Production Line Operator I

Waiakea Inc•Hilo, HI

45d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Line Operator I is responsible for operating and maintaining different areas on the Production Line including but not limited to these roles: Blow Mold, Filler, Forklift, Label Machine, End of Line and Palletizer. This is a full-time position with a shift from Monday-Saturday, 2:00pm-10:30pm.

Requirements

Complies with all standard safety practices, safety rules, good manufacturing practices and all other company rules and requirements.
Required to continuously stand, walk, reach with arms & hands.
Required to continuously use hands to handle product, materials, and machine.
Required to frequently twist, bend, stoop, lift, climb and balance.
Required to frequently lift and or move 10-20 pounds, lift and or move 20-30 pounds with reasonable accommodation, lift and or move 40-50 pounds with the aid of a co-worker and/or reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain different areas on the Production Line including Blow Mold, Filler, Forklift, Label Machine, End of Line and Palletizer.
Set up water filling machine, readying it for production.
Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled products to standards. Adjust machine as necessary to gain or maintain compliance.
Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, troubleshooting as necessary and communicating with supervision and maintenance as necessary.
Record production and test data regularly, cycle time, and total bottles filled during shift.
Replenish packaging supplies, such as caps, gloves, and cleaning supplies.
Perform regular product quality checks, ensuring product meets specifications.
Perform basic machine cleaning procedures.
Understands blowing process and adjusts the equipment process to produce a quality bottle and prevent defects.
Diagnoses and corrects operation issues i.e., broken oven lamps, incorrectly fed preforms, discharge jams, etc.
Maintains an adequate supply of raw materials for the machine.
Ensures that the machine and associated equipment is changed over in an efficient and accurate manner.
Understands the equipment flow process/standard work order process.
Accesses, understands, monitors, and corrects machine alarm conditions.
Check labels on bottles periodically.
Ensure labels match the product currently running.
Ensure/verify laser code is correct.
Pull damaged labels and bottles off the line.
Load labels on machine when needed.
Document product start times and label rolls used per shift.
Ensure we labels are properly applied every 20 minutes by visually inspecting random bottles leaving the labeler.
When changing products must complete a process changeover form to ensure changeover is complete.
Operates and maintains end of line Case Packer and Palletizer.
Demonstrates the ability to operate End of Line stations of assigned production line effectively and safely.
Efficiently inspects cases for proper gluing by conducting a tare test every hour.
Clear product jams for production line.
Ensures cases are properly stacked on pallets.
Load boxes onto case erector.
Fill glue pots for box former and closer.