off on all product changeovers.


• Turn work order packets into supervisor upon completion of the scheduled quantity.


• Conduct scrap reporting according to procedures.


• Fill out production report based on completes quantity information from line leader or packer.


• Inform supervisor when propane tanks are low and need to be reordered.


• Conduct daily inventory of oil holding tanks.


• Collect temporary employee labor reports and give to supervisor.


• Complete labor report.


• Run efficiently and follow all procedures related to job responsibilities.

QualificationsPhysical/Environmental Requirements:

• Standing on a concrete floor.


• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).


• Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.


• Required to work weekends during peak season.


• Required to work mandatory overtime when needed.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma


• Basic math skills, such as telling time, addition/subtraction/multiplication/division of whole numbers and fractions.


• Basic reading skills, such as reading labels, formulas, directions/ instructions and completing basic forms.


• The ability to convert measures into weights.


• Knowledge of percentage and ratios.


• The ability to communicate effectively in English.


• Mechanical aptitude