Machine Operator I - Scaler - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Shift

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team•Terre Haute, IN

About The Position

The Machine Operator I - Scaler correctly scales and weighs ingredients for scheduled dough mixtures and maintains a clean work area. The role involves checking production schedules, preparing scales, selecting and accurately weighing ingredients, sifting lumpy ingredients according to formulas and instructions, placing ingredients in designated bags, recording shift and ingredient information and lot numbers, and placing bags on carts. The scaler communicates changes and instructions to the next shift and promptly reports foreign materials found in products or ingredients to a supervisor. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) must be followed at all times, and the employee must be familiar with GMP requirements and the employee handbook. The position works Monday through Friday, with overtime and weekend work. Available shifts are 1st shift (6:00 AM–2:30 PM), 2nd shift (2:00 PM–10:30 PM), and 3rd shift (10:00 PM–6:30 AM). The work can involve variable temperatures and weather, wet or humid areas, light to moderate noise, moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, and vibration. Some work may be near high or precarious places or outdoors. The role requires frequent physical activity, including standing, walking, reaching, bending, stooping, and twisting, and may involve lifting, carrying, or moving ingredients and equipment.

Requirements

Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.
Ability to communicate in English to give and acknowledge instructions and report problems.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations; add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals in different units of measure.
Basic math and reading skills; ability to measure and read scales and understand units of measurement.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, schedules, and written, oral, or diagram-based instructions.
Ability to recognize problems and take immediate action, solve practical problems, and work with limited standardization.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and independently at times, in a fast-paced environment, in close proximity to others, and with others in stressful situations while meeting deadlines.
Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity for repetitive tasks; ability to distinguish colors.
Receptiveness to new ideas, concepts, procedures, and constructive criticism.
Ability to reach repetitively overhead, under, and across; bend, stoop, and twist throughout the shift; stand for eight hours per shift; and walk up to 400 yards to work areas.
Ability to use hands and fingers and to see, hear, and talk.
Ability to lift and carry up to 100 pounds; the physical requirements section also states regular lifting of ingredient boxes or bags up to 70 pounds and occasional movement of up to 25 pounds with a hoist, pallet jack, or cart.
Ability to push or pull items up to 2,600 pounds with assistance.
Ability to work more than 40 hours per week when needed.
Ability to work in light to moderate noise, variable temperatures and weather, and wet or humid areas; hearing protection may be required.
May need to crawl under equipment, climb steps, and work near moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, vibration, high or precarious places, or outside weather conditions.
Must be legally authorized to work in the location of application; work authorization sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or GED.

Responsibilities

Check the schedule to determine the ingredients and quantities required for dough mixtures.
Prepare scales for weighing ingredients.
Select and accurately weigh specified ingredients.
Sift lumpy ingredients according to formulas and instructions.
Place ingredients in designated bags and record the shift, ingredients, initials, and lot numbers on the bags.
Place ingredient bags on carts.
Communicate changes and instructions to the next shift scaler.
Follow Good Manufacturing Practices and employee handbook requirements.
Immediately report foreign materials found in products or ingredients to a supervisor.
Maintain a clean work area and perform general housekeeping, including sweeping and mopping.
Maintain effective, harmonious working relationships and communicate with employees and management across departments.