Production Operator/Nights

Niagara Bottling•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Production Operator is responsible for maintaining and operating a production line, including starting and stopping certain equipment such as palletizers, carton makers, carton sealers, and drop packers. Mechanical work may not be performed without prior approval. The role also involves completing production, quality, downtime, and carton top-load reports; following plant safety rules and using required personal protective equipment; and maintaining housekeeping in production areas, break rooms, and restrooms. The operator keeps production materials adequately stocked, including caps, labels, cartons, trays, wraps, and pallet glue. The position maintains product quality by completing hourly inspection sheets and reporting defects, works in assigned production areas and provides relief coverage as required, stacks, ties, and labels unused cartons, and troubleshoots minor line issues. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. The schedule consists of 12-hour day or night shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule.

Requirements

0–2 years of manufacturing experience; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
High school diploma.
Full professional proficiency in English.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts, days or nights, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule.

Nice To Haves

2–4 years of manufacturing experience; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

Responsibilities

Maintain the production line and start or stop designated equipment, including palletizers, carton makers, carton sealers, and drop packers; do not perform mechanical work without prior approval.
Accurately complete and update machine, quality, downtime, and carton top-load reports.
Follow plant safety rules, safe lifting practices, and safe machine-operation procedures, and use personal protective equipment where required.
Maintain housekeeping throughout production areas, break rooms, and restrooms.
Bale plastic, cardboard, and contaminated bottles and grind bottles when needed.
Maintain adequate supplies of production materials, including bottle caps, labels, cartons, trays, wraps, and pallet glue.
Meet company quality standards, complete hourly inspection sheets, and report quality defects.
Work in assigned production areas and perform relief duties when required.
Stack, tie, and label unused cartons and troubleshoot minor production-line issues.
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 accident coverage.
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.