Machine Operator 1 - 3rd Shift

D&W Fine Pack • Fort Wayne, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At D&W Fine Pack, we don’t just make packaging, we build purpose, pride, and strong teams. Whether you’re launching your career or bringing years of experience, this is a place where you can grow, be supported, and make a real impact. Our culture is built on four core values that guide everything we do: Dedicated to Excellence– We hold ourselves to high standards in safety, sustainability, quality, and service. Winning with Success– We keep improving to deliver more for our customers and community. Focused on Service– We listen, act fast, and support both our customers and each other. People with Purpose– We work as one team, showing respect, integrity, and care for all.

Requirements

• Ability to follow plant safety procedures and guidelines
• Knowledge of emergency procedures
• Ability to wear and utilize personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Understanding of Lock-out/Tag-out procedures
• Ability to inform supervisor of safety issues and report injuries/incidents immediately
• Willingness to participate in safety improvement processes
• Ability to start machines by engaging controls
• Ability to stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur and report malfunctions
• Ability to feed and monitor machine speed
• Ability to perform unskilled production work such as feeding machines and packing products
• Ability to examine products to verify conformance to quality standards
• Ability to maintain a neat work area
• Ability to record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records
• Ability to assist other workers
• Ability to follow plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Ability to support Food Safety initiatives by completing training and complying with practices

Responsibilities

• Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines
• Know emergency procedures and what to do in the event of power outages, machine failures, workplace injuries, etc.
• Wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Understand and identifies Lock-out/Tag-out procedures
• Informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately
• Actively participates in the D&W safety improvement process/activities, e.g. Hazard Identification, Safety Suggestions, Safety Teams, etc.
• Start machines by engaging controls
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur and report malfunctions to a supervisor
• Feed and monitor the speed of machines during the production process
• Performs unskilled production work such as feeding machines and packing a wide variety of products
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards
• Maintains his or her work area in neat condition
• Record product, packaging and order information on specified forms and records along with additional documentation as required
• Assists other workers with specific chores as requested
• Follow plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP’s
• Supports the Plant’s Food Safety initiatives by completing plant required Food Safety training and by implementing / complying with the required practices.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401k with company match
• Short and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD)
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• FSAs for Medical & Dependent Care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – counseling, financial tools, legal help & more
• Wellness program
• Cancer Expert Now – access to expert consultations for cancer diagnosis and treatment guidance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed