Machine operator

Bakerly Barn LLC • Easton, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to operate production equipment safely and efficiently to ensure consistent product quality and output. This role is essential to maintaining smooth operations, meeting production targets, and supporting overall plant efficiency.

This role operates machinery according to SOPs, performs setups and changeovers, conducts routine quality checks, monitors production parameters, communicates with team members, and supports basic troubleshooting. The Machine Operator maintains a clean and safe work environment and ensures compliance with safety, GMP, and quality standards while supporting team performance at Bakerly.

This position supports reliable production and consistent product quality while upholding Bakerly’s core values of honesty, reliability, collaboration, positivity, and excellence.

Requirements

• High school/GED diploma is required
• One year of experience in production or food manufacturing
• Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy in production processes.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced production environment, maintaining efficiency under time constraints.
• Proficient in basic math (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication) for data recording.
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with team members and supervisors.
• Basic understanding of production processes or willingness to learn technical skills related to food manufacturing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; maintain strong communication with other areas and departments.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow basic English instructions, work orders, safety procedures, quality standards, production documentation, and machine operating guidelines.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with supervisors and team members regarding safety, quality, production issues, and daily work activities.
• Ability to stand in place for extended periods of time
• Ability to walk, sit, bend, kneel, climb, and stoop for extended periods
• Able to ascend and descend from stairs and or ladders
• Lift/Carry/Move heavy objects-(up to 50 lbs.)
• Use hands to handle, control or feel objects
• Seeing (vision-distance) details of objects
• Ability to read/comprehend safety signage and warning signs
• Ability to hear sounds for different recognition
• Make quick precise adjustments (machinery)
• Ability to use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble
• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet
• Ability to do required personal protective equipment required and defined by task
• Ability to work with chemicals
• Ability to do required good manufacturing process equipment (Clean provided uniform, hair restraints, beard covers, nitrile gloves, designated plant safety footwear
• Ability to remove required good manufacturing process equipment upon exiting plant floor.
• Perform appropriate hand sanitation requirements

Responsibilities

• Monitor the overall process including but not limited to product quality, temperature, weight, waste/down time, and any deviations that occur.
• Verify visually product quality, lot code, and settings are present and accurate, etc.
• Ensures the traceability of the material by completing all traceability paperwork, and check lists.
• Report ALL quality and safety concerns to reporting manager or member of management team not limited but including unknown visitors, pest control, expiration or production quality in question, sanitation, etc.
• Machine Operators shall be flexible in ability and assist as required.
• Operate production equipment safely and efficiently.
• Perform setups and changeovers.
• Conduct routine quality checks.
• Monitor production parameters.
• Communicate with team members.
• Support basic troubleshooting.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Ensure compliance with safety, GMP, and quality standards.
• Support team performance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus incentives.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance packages.
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Additional supplemental insurance program offered, including life, critical, accidental, STD
• Free stress-management counseling and discounts on health and fitness products.
• Generous PTO policy and 401k plan with a 3% employer match.
• 9 paid company holidays
• 40% discount on all company products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED