Packaging Machine Operator (1St) - Terra

Overview/Purpose:

To ensure specification product is packaged in a safe, sanitary, and timely manner. To supervise the packers, operate the packing machine, and pack products according to schedule and specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assure that product weigh scales are in proper order and document
• Write work orders for broken or unacceptable conditions
• Conduct pre-start safety and sanitation inspections per instructions and record results
• Identify and isolate out of specification finished goods
• Other miscellaneous (helping the team, assisting where is needed)
• Set up and start various conveyor belts and machinery
• Assure proper code dates are on the package and document
• Select and properly thread packaging film into vertical form and fill machine
• Follow GMP's, Food Safety Policies, and Procedure
• Train packers on packing policies, specifications, and procedures
• Conduct various quality control checks per instruction and document
• Keep work area neat and clean and perform preliminary clean-up of equipment at shutdown
• Supervise packers and help to assign their duties
• Make mechanical adjustments to the machine to obtain proper parameters
• Assure that packaging machine is at proper settings and speeds and document

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum six months experience in a Production capacity or related role in a manufacturing environment

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to read and speak basic English
• Willingness to work independently with minimum instructions
• Comply with all company policies and regulations
• Read and understand basic flow charts
• Willingness to work some weekends and overtime as needed
• Adhere to all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) Procedures
• Maintain records and communicate and correct out of control conditions
• Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved oral instructions
• Ability to use basic tools and make simple mechanical adjustments
• High School Diploma or GED
• Willingness to work in a hot, humid, and noisy environment
• Obey all food and human safety rules and regulations
• Wear all required protective equipment
• Ability to make simple math calculations and measurements

Physical Demands:

• Hearing-ordinary conversation
• Stooping and bending
• Sitting 5%
• Fingering-computer keyboard
• Standing 60%
• Walking 35%

Work Environment:

• Near acuity (clarity of vision at 20 inches or less)
• Extreme climate or climate variation
• Conveyors, elevators, and lifts
• Changes of >30 degrees within a shift
• Heat up to 100 degrees and lows of 40 degrees
• Speaking-ordinary speech
• Compressed Air and Live steam lines
• Exposure to fluorescent lights
• Climbing stairs and ladders
• Lifting and carrying up to 70lbs
• Humidity
• Rotating and oscillating equipment

Compensation and Benefits:

• Legal and identity protection insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition assistance
• Pet insurance
• Adoption assistance
• New starting wage is $21.25 per hour (commensurate with experience and location). *Note that rate could change based on a shift schedule.
• Commuter benefits
• Disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Parental Leave
• Flexible spending accounts
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• PTO
• Employee assistance program

Hain Celestial is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Company does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, expression, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

If you need accommodations for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 516-587-5000 to let us know the nature of your request. EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disabled