Production Operator

Niagara Bottling•Plainfield, IN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Operator is responsible for daily production-floor operations, ensuring the shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals while complying with applicable legal and food safety requirements. The role involves operating across assigned production areas, monitoring product quality and line performance, maintaining supplies and housekeeping, and supporting production continuity. Operators may work 12-hour day or night shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule, or another schedule dictated by production demand. The job description notes that duties and responsibilities may change with or without prior notice.

Requirements

Ability to work 12-hour shifts, days or nights, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or a schedule dictated by production demand.
Minimum qualifications list zero years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment, zero years of experience in the position, and zero years of experience managing people or projects; experience may combine work experience and education.
High school diploma or GED.
Demonstrated competencies include prioritizing safety and tasks, addressing safety issues, respecting others, responding promptly to customer issues, adapting to change, improving efficiency, developing technical knowledge, seeking solutions, and communicating clearly.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment; experience may combine work experience and education.
Two years of experience in the position; experience may combine work experience and education.
Two years of experience managing people or projects; experience may combine work experience and education.
Associate’s degree.
Continually recommending improvements, developing oneself through growth and development opportunities, and understanding the impact of individual decisions across departments.

Responsibilities

Carry out daily activities on production lines and ensure products meet Niagara’s safety, quality, and throughput standards.
Complete applicable quality and production reports hourly and inspect products physically and visually to prevent non-conforming goods.
Report quality defects to appropriate team members and shift leadership.
Follow company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
Follow Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety Standards.
Maintain general housekeeping in production areas and other areas assigned by plant leadership.
Maintain adequate raw material levels to minimize production-line downtime.
Work in assigned production areas, troubleshoot minor production-line issues, and perform relief duties when required.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Benefits

Paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
Medical coverage, including virtual care options.
Dental coverage.
Vision coverage.
401(k) with company match.
Health Savings Account with company match.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for team members and household family members.
Family-building benefits, including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements.
Income protection including Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, and an accident plan.
Special discount programs, including pet plans, prepaid legal services, identity theft protection, car rental, and airport parking.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.
Competitive compensation and benefits packages.