Entry Level Machine Operator-2nd Shift - Fairfield, CA
About The Position
The Machine Operator tends packaging equipment, including confectionery printing equipment, and performs related duties throughout the packaging department. This is a second-shift position with core hours of 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Overtime is required and may involve varying start and end times and weekend work depending on business needs. The operator independently adjusts assigned equipment to maintain print quality and efficient operation, inspects production for compliance with specifications, and performs cursory preventive maintenance. The role also includes filling and cleaning ink fountains, maintaining ink consistency with appropriate solvents, completing required production and inventory paperwork, and carrying out other packaging duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED, or one to three years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; educational equivalency is acceptable.
- Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
- Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to work overtime, including varying start and end times and weekends as business needs require.
Responsibilities
- Continuously tend confectionery printing equipment and independently adjust it to maintain high print quality.
- Fill and clean ink fountains and maintain proper ink consistency by thinning ink with appropriate solvents.
- Make independent equipment adjustments and corrections to ensure efficient operation.
- Inspect production to ensure compliance with equipment-specific specifications.
- Take direction from the Packaging Machine Operator assigned to the equipment.
- Complete required paperwork, including volumes consumed, corresponding lot codes, checklists, weight log sheets, and warehouse transfers.
- Perform cursory preventive maintenance on assigned equipment, using written manuals as needed.
- Calculate, compile, and report production volumes when directed by the Packaging Supervisor.
- Perform packaging department duties, including packing cases or caddies, palletizing cases, gathering, mixing, and feeding product to equipment, inspecting product, and assembling cartons or cases.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits supporting health and financial wellness.
- Paid time off (PTO).
- Eligible employees may receive an annual bonus based on company performance.
- $1.00 per hour shift differential.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
