Food Plant Machine Operator

About This Role

Operate and maintain production machinery within a food plant, ensuring product specifications are met and the work area remains clean. This role focuses on the production of sweetened dried cranberries and cranberry concentrate.

Responsibilities

• Properly record all paperwork
• Perform hourly checks on all process equipment to ensure operation within parameters to maintain product specification
• Work closely with the team to ensure product specifications are met, including juice filtering and concentration, and SDC moisture
• Maintain a clean work area, keeping food contact utensils and floor/waste utensils separate
• Properly separate fruit streams by nature of product: Finished pallet cases, Bulk bin, Z-belt bin, and Floor waste
• Change out Sunflower oil and Release Agent
• Audit the effectiveness of sanitation/CIP on all equipment, lines, and tanks, ensuring proper time, temperature, and concentration are maintained
• Perform startups, shutdowns, CIPs, sanitation drumming off juice, troubleshooting equipment, and all other associated tasks and duties as required

Requirements

• 2+ years of machine operating experience in food manufacturing
• Ability to problem-solve and troubleshoot machines
• Strong understanding and adherence to safety guidelines
• Ability to lift, push, and pull product generally around 20-30 pounds

Qualifications

• 2+ years of machine operating experience in food manufacturing

Nice to Have

• HMI Systems experience
• 1-3 years of forklift experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits