Production Worker Trainee

Once Again Nut Butter•Nunda, NY

3d•Onsite

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. 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.

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.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Knowledge of Easy Label, Master Scheduler software.
Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
Is consistently at work and on time; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
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
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.
Fork lift operator certification
GMP & Food safety; Siliker Certificate
HACCP - Hazzard Analysis Critical Control Point Certificate

Nice To Haves

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose an undue hardship on the company. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.

Responsibilities

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
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.
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
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
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
Attend meetings and contribute to company agendas
Take part at tradeshows discussing the company's products to new customers
Other duties as assigned