Production Technician - PM Shift - Wed-Sat/Thurs-Sat - 7:00pm - 7:00am - $22.61 + $1.50

C.H. Guenther & Son•Delta, BC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Golden West Baking is an English muffin and Bun products manufacturer located on Anacis Island. Established in 1984, the facility supplies products for foodservice and retail and is part of CH Guenther and Son, a company with over 170 years of history. The Production Technician role involves operating under HACCP regulations and WCB safety guidelines, rotating through various positions within the packaging department to ensure customer satisfaction and meet requirements. This role is crucial for final quality control checks and proper documentation, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

Requirements

High School or equivalent
Communication skills
Able to work in fast paced, high pressure environment
Able to physically lift 25kg weight
Able to work in a warm environment
Daily exposure to unusual elements, such as dirt, dust, fumes, extreme temperatures, humidity, darkness, and/or noise.
Regular exposure to physical risks, such as working around mechanical, chemical, and electrical hazards.

Responsibilities

Operate Department under HACCP regulations and WCB safety guidelines.
Rotate position with Technician #1, #2, #3, #4 equally throughout shift.
Ensure customer satisfaction and requirements are met at all times in packaging.
Perform final quality control check and proper documentation.
Clear jam-ups at the forkers, conveyors, and air divider.
Assist Bagger Operator with bag and Quick Lock Changes.
Assist Bagger operator when machine jams and tray off muffins when needed for all products.
Rebag product manually if needed.
Report all equipment problems to the Bagger Operator and page for a mechanic if necessary.
Keep muffin-packaging area organized, clean and sanitary.
Dust machines and sweep the floor during production when possible.
Set up double forkers for Raisin dough’s and clean blades after Raisin production.
Keep top surfaces of machines clear and clean.
Keep all tools in proper storage.
Adhere strictly to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).
Assist in general cleaning of machinery and plant facility as assigned when production is stopped.
Work as a Team and cooperate with your fellow team members at all times.
Work under the direction of the Bagger Operator.
Communicate any product loss, time loss, QA issues, or machine problems to the Shift Supervisor.
Ensure product is in proper bag and has correct clear kwik lok print.
Tray or box packages of English Muffins for shipping.
Operate Metal Detector if the bagger operator is busy and maintain log sheets as required.
Check metal detectors as required and filling log sheets accordingly.
Place properly packaged English Muffins into clean plastic trays or boxes.
Assist Packaging area helper in stacking boxes or trays on pallets (skids) or carts when needed.
Assist Culler clearing jam-ups around air divider and reset diverter gate.
Help if needed with forker jam ups.
Clean and remove muffins from diverter gate area.
Organize take-off area for the next run and at changeover times (set up trays, boxes dividers and skids).
Assist with bringing trays to Take-off area during production breaks.
Clean the take-off roundtables and sweep the floor during production when possible.
Set up box machine for customer and products with printing details on boxes, codes, lot numbers etc.
Communicate with Bagger Operator about shortages and needed product.
Assist Bagger Operator with bag changeovers.
Responsible for rebagging all muffins.
Take boxed product off both lines and stack onto proper skids.
Assist Take Off with rebagging product when needed.
Ensure that all muffins are cleaned up prior to another product starting in the packaging area.
Responsible for breaking down stacks of trays to a manageable height.
Assist with the removal of large waste product bins.
Assist helper and take off with pulling trays in and out of area and breaking trays down if to high.
Assist with sweeping the floor, cleaning machines and emptying waste buckets.
Clean UBE packaging machines when required at the end of production.
Assist bagger operator with any tasks required.
Give breaks as required.