3611 Cutting Machine Attendant-night shift

Mt Olive Pickle Company•Mt Olive, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We have an opening for a night shift Cutting Machine Attendant for the Main Plant. This role operates controls for cutting machinery, conveyors, and pumps to clean and cut raw materials into various products such as relish, salad cubes, chips, stuffers, and strips, and to prick whole pickles. The attendant regulates the flow of pickles, monitors machinery performance, and performs quality checks on the processed materials.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent needed.
Ability to read, write and speak English required for job tasks.
Math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions required for job tasks.

Responsibilities

Operates controls for machinery which cleans and cuts raw materials into relish, salad cubes, chips, stuffers, and strips and which pricks whole pickles.
Operates controls for pumps which transfer raw materials from the wet hopper to the processing line and for the conveyors which move raw materials along the line to the cutting machinery.
Operates controls for pumps or conveyors which move processed materials from the line to the tanks.
Regulates the flow of pickles from the hopper to the cutters to ensure the correct amount of cut product.
Notes and records information on machinery down time, number of workers on a processing line and number of bushels processed.
Checks product after inspection or after cutting.
Evaluates cut and texture for relish and/or salad cubes.
Evaluates for ground rot, softness, bloating and size for whole pickles.
Evaluates strips and chips for cut.
Selects samples of strips, chips or whole pickles from various areas to evaluate breakage.
Separates defective product, weights and calculates percentage if defects exist.
Completes downtime sheet daily.
Performs duties of Cutting Inspector for much of the shift once the machine is operational and problem-free.
Follows safety rules and company policies.
Inspects and removes foreign objects out of raw materials on processing line conveyor before the cutting machinery for relish, salad cubes and chips.
Uses pusher to clear clutter if jammed.
Must be alert for metal and other trash which may damage cutter.
Grades processed pepper and other items as needed.
Visually inspects incoming products on delivery.
Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
Receives written instructions from packing schedule or verbal instructions from supervisor on above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.