Production Worker Trainee

Once Again Nut Butter • Nunda, NY

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Production Worker Trainee is required to learn all aspects and equipment needed to make OANB butter products and to perform required duties accordingly. Operation of machines includes following daily Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) and complying with company quality standards.

Requirements

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Knowledge of Easy Label, Master Scheduler software.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Reading, writing and communicating fluently in English
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Hearing and speaking to express ideas and/or exchange information in person or over the telephone
• Vision - Seeing to read labels, posters, documents, PC screens, etc.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate production machinery and equipment/maintenance of productivity equipment and/or a computer keyboard and other office equipment
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds while utilizing a cart.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Fork lift operator certification
• GMP & Food safety; Siliker Certificate
• HACCP - Hazzard Analysis Critical Control Point Certificate

Responsibilities

• Adherence to and emulation of Company Core Values: Integrity, Respect and Commitment. Function as a high performing team member with the values that support trust, interdependency and teamwork consistent with our Mission, Vision and Core Values.
• At the end of their first 180 days, they will be expected to pass all written and practical testing to move them into the position of Production Worker Level I. They will be expected to run the equipment at production rates. They will follow a training plan covering the following areas: Set Up, Production, Documentation, Cleaning/Sanitizing, Maintenance.
• Set Up: Turn on machines (glass cleaner, conveyors, capper, jar coder, labeler, bander, & box coder). Use computer inventory to get label pull sheets for daily production. Perform metal detection test. Change and verify information for jar coder and box labeler.
• Production: Calibrate ingredients. Load glass onto production line. Open valves to fill food process mill with roasted nuts and/or specified amounts of salt, sugar, and oil. Inspect container prior to filling with nut butter. Visually inspect finished product container (labels, cap, expiration date, & safety band) and compare labels with pull sheet. Tend semi-automatic equipment that roast nuts for butter, fill, label, cap containers, and pack containers in shipping cartons. Follow operating procedures for equipment to roast, grind, fill, label, cap, and pack containers in shipping cartons. Make container weight checks to verify fillers are maintaining specifications. Make torque checks to verify cappers are maintaining specifications. Hand stamp dates on Bulk Labels. Make boxes and fill each by hand with butter jars. Calibrate weight scale. Use Easy Label to print labels. Use Safety Chain on tablets to fill out appropriate forms.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Documentation: Complete Production form / Metal Detector form / Jar Cleaner form. Roaster tracking form. Set-Up, Label Selection, Sign Off form. Glass breakage action form (GMI Glass & Pallet Document, if applicable). Moisture testing on nuts.
• Cleaning/Sanitizing: Sweep/mop floors and wipe down all equipment and production line. Separate cardboard, plastic, raw material totes and compact when necessary. Take out garbage and recycled glass at the end of each shift. Tear down pipeline wash, rinse and sanitize all equipment. Reassemble pipeline, pumps, ingredient feeder, and fillers. Clean out roaster with air hose and scrape panels to ensure zero cross contamination.
• Maintenance: During teardown change gaskets/ O-rings in pumps as needed, pipeline, fillers, and ingredient feeder. Analyze and resolve maintenance problems, or assist workers in solving work problems.
• ESOP Members Responsibilities: Attend meetings and contribute to company agendas. Take part at tradeshows discussing the company's products to new customers. We insist upon quality to ensure our company's future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED