Production – Technical Operator 1

Unilever; Raeford (NC); On-site; USD 59,054,000 - 60,570,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K

Share purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Paid leave

Hourly bonus payouts

Onsite cafeteria

Uniforms and PPE provided

Onsite company store

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Unilever Raeford, NC is hiring a Technical Operator 1 – Production to operate equipment, troubleshoot faults, and adjust processes to ensure quality and efficiency on a 12-hour PM shift (7:00 pm–7:30 am) in a full-time role with benefits. Responsibilities include safe changeovers, startup/shutdown, basic maintenance, and data collection for OEE.

You’ll train new teammates, support improvements using 5-Why and CAP-Do, and help maintain GMP/GXP standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• 1–3 years of manufacturing experience.
• Ability to lift over 5 pounds but under 50 pounds 15 to 40% of time worked.

Responsibilities

• Operate production equipment, troubleshoot process faults, and make required adjustments to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Lead effective and safe changeover, start-up, and shutdown of all equipment in assigned work area.
• Perform routine cleaning, lubrication, and basic maintenance of equipment. Develop, maintain, and follow cleaning, lubrication, and inspection standards.
• Understand WCM principles and demonstrate a commitment to those principles. Lead WCM small group activities including development of necessary documents to complete AM Steps and participating in presentations for step audits.
• Ensure production, reconciliation, and inventory documents are completed neatly and accurately.
• Direct and train new teammates.
• Collect data as needed to calculate OEE and determine major and minor losses.
• Submit focused improvement ideas and participate in improvement activities using 5-Why analysis, CAP-Do, and other problem solving techniques.
• Assist with major repairs, installations, and maintenance.
• Coordinate activities between compounding, operations, and the warehouse.
• Understand interaction of equipment and systems, identify equipment abnormalities, monitor equipment condition to improve outputs, interpret data (SPC, graphs, charts, OEE), identify problems (5-Why Analysis, CAP-Do Cycle), and formulate proper decisions.
• Understand basic manufacturing principles including operation and maintenance of packaging equipment.
• Perform quality checks on line. Understand and implement quality concepts and controls as related to specific equipment and processes. Locate, understand, and apply Standard Operating Procedures and One Point Lessons. Write and train other team members on SOPs and OPLs.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to plant safety procedures. Work in a safe manner. Follow LOTO procedures. Communicate unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel. Understand how to locate and use MSDS documents.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to housekeeping standards. Ensure work area is kept neat and orderly. Understand and follow 5S process.
• Understand different team roles and demonstrate effective communication and leadership skills in areas of responsibility.
• Able to move through team positions in both core-job and team leadership roles.
• Responsible for following GXP. This includes but is not limited to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Documentation Practice (GDP)
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Operate production equipment

Troubleshooting

Quality control

Leadership

Training teammates

Data collection

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SOPs & OPLs

Job description

Technical Operator 1 – Production

Location of the job: Raeford, NC

Shift Assignment:

12 hr PM: 7:00 pm – 7:30 am ( 2/2/3 shift pattern)

Pay Rate — $20.59, upon completion of 90 day probationary period $21.10 | Weekly pay period

Overall Benefits:

• These are direct hires, full time position with a full benefits package (*Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, SHARE purchase, Tuition/Fitness reimbursement, Paid leaves, Hourly Bonus payouts, etc.)

• Benefits are effective the first day of hire (where applicable)

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Onsite Company store for discounted product purchases

• Onsite cafeteria

• Uniforms and PPE provided by the company

• C areer Advancement Opportunities

Background & Purpose of the Job

At Unilever — Raeford, we believe in developing talent and leading through our autonomous ways of working. As one team, we will achieve endless possibilities! The Raeford facility is a world-class personal care manufacturing site, utilizing digital tools to be a lighthouse factory globally.

The Technical Operator 1 – Production role will be responsible for operating production equipment, troubleshoot process faults, and making required adjustments to ensure quality and efficiency.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

• Operate production equipment, troubleshoot process faults, and make required adjustments to ensure quality and efficiency

• Lead effective and safe changeover, start-up, and shutdown of all equipment in assigned work area

• Perform routine cleaning, lubrication, and basic maintenance of equipment. Develop, maintain, and follow cleaning, lubrication, and inspection standards.

• Understand WCM principles and demonstrate a commitment to those principles. Lead WCM small group activities including development of necessary documents to complete AM Steps and participating in presentations for step audits.

• Ensure production, reconciliation, and inventory documents are completed neatly and accurately

• Direct and train new teammates

• Collect data as needed to calculate OEE and determine major and minor losses

• Submit focused improvement ideas and participate in improvement activities using 5-Why analysis, CAP-Do, and other problem solving techniques

• Assist with major repairs, installations, and maintenance

• Coordinate activities between compounding, operations, and the warehouse

• Understand interaction of equipment and systems, identify equipment abnormalities, monitor equipment condition to improve outputs, interpret data (SPC, graphs, charts, OEE), identify problems (5-Why Analysis, CAP-Do Cycle), and formulate proper decisions

• Understand basic manufacturing principles including operation and maintenance of packaging equipment

• Perform quality checks on line. Understand and implement quality concepts and controls as related to specific equipment and processes. Locate, understand, and apply Standard Operating Procedures and One Point Lessons. Write and train other team members on SOPs and OPLs.

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to plant safety procedures. Work in a safe manner. Follow LOTO procedures. Communicate unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel. Understand how to locate and use MSDS documents.

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to housekeeping standards. Ensure work area is kept neat and orderly. Understand and follow 5S process.

• Understand different team roles and demonstrate effective communication and leadership skills in areas of responsibility.

• Able to move through team positions in both core-job and team leadership roles.

• Responsible for following GXP. This includes but is not limited to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Documentation Practice (GDP)

• All other duties as assigned

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

• Must have 1-3 years of manufacturing experience

• May lift over 5 pounds but under 50 pounds 15 to 40% of time worked

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, physical and background check.

*Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.For more information on your federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf)

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

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