Production Operator

Niagara Bottling•Opelika, AL

About The Position

The Production Operator is responsible for daily production-floor operations and ensuring the shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals while complying with applicable legal and food safety requirements. The role supports production lines, monitors product quality, completes production and quality reporting, maintains materials and housekeeping, and helps resolve minor line issues. Operators may work in all assigned production areas and perform relief duties as required. The position requires regular, predictable attendance and the ability to work 12-hour shifts, days or nights, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or another schedule dictated by production demand. Niagara describes its work environment as entrepreneurial and dynamic and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

Ability to work 12-hour shifts, days or nights, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as dictated by production demand.
Minimum high school diploma or GED.
No prior field, position, or people/project management experience is required.

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

Perform 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.
Physically and visually inspect products to prevent non-conforming goods.
Report quality defects to the appropriate team members and shift leadership.
Follow company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
Abide by 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 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, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, and airport parking.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.