PRODUCTION OPERATOR MFG

Kroger Family of Companies; Elgin (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in South Carolina is hiring a production associate to perform a variety of plant duties safely and accurately.

You will clean equipment, operate CIP/COP systems, handle packaging materials, and support loading and palletizing while keeping safety and quality at the forefront.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Flexible to work any shift as needed
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Effective oral/written communication skills
• Ability to meet deadlines with limited supervision
• Selfmotivated and selfdirected
• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• 3+ years manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

• Clean all equipment properly and timely to ensure safe quality products
• Operate all clean in place (CIP) and clean out of place (COP) systems as necessary
• Clean machinery, facility structures such as racking, windows, walls and exterior of plant
• Ensure all chemicals, buckets and pumps are properly tagged according to safety requirements
• Complete routine paperwork and data entry
• Assist machine operators in gathering production supplies, packaging materials and loading equipment, including dumping boxes and lifting stacks of cardboard
• Assist in hand-packing and hand-stacking product/cases onto pallets
• Safely operate cardboard baler, bottle bagger/de-bagger and other equipment
• Empty and dispose of outdated product in accordance with established guidelines
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens

Job description

Responsible for effectively performing a variety of positions throughout the facility in a safe, effective, and accurate manner while following procedures and processes, and maintaining and improving the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. RESPONSIBILITIES - Clean all equipment properly and timely to ensure safe quality products

• Operate all clean in place (CIP) and clean out of place (COP) systems as necessary

• Clean machinery, facility structures such as racking, windows, walls and exterior of plant

• Ensure all chemicals, buckets and pumps are properly tagged according to safety requirements

• Complete routine paperwork and data entry

• Assist machine operators in gathering production supplies, packaging materials and loading equipment, including dumping boxes and lifting stacks of cardboard

• Assist in hand-packing and hand-stacking product/cases onto pallets

• Safely operate cardboard baler, bottle bagger/de-bagger and other equipment

• Empty and dispose of outdated product in accordance with established guidelines

• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens

• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements

• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles

• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

Must be at least 18 years of age

Flexible to work any shift as needed

Strong planning and organizational skills

Effective oral/written communication skills

Ability to meet deadlines with limited supervision

Selfmotivated and selfdirected

Desired

High School Diploma or GED

3+ years manufacturing experience