Production Operator - Day Shift

Niagara Bottling•Shelby Charter Township, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Operator is responsible for the daily operations of the production floor, ensuring the shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals while complying with applicable legal and food safety requirements. The role supports production lines by monitoring product quality and throughput, maintaining raw materials and housekeeping, completing production and quality documentation, and troubleshooting minor line issues. Team members may work in all assigned production areas and perform relief duties as needed. Regular and predictable attendance is essential.

Requirements

No minimum years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
No minimum years of experience in the position.
No minimum years of experience managing people or projects.
Experience requirements may be met through a combination of work experience and education.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or a schedule dictated by production demand.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
Two years of experience in the position.
Two years of experience managing people or projects.
Associate’s degree.

Responsibilities

Carry out daily production line activities and ensure products meet Niagara’s safety, quality, and throughput standards.
Complete applicable quality and production reports accurately every hour.
Physically and visually inspect products to identify non-conforming goods, and 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 (GMP) and Food Safety Standards.
Maintain general housekeeping in production and other areas assigned by plant leadership.
Maintain appropriate raw material levels to minimize production line downtime.
Work in all 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 insurance.
Vision insurance.
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.