Machine Operator

Trinidad Benham•La Puente, CA

13d•$21 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Packaging Machine Operator is primarily responsible for operating an automated packing machine to prepare food products for shipping. Ensures machinery is set up, works properly, and can produce materials that conform with company quality, quantity, and efficiency standards.

Requirements

High school diploma, or equivalent required
A minimum of 2 years of packing machine operator experience preferred
Sufficient written communication and reading skills to read and prepare logs
Basic math skills
Ability to operate or to quickly learn packing equipment
Good time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
Strong attention to detail
2+ year experience operating, setting up, or troubleshooting Hayssen (or similar) Vertical Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) packaging equipment preferred; equivalent experience considered.
Working knowledge of film feed and tracking, registration/print mark sensing, forming sets, sealing jaw alignment, and bag length control.
Ability to change over packaging formats (bag size, rollstock/film, forming tube/shoulder, code/date printer settings) and verify first-article quality.
Ability to diagnose and respond to common faults (film break, seal defects, product bridging, inconsistent weights, miss registration) and escalate as needed.
Comfortable using HMI/touchscreen controls to start/stop equipment, adjust parameters within authorized limits, and document downtime/events.
Basic mechanical aptitude; able to safely use hand tools for routine adjustments (guarding, guides, sensors, belts) in accordance with safety policy.

Nice To Haves

2+ year experience operating, setting up, or troubleshooting Hayssen (or similar) Vertical Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) packaging equipment preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

Operating an automated packing machine to prepare food products for shipping.
Ensuring machinery is set up and works properly.
Producing materials that conform with company quality, quantity, and efficiency standards.
Operating, setting up, or troubleshooting Hayssen (or similar) Vertical Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS) packaging equipment.
Managing film feed and tracking, registration/print mark sensing, forming sets, sealing jaw alignment, and bag length control.
Changing over packaging formats (bag size, rollstock/film, forming tube/shoulder, code/date printer settings) and verifying first-article quality.
Diagnosing and responding to common faults (film break, seal defects, product bridging, inconsistent weights, miss registration) and escalating as needed.
Using HMI/touchscreen controls to start/stop equipment, adjust parameters within authorized limits, and document downtime/events.
Safely using hand tools for routine adjustments (guarding, guides, sensors, belts) in accordance with safety policy.
Working overtime and/or flexible schedules as production needs require.
Preparing logs.
Performing basic math.
Operating or quickly learning packing equipment.
Managing time effectively to meet deadlines.
Paying strong attention to detail.