Production Operator
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 supports production lines, inspects products, completes hourly reports, maintains housekeeping and raw-material levels, and troubleshoots minor production issues. Operators may work in all assigned production areas and perform relief duties as needed. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. The position requires the ability to work 12-hour shifts, days or nights, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or another schedule dictated by production demand.
Requirements
- No experience is required; experience may include 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 as dictated by production demand.
- Demonstrate safety awareness, task prioritization, clear and timely communication, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
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
- Conduct daily activities on production lines and ensure products meet Niagara’s safety, quality, and throughput standards.
- Complete applicable quality and production reports accurately each hour.
- Perform physical and visual product inspections to prevent 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.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in all assigned production areas, troubleshoot minor line issues, and perform relief duties when required.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
- Work 12-hour day or night shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as production demand dictates.
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 insurance, 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
