Gehl Foods -
Germantown WI
2nd Shift- Packaging Operator I
Posted Jun 1
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Jun 1
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Job description
2nd Shift Packaging Operator
**Schedule: Monday-Friday**
**Hours: 2pm-10pm**
**Wage: $18/hour with a 5% shift premium**
**$2500 Signing Bonus**
**Full Benefits Package**
**401k Match**
Job Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
**Schedule: Monday-Friday**
**Hours: 2pm-10pm**
**Wage: $18/hour with a 5% shift premium**
**$2500 Signing Bonus**
**Full Benefits Package**
**401k Match**
Job Responsibilities
- Ensures compliance with Gehl Foods safety standards and applicable regulatory requirements while following the company's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
- Operates and observes secondary packaging equipment to ensure food safety, product quality and conformity meeting customer standards and specifications
- Performs clean, inspect and lube functions
- Actively participates in start up, troubleshooting/adjustment, stop/reset and shutdown of line equipment - Clears jams and reports malfunctions to Business Lead/Supervisor as necessary
- Performs changeovers - Completes line clears and accurately sets up next item's packaging and coding
- Applies appropriate labels to secondary packages and completed finished goods pallets
- Reports out of standard/specification results to the Quality Department and Business Unit Lead/Supervisor
- Reports unsafe conditions or other compliance issues to the Business Unit Lead/Supervisor
- Completes handwritten instructions and on-line documentation including Quality and Critical Control Point (CCP) checks accurately and at the required frequencies
- Maintains accurate and detailed work log (including Factory MES data collection) and inventory records
- Monitors and reviews inventory and production levels to achieve the most efficient operating conditions
- Maintains assigned work area and production environment in clean orderly condition - completes environmental cleaning requirements as necessary
- Actively participates in shift exchanges and work team meetings
- Safely operates forklifts to handle materials and finished goods
- Completes training/eLearning as required including but not limited to Lean Overview, Chemical Safety, etc.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated organizational, detail orientated and observational skills
- Basic mathematical calculation skills
- Ability to read and follow oral and written instrctions in the English language
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment - often with limited supervision
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse populations by promoting and maintaining an inclusive work environment and culture that is respectful and accepting of diversity.
Preferred Qualifications
- 6 months previous manufacturing, packaging or assembly line production experience - ideally in food, food processing, high-speed packaging or Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) industries
- High school or equivalency diploma
- Previous forklift experience
- Demonstarted mechanical aptitude
- Proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and related software - ideally Microsoft Office Tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Technical knowledge of aseptic filling/processing and associated equipment
- Have the physical ability to frequently lift/carry and push /pull 50lbs, reach overhead, climb, squat/kneel/bend, sit, and regularly stand and walk/move about.
