Beverage Packaging Operator 1st Shift AWS

Gehl Foods•Germantown, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position for a Beverage Packaging Operator on the 1st Shift AWS. The role involves operating and observing secondary packaging equipment to ensure food safety, product quality, and conformity to customer standards. Responsibilities include performing cleaning, inspection, and lubrication functions, participating in equipment startup, troubleshooting, and shutdown, clearing jams, and reporting malfunctions. The operator will also perform changeovers, apply labels, report out-of-standard results, and maintain a clean work area. Accurate documentation and data collection are essential.

Requirements

6 months’ previous manufacturing, packaging, or assembly line production experience.
Demonstrated organizational and observational skills, and detail-oriented.
Basic mathematical calculation skills.
Demonstrated ability to read, write and listen to written and oral and instructions in the English language.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment under limited supervision.

Responsibilities

Ensures compliance with safety standards and applicable regulatory requirements while following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
Operates and observes secondary packaging equipment to ensure food safety, product quality and conformity meeting customer standards and specifications.
Performs, cleans, inspects and lube functions.
Actively participates in startup, troubleshooting/adjustment, stop/reset and shutdown of line equipment - Clears jams and reports malfunctions to Business Lead/Supervisor as necessary.
Performs changeovers - Completes line clears and accurately sets up next item's packaging and coding.
Applies appropriate labels to secondary packages and completed finished goods pallets.
Reports out of standard/specification results to the Quality Department and Business Unit Lead/Supervisor.
Reports on unsafe conditions or other compliance issues to the Business Unit Lead/Supervisor.
Completes handwritten instructions and on-line documentation including Quality and Critical Control Point (CCP) checks accurately and at the required frequencies.
Maintains accurate and detailed work log (including Factory MES data collection) and inventory records.
Monitors and reviews inventory and production levels to achieve the most efficient operating conditions.
Maintains assigned work area and production environment in clean orderly condition - completes environmental cleaning requirements as necessary.
Actively participates in shift exchanges and work team meetings.
Safely operates forklifts to handle materials and finished goods.
Other duties as assigned.