Machine Operator Assistant - Weekend Day

UTZ Quality Foods•Hanover, PA

63d•Onsite

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 Weekend Day 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 Friday - Sunday 5:55AM - 5:55PM.

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.
Mechanically inclined.
Moderate lifting (40lbs).

Nice To Haves

Prior Food Manufacturing experience is preferred.

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.