Production Operator I North

Paycom; Hereford (TX); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employer 401K

PTO & Vacation

Paid Holidays

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Utah Flour Milling dba Greenfield Milling is seeking a Production Operator I in Hereford, TX. The role packages finished products and requires high school education, strict adherence to safety policies, GMP/HACCP and sanitation practices.

You will operate packaging lines, monitor weights, and perform quality checks while collaborating with the QA, maintenance, and scheduling teams to ensure on-time production and smooth workflow.

Qualifications

• On-the-job training is provided.
• Safety training is provided by the company in group settings and online.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Strong reading, writing, math, and communication skills.
• Analytical skills to recognize and assess problems.
• Interpersonal and team communication skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and schedules.
• English communication (verbal and written).
• Basic computer skills for data entry and process control.
• Available to work flexible hours including rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety policies and GMP/HACCP/ sanitation guidelines.
• Mill flour to meet customer specifications.
• Operate transferring equipment safely and efficiently.
• Lockout, unstack, repair, and restack sifters.
• Perform sanitation duties and complete work orders.
• Coordinate with scheduler, elevator, blender, QA, maintenance, and packer.
• Assure quality of bins and silos.
• Conduct visual inspections of FPZ transfer sifter.
• Monitor bag weights and packer scales for accuracy.
• Ensure product is bagged, sealed, and palletized properly.
• Take product samples and run lab analyses.
• Perform metal detector checks as scheduled and report issues.
• Feed nonconforming product back into the system for rework.
• Assist in training other personnel.

Skills

Safety training

Unsupervised work

Reading & writing

Analytical skills

English communication

Basic computer skills

Flexible hours

Education

High School

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Hereford, TX 79045, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $17.50 - $17.50 Hourly, Our Production Operator I is responsible for the packaging of finished products.

Production Operator I Responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding and following all personnel and equipment safety policies, all GMP, HACCP, Sanitation, and Business Unit policies and procedures.
• Understand written customer specifications and mill flour to meet customer specifications.
• Safe and efficient operation of all transferring equipment and systems.
• Lockout, open, unstack, repair, and restack sifters.
• Responsible for sanitation efforts such as recording sanitation duties, performing sanitation duties, and completing work orders assigned to them.
• Interact with scheduler, elevator, blender, quality team, maintenance, and packer to communicate workflow, milling schedule, and equipment issues.
• Required to assist with the upkeep and quality of bins and silos.
• Responsible for consistently conducting visual inspections of the FPZ transfer sifter.
• Set up and monitor finished package weights to ensure that bags conform to specifications.
• Set up the packer scale weights prior to a run.
• Check the precision of the check scale prior to the start of the run.
• Continually check the finished package weights throughout the run.
• Ensure that the finished product is bagged, sealed, and palletized in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion on structurally sound pallets.
• Pull samples of products, both prior to packaging, and throughout the run, and run analysis on samples on lab equipment.
• Perform the metal detector checks on a scheduled basis set by the quality department and notify supervisor of any substandard conditions.
• Pull samples prior to the run (or at the startup of packaging) to help ensure conformity to specifications.
• For government contracts, one sample will be taken per pallet, for weight and lab testing.
• Keep bags available and ready to be used, including bags labeled for special customers.
• Attach labels to bags as necessary.
• Clean and sanitize all packing and loading areas (including hopper area above packers).
• Feed any product that did not meet specifications back into the system to rework.
• Assist in the training of new and existing personnel in any packaging functions/positions
• Drive forklifts to ensure production lines have necessary materials
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• On-the-job training is provided.
• Safety training is required and provided by the company in group settings, as well as individual computer-based training.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Strong reading comprehension, writing, math, and communication skills.
• Analytical skills to recognize and assess problems.
• Interpersonal skills communication and team skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and schedules.
• Communication skills in English (both verbal and written).
• Basic computer skills (for data entry and process control).
• Available to work flexible hours including rotating shifts.

Working Conditions:

• This position requires physical efforts such as straining, pulling, lifting, working, and standing and walking on concrete floor.
• Exposure to elements such as noise, minable dust, cold and hot temperatures.
• Extreme climate or climate variation.
• Heat up to 100 degrees and low to 40 degrees.
• Changes of >30 degrees within a shift.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment hazards, especially forklifts.
• Climbing ladders.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (first day of the month after starting date)
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and AD&D, Employer Paid
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident Insurance, optional
• Critical Illness Insurance, optional
• 401K, Employer Match
• PTO & Vacation Pay
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Company Product Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement, up to $5,000.00 per calendar year
• Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave
• Company Incentive Plan
• Bereavement Pay
• Relocation Available

Utah Flour Milling dba Greenfield Milling is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state, or local law.