Production Operators

Mississippi Department of Employment Security; Columbia (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Mississippi Department of Employment Security in Mississippi seeks a Production Operator to rotate through plant positions, operating production equipment daily to support safe and efficient production.

Applicants should have a high school education or GED, basic computer skills, and strong teamwork. Overtime and lifting requirements apply; readiness to stand long periods and move around the plant is required.

Qualifications

• High school education or GED preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge and willingness to learn new computer
• Good recordkeeping skills
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Flexible to move around in plant
• Must be able to count and read

Responsibilities

• Operate production equipment as directed to support production.
• Learn and rotate through all equipment as needed.
• Stand and walk for long periods; lift 10-50 lbs; work above shoulder.
• Overtime may be required with little notice.
• WASH ROOM ATTENDANT: loads bins at 15 bins/hour and sorts items.
• CATCHER: stack/build carts, remove linen, count & stack, notify maintenance for jams.
• HAND FOLDER: fold items, check for holes/tears, move to next area.
• IRONER: feed sheets into spreader and ironer.

Skills

Basic computer knowledge

Teamwork skills

Flexibility to move around plant

Count and read

Recordkeeping

Willingness to learn

Education

High school education or GED Preferred

Job description

Production Operator Responsibilities

• Days and Hours to be arranged. Must be available to work nights and weekends overtime.
• The primary purpose of the production operator is to rotate through various positions within the plant to facilitate production by means of operating production equipment, which must be operated daily in the safest possible manner.
• Employees are required to learn all equipment and rotate as needed.
• Overtime may be required from time to time with little notice, temperature in plant may be high especially in summer.
• Must be able to stand and walk continuously, lift 10-50 lbs, work with hands, work above the shoulder, must be able to visually watch equipment and hear machinary running for safety purposes.
• WASH ROOM ATTENDANT: Loads bins at 15 bins/hour rate and properly sort, providing quality and moving carts to next department.
• CATCHER: Will train to stack & build carts conducive to customer standard, remove linen from the folder machine, count & stack, remove items from the conveyor, notify maintance for jams, and take cart to dryer area.
• HAND FOLDER: Takes items from previous process fold items & place on the couter top, checking quality for holes, tears or wheather it is stained and needs rewashing, and moving on to next work area.
• IRONER: Feeds flat sheet into the spreader and then into the ironer.

Qualifications

• High school education or GED Preferred
• Basic computer knowledge and willingness to learn new computer
• Good recordkeeping skills.
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Must be flexible to move around in plant
• Must be able to count and read