Production Technician, AWS

Jobtailor

Loves Park (IL)

On-site

USD 33,000 - 52,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor in Loves Park, IL seeks a Manufacturing Operator to operate, monitor, and adjust production equipment to support safety, quality, and efficiency. You will follow GMPs, food safety requirements, and standardized work while maintaining clean, inspection-ready areas.

Responsibilities include completing quality checks, documenting records, assisting in changeovers, and collaborating with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Sanitation to drive continuous improvement and equipment

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Experience in manufacturing, food manufacturing, processing, packaging, machine operation, warehouse, or production is preferred.
Ability to safely operate and monitor manufacturing equipment in a production environment.
Ability to follow standardized work processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, food safety requirements, GMPs, sanitation practices, and workplace safety standards.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to accurately complete quality checks, documentation, and system entries.
Basic troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Basic math skills, including working with measurements, counts, weights, and production records.
Ability to use computers, tablets, scanners, and manufacturing systems for data entry and recordkeeping.
Strong communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
Demonstrated accountability, reliability, and a commitment to producing quality work.
Ability to identify issues, elevate concerns appropriately, and support equipment care and operational excellence activities.

Responsibilities

Operate, monitor, and adjust processing, packaging, and other production equipment to support safety, quality, and production goals.
Follow established operating procedures, food safety requirements, quality standards, GMPs, and safety protocols.
Handle ingredients, packaging materials, finished goods, and other production materials safely and accurately.
Perform equipment start-ups, shutdowns, changeovers, sanitation activities, and shift handoffs.
Complete required quality checks to ensure products meet specifications for quality, consistency, packaging integrity, weights, counts, and code dates.
Monitor equipment performance and process conditions, identify issues, and make basic adjustments within established standards.
Troubleshoot minor equipment and process issues while escalating more complex concerns to the appropriate team members.
Accurately complete production records, quality documentation, sanitation logs, and system entries.
Maintain a clean, organized, and inspection-ready work area.
Support our Integrated Work Systems (IWS) operating model by following standard work, performing centerline checks, participating in daily direction-setting activities, identifying and escalating defects, and supporting basic equipment care activities.
Partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation, and other teams to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and equipment reliability.
Participate in continuous improvement and problem-solving initiatives by sharing observations, documenting issues, and helping identify root causes.

Skills

Manufacturing Equipment Operation

Food Safety Requirements

GMPs

Quality Documentation

Basic Troubleshooting

Data Entry

Production Records

Process Monitoring

Attention to Detail

Strong Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Computers

Tablets

Scanners

Manufacturing Systems

Job description

Operate, monitor, and adjust processing, packaging, and other production equipment to support safety, quality, and production goals.
Follow established operating procedures, food safety requirements, quality standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and safety protocols.
Handle ingredients, packaging materials, finished goods, and other production materials safely and accurately.
Perform equipment start-ups, shutdowns, changeovers, sanitation activities, and shift handoffs.
Complete required quality checks to ensure products meet specifications for quality, consistency, packaging integrity, weights, counts, and code dates.
Monitor equipment performance and process conditions, identify issues, and make basic adjustments within established standards.
Troubleshoot minor equipment and process issues while escalating more complex concerns to the appropriate team members.
Accurately complete production records, quality documentation, sanitation logs, and system entries.
Maintain a clean, organized, and inspection-ready work area.
Support our Integrated Work Systems (IWS) operating model by following standard work, performing centerline checks, participating in daily direction-setting activities, identifying and escalating defects, and supporting basic equipment care activities.
Partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation, and other teams to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and equipment reliability.
Participate in continuous improvement and problem-solving initiatives by sharing observations, documenting issues, and helping identify root causes.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Previous manufacturing, food manufacturing, processing, packaging, machine operation, warehouse, or production experience preferred.
Ability to safely operate and monitor manufacturing equipment in a production environment.
Ability to follow standardized work processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, food safety requirements, GMPs, sanitation practices, and workplace safety standards.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to accurately complete quality checks, documentation, and system entries.
Basic troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Basic math skills, including working with measurements, counts, weights, and production records.
Ability to use computers, tablets, scanners, and manufacturing systems for data entry and recordkeeping.
Strong communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
Demonstrated accountability, reliability, and a commitment to producing quality work.
Ability to identify issues, elevate concerns appropriately, and support equipment care and operational excellence activities.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, lift, and/or move up to 50 pounds throughout a shift.
Ability to work assigned shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays, and schedule changes as needed.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and work in a manufacturing environment that may include noise, heat, dust, moving equipment, ingredients, and packaging materials.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates proficiency in operating and monitoring manufacturing equipment while adhering to food safety requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). Capable of performing quality checks, maintaining accurate documentation, and collaborating effectively across teams to enhance production efficiency and safety.

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