Production Operator

Niagara Bottling; Plainfield (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Flexible Spending Accounts

Mental wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Niagara Bottling is seeking a Production Operator to run daily production floor activities, ensuring safety, quality and throughput on assigned lines. The role requires completing hourly quality and production reports and performing visual and physical inspections to prevent defects.

Employees must adhere to GMP and food safety standards, maintain housekeeping, manage raw materials to minimize downtime, and be able to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as production demands

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate's Degree preferred.
• Experience in field/manufacturing is not required but helpful.
• Experience in managing people/projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production line activities ensuring safety, quality, and throughput.
• Complete hourly quality and production reports and inspect products for defects.
• Maintain GMP and food safety standards; ensure clean, organized work areas.
• Monitor raw material levels to minimize downtime and stoppages.
• Troubleshoot minor line issues and perform relief duties as needed.

Skills

Safety awareness

Quality focus

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Job description

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Production Operator

This position is responsible for daily operations of the production floor; ensuring the shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals in compliance with all applicable legal and food safety requirements.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for daily activities of the production line(s), ensuring product adheres to Niagara's standard of safety, quality, and throughput.
• Accurately completes applicable quality and production reports hourly. Physical and visual inspection of product is required to prevent non-conforming goods. Correctly reports all quality defects to the appropriate team members and shift leadership.
• Adheres to the highest standards of company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
• Abides by Niagara's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety Standards at all times.
• Mantains general housekeeping in all areas of production and additional areas assigned by plant leadership.
• Mantains appropriate level of raw materials as required, to ensure production lines incur minimal downtime.
• Demonstrates the aptitude and skill to work in all assigned areas of production; troubleshoots minor production line issues and performs relief duties when required.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Ability to work 12 hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or schedule as dictated by production demand.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 0 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 0 Years - Experience in Position
• 0 Years - Experience managing people/projects
• *experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 2 Years - Experience in Position
• 2 Years - Experience managing people/projects
• *experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

Lead Like an Owner

• Makes safety the number one priority
• Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately
• Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals
• Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly
• Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively
• Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers

InnovACT

• Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products
• Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances
• Increases performance through greater efficiency

Find a Way

• Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts
• Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions
• Seeks solutions rather than placing blame

Empowered to be Great

• Consistently looks for ways to improve one's self through growth and development opportunities
• Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across
• Communicates effectively to manage expectations

Education

Minimum Required: High School Diploma or GED

Preferred: Associate's Degree

Certification/License

Required: N/A

Preferred: N/A

Foreign Language

Required: None Required

Preferred: None Required

Benefits

• Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.
• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid