Weekend Night Processing Operator – Food Manufacturing

Utz Brands, Inc.; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employer 401k match

Profit sharing plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Utz Quality Foods in Hanover, PA is seeking a Processing Operator for the weekend night shift (Mon-Thu 5:55PM-5:55AM). You will prepare, operate, and monitor extruder systems for cheese curls and balls, ensuring product quality and safety while coordinating with QA and packaging teams.

You will also handle material staging, log keeping, sanitation, and occasional forklift operation, lifting up to 70 lbs. This role requires teamwork and adherence to safety protocols in a fast-paced production

Qualifications

• Operate and monitor processing equipment.
• Adhere to safety and sanitation protocols.
• Adapt to weekend night shift schedule.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor a variety of processing equipment.
• Conduct quality checks in coordination with QA team to ensure product meets standards.
• Retrieve and stage raw materials for production.
• Accurately maintain logs, records, and enter component usage into system at shift end.
• Clean and sanitize processing equipment according to procedures and sanitation schedule.
• Communicate with team members across processing and packaging to maintain workflow.
• Train new or less experienced team members in processing operations.
• Follow all safety protocols and report unsafe practices or equipment.
• Perform daily housekeeping and participate in sanitation tasks using appropriate tools and cleaning agents.
• Operate a forklift and high-reach equipment as needed.
• Lift items up to 70 lbs and work safely around hot water, chemicals, and wet/slippery floors.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Tools

Forklift

High-reach equipment

Job description

Utz Quality Foods in Hanover, PA is seeking a Processing Operator for the weekend night shift (Mon-Thu 5:55PM-5:55AM). You will prepare, operate, and monitor extruder systems for cheese curls and balls, ensuring product quality and safety while coordinating with QA and packaging teams.

You will also handle material staging, log keeping, sanitation, and occasional forklift operation, lifting up to 70 lbs. This role requires teamwork and adherence to safety protocols in a fast-paced production