production operator

Niagara Bottling•Delano, CA

8d•$21 - $29

About The Position

This position 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 Production Operator works across assigned production areas, maintains raw materials and housekeeping, completes production and quality reporting, and helps minimize downtime by troubleshooting minor line issues. The role requires regular and predictable attendance and the ability to work 12-hour shifts, days or nights, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as production demand dictates.

Requirements

Ability to work 12-hour day or night shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or a schedule dictated by production demand.
High school diploma or GED.
No prior field, position, or people/project management experience is required; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree.
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; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily activities of production lines and ensure product meets Niagara’s safety, quality, and throughput standards.
Complete applicable quality and production reports hourly, conduct physical and visual product inspections, and report quality defects to the appropriate team members and shift leadership.
Follow company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
Comply with 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, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, and airport parking.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.