Machine Operator Assistant- Week Nights

UTZ Quality Foods • Hanover, PA

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About The Position

Utz Quality Foods is looking to grow our loyal, career driven, and customer focused team, and are currently recruiting for a Machine Operator Assistant to join our team of manufacturing professionals in Hanover, PA at our High Street facility on the week night shift. As a Machine Operator Assistant, this candidate will be responsible to substitute for Packaging Machine Operators during breaks, lunches, illness and vacations. This position will be required to work from Monday-Thursday 5:55PM - 5:55AM.

Requirements

• Requires basic math and reading skills.
• Must be willing and able to stand 100% of the time.
• Requires knowledge of product quality and production processes.
• Prior Machine Operating experience.
• Prior Food Manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Moderate lifting (40lbs).

Responsibilities

• Supplies production lines with needed materials.
• Places skids of cardboard at tables and packing stations.
• Moves product from packing area to warehouse by pulling handjack filled with product.
• Must have or be able to obtain forklift license.
• Substitutes for Packaging Machine Operator during breaks, lunches, illness and vacations.
• Transports rolls of packaging film.
• Ability to lift roll stock (80 lbs.) onto packaging machine chest level every 1 to 2 hours.
• Changes code blocks to appropriate daily and weekly code and price; sets weights.
• Basic understanding of vertical form and fill packing machines.
• Starts and stops power to the machine, vibrator and conveyor.
• Operates labeling equipment.
• Assists the Packaging Machine Operator as needed.
• Requires working proactively in a cross-functional team with diverse groups of people.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Employer match 401k.
• Profit sharing plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees