Associate B-New Iberia

Summit Hill Foods•St. Martinville, LA

About The Position

The Associate B packaging operator rotates among packaging lines and may perform duties outside the packaging operator role to support company needs. Responsibilities vary with manufacturing processes and needs. The position operates packaging machinery and equipment in accordance with safety, quality, and production guidelines; assists with preventive maintenance, adjustments, and changeovers; and may perform simple or routine setups. Complex mechanical issues are referred to the lead operator and maintenance. The role also includes operating a forklift to move ingredients or finished goods, maintaining sanitary work areas and equipment, completing production and food safety records, entering required information into a database, using the production schedule, and communicating issues to the appropriate departments. The position spends 100% of its time in the packaging area.

Requirements

Successful completion of skills testing and a mechanical aptitude test.
Excellent communication, computer, and math skills; attention to detail; and abilities in analyzing, planning, and troubleshooting.
Ability to lift 50 pounds routinely.
Ability to stand for long periods and perform repetitive motions in some areas of the operation.
Previous machinery and equipment operation is a plus.

Nice To Haves

Previous machinery and equipment operation experience.

Responsibilities

Follow workplace safety policies and procedures; maintain a hazard-free work area and use required or appropriate personal protective equipment.
Attend safety training and activities, report near misses, accidents, suspected injuries, unsafe conditions, and unsafe behaviors, and complete safety work orders when appropriate.
Notify teammates when they compromise safe operating procedures; avoid shortcuts and improper tools or equipment; participate in safety initiatives, committees, and teams.
Follow food safety and quality standard operating procedures, complete required records accurately, communicate known or suspected issues to the QA lab and appropriate Process Manager, and attend training.
Operate multiple types of packaging machinery and equipment within established safety, quality, and production guidelines.
Assist with machinery and equipment preventive maintenance, adjustments, and changeovers; perform simple or routine setups as needed; refer complex mechanical issues to the lead operator and maintenance.
Operate a forklift to move ingredients and/or finished goods.
Maintain clean and sanitary work areas, machinery, and equipment; communicate sanitation issues to the Process Manager and maintain inspection-ready status.
Complete production records accurately, enter required information into the database, use the production schedule accurately, and communicate issues to the scheduling department.
Rotate among packaging lines and perform other duties as needed to support company needs.