Production Operator III

Flowers Foods•Bardstown, KY

1d•$23 - $25

About The Position

The Production Operator III contributes to an assigned area of a team-oriented production process. The role involves operating automated production equipment, diagnosing machinery failures, assisting with preventive maintenance, and sanitizing related equipment. The operator helps maintain a safe work environment and must demonstrate competency in activities that can affect product safety, legality, or quality. The position also requires the ability to use Enterprise software for data entry, retrieval, reporting, and other assigned functions, and to work effectively as part of a team. Employees may be trained and assigned to operate multiple types of production equipment. For each assignment, they are responsible for setting up, operating, and monitoring machinery in accordance with established standards and safety procedures. Duties also include maintaining material flow, checking product quality, adjusting equipment, removing defective product, keeping the work area clean and organized, and completing documentation and system entries accurately and on time. This is a physical role requiring frequent lifting, stooping, bending, ladder climbing, crawling around machinery, and pushing or pulling wheeled carts and equipment. The listed physical demands include lifting items weighing up to 80 pounds, climbing ladders to heights of 10 to 20 feet, and moving heavy wheeled containers with assistance.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, plus successful completion of a technical certification course, such as HVAC or automotive maintenance/repair.
Equivalent military training, other related technical training, or successful completion of at least 45 college credit hours may substitute for technical training.
Ability to use Enterprise software for data input, retrieval, reporting, and other functions as instructed.
Ability to work as a member of a highly functioning team.
Ability to routinely stoop and bend while lifting items weighing 20 to 80 pounds.
Ability to routinely lift 40 pounds of wrap or packaging materials between the specified heights of 12 inches to 3 feet and 6 feet to 3 feet.
Ability to routinely lift 50 pounds.
Ability to climb fixed and portable ladders to heights of 10 to 20 feet, including while carrying up to 20 pounds of dough and reaching out two feet to place it in a hopper.
Ability to climb onto and crawl under machinery as required.
Ability to push or pull wheeled carts weighing 500 pounds for a distance of 300 feet.
Ability, with assistance, to move a wheeled container weighing up to 2,400 pounds for a distance of 50 feet.
Ability to move equipment and icing troughs for a distance of 25 feet.
Ability to push a wheeled cart requiring 18 pounds of force to start and 10 pounds to keep moving.
Ability to roll a wheeled module requiring 25 pounds of force to start and 8 pounds to keep moving, including pushing it up and down a slight incline.
Ability to routinely lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of related experience.
Completion of the AIB “Science of Baking” course as a technical certification course.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the assigned area of the team-oriented production process.
Operate automated production equipment and diagnose machinery failures.
Assist with preventive maintenance and sanitize related equipment.
Help maintain a safe work environment for self and fellow technicians.
Use Enterprise software for data input, retrieval, reporting, and other assigned functions.
Demonstrate competency in job activities that may affect product safety, legality, or quality.
Check and follow the production work schedule for job assignments and reporting times.
Maintain cleanliness of the work area while on duty.
Operate facility metal detectors when assigned, after completing required training and certification.
Follow work rules, safety rules, good manufacturing practices, and company policies and procedures.
Set up equipment according to established procedures, specifications, and safety guidelines.
Ensure efficient and continuous flow of materials through assigned equipment.
Verify that product quality meets required standards throughout production.
Adjust equipment as needed to maintain performance, measurements, and production speeds.
Remove defective product and ensure only compliant product continues through the process.
Follow sanitation requirements and keep work areas clean and organized.
Complete required documentation and system entries accurately and on time.
Perform other duties assigned by management, including meeting work schedules and attendance requirements.