Roller Operator

AAK; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Health Savings Account

401(k) matching

Life and Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

AAK Louisville is seeking a Roller Operator to maintain product flow on packaging lines and ensure quality. You will monitor rollers, clear jams, and perform weekly checks to prevent defects, while keeping areas clean and compliant with GMPs.

The role requires basic computer skills, reliability, leadership in team settings, and the ability to handle machinery safely. You will perform routine tasks, load cinnamon bags monthly, adjust equipment, and support cost-control and environmental safety

Qualifications

• Equivalent education GED
• Basic computer knowledge and skills
• Able to be a good leader, communicate with people in motivating, good trainer and teacher
• Machinery experience.
• Math skills and reasonable ability.
• Have good common sense

Responsibilities

• Maintain the flow rate of products going down the packaging lines by using the appropriate controls and check the quality of the products.
• Check the rollers weekly for defects in machines and clean responsibilities as described.
• Keep areas picked up daily and manage bin/containers as required.
• Change filters for the tank motors when products are switched to prevent cross-contamination.
• Load rollers with cinnamon bags monthly.
• Maintain Remelt Systems equipment and product in remelt tanks.
• Make adjustments to auto weighers to ensure correct quantity of product is being purchased.

Skills

Machinery experience

Math skills

Leadership

Communication

Basic computer knowledge

Common sense

Education

GED

Job description

Making Better Happen

Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the windy coast where Sweden and Denmark meet.

From our success in Scandinavia, we've grown into the world's leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4000 people all across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it's not just food - we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Every one of us works towards our shared purpose: Making Better Happen™.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen together.

Join nearly 4,000 like-minded colleagues globally and build a better future with us.

Making Better Happen

Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the windy coast where Sweden and Denmark meet.

From our success in Scandinavia, we've grown into the world's leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4000 people all across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it's not just food - we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Every one of us works towards our shared purpose: Making Better Happen™.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen together.

Join nearly 4,000 like-minded colleagues globally and build a better future with us.

Build a better future as a Roller Operator in Louisville, KY

Compensation Range: $20

Possible Bonus: PEI

AAK Louisville

About The Role

The Roller Operator is responsible for maintaining the flow rate of the products going down the packaging lines by using the appropriate controls. They are also responsible for checking the quality of the products going through the roller. This includes visual inspection as the product rolls through, clearing the roller of any clogged products slowing the roller down and clearing out any discharge product. Production Operator I check the rollers every week for any possible defects in the machines themselves, as well as cleaning out a dumpster and washing off plastic curtains. They are responsible for keeping their areas picked up daily. On occasion, the Production Operator I will have to handle bags of cinnamon for a certain customer but a majority of the time there are set products the company uses and when they are switched, the Production Operator I will change out filters for the tank motors to prevent cross-contamination.

Responsibilities

Safety & Environmental Performance

• Support full plant wide compliance with safety rules to further our goal of 0 accidents and encouragement of reporting and correcting near misses.
• Adhere to SOPs and other work procedures as required to assure product quality and consistency to our customers.
• Identify high-risk safety/productivity issues and help to remedy them.
• Encourage employees to look for ways to improve safety and production processes.
• Prevention and timely reporting of any environmental issues.

Work Requirements

• Ensure that the rollers and all of their components are free from contamination and foreign materials.
• Set and maintain rollers to obtain the proper operating conditions and specifications.
• Monitor tank temperatures and roller temperatures to ensure that product is maintained at the correct settings and proper operating parameters.
• Monitor size, thickness, and appearance of flake to meet the specifications as well as rate requirements
• Maintain operator logs, documenting the condition of the rollers, flake specification, and any variance or compliance with standards.
• Communicate with the flake room to warn of any problems that may occur.
• Complete wash-down/change over procedures and documentation including filter and magnet samples.
• Work area must be maintained, kept clean and neat without foreign materials present which may become a possible product contaminant.
• Comply with all plant GMP’s.
• Perform any and all tasks assigned to you by a member of the GFGB management team, provided that the task is approved by your supervisor.
• Once a month, load rollers with bags of cinnamon
• Control the rolling rate and performance
• Maintain Remelt Systems equipment and product in remelt tanks
• Make adjustments to auto weighers to ensure correct quantity of product is being purchased

Cost Control

• Contribute to the effort in controlling costs and minimizing waste in product and shrinkage
• Reduce the amount of rework by participating in employee involvement, process improvement and adherence to process guidelines
• Ensure work is completed to customers specifications

About You

• Equivalent education GED
• Basic computer knowledge and skills
• Able to be a good leader, communicate with people in motivating, good trainer and teacher
• Machinery experience.
• Math skills and reasonable ability.
• Able to apply general mathematical calculations, analysis of variance and other basic standard equations as required.
• Have good common sense

In return AAK offer

• Career paths, training and development, e-learning and tuition reimbursement programs offer potential for you to progress your future career
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision) starting date of hire
• Health Savings Account with AAK annual contribution of $1,000-$1,500
• We match 100% of the first 3% you contribute to your 401(k), and 50% of the next 3%
• Free Life and Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection and Legal Insurance Plans
• Discounts on travel, amusement parks, concerts, movies, and more
• Celebrations, events, and activities on site and supporting our communities
• Recognition incentives for service and peer to peer recognition

About AAK

Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.

AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.