Packaging Operator 1 (Crew A) Ontario, OR

Simplot•Ontario, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Packaging Operator 1 is responsible for operating, sanitizing, troubleshooting, and repairing packaging equipment from the distribution deck to the track. The operator covers vacancies, breaks, and trains employees across Packaging Operator positions to help ensure packaging equipment and personnel support efficient production in line with customer, quality assurance, and packaging goals and expectations. The role involves maintaining company standards for safety, quality, food safety, sanitation, and good manufacturing practices (GMPs). The operator monitors and operates assigned equipment, diagnoses malfunctions, performs quality checks and sampling, carries out equipment changeovers, creates work orders for equipment issues, and works with maintenance on preventative maintenance. The position also helps keep equipment and the immediate area sanitary and ensures packaging materials are readily available.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three or more years of related experience and/or training.
Alternatively, a one-year college or technical school certificate, three to six months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrate qualification through a job skill evaluation covering arithmetic, conversions of fractions, decimals, and percentages, and basic mechanical principles.
Ability to read, understand, and communicate well enough to perform job duties successfully.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to work in confined spaces.
Manual dexterity in both hands.
Ability to work around and consume products containing soy, wheat, and dairy.

Responsibilities

Maintain company standards for safety, quality, food safety, sanitation, and GMPs.
Troubleshoot, repair, and support equipment, instrumentation systems, and supporting equipment, including mechanical, electrical, and electronic aspects.
Operate and monitor equipment within the assigned area.
Observe and listen to operating machines or equipment to diagnose malfunctions and determine whether adjustments or repairs are needed; operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
Perform required quality checks and sampling.
Perform changeovers on all packaging equipment.
Create work orders for equipment requiring work during downtime or not operating correctly.
Work with maintenance to perform preventative maintenance.
Maintain packaging equipment and the immediate area in a sanitary manner during daily operations and major cleanup, meeting company standards.
Ensure packaging materials are readily available.
Assist in training other plant personnel.
Perform additional accountabilities or other duties as assigned by management.