JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for setting up wrapping machines for a variety of product being produced, ensure the proper code is being ran and is in correct location and is legible, completing code verification, seal integrity, packaging verification and lot tracking check sheets at specified times and notifying supervision when any check is not in compliance with company standards. Ensure machines are running at proper speeds. Keep work area and machines clean always.
This position will also be responsible for troubleshooting, programming automation and controls systems involving PLC's (Programmable logic controllers) for the wrappers. Must be able to create and read logic and flow diagrams for program design, programming, simulation and testing, and start-up.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure that all work activities are performed with attention to the highest standards of food quality, safe processes, compliance with all appropriate legal requirements and a focus on continuous process improvement
- Maintain current and complete records of all activities – i.e. PM’s, safety, inventory, asset inventory, etc.
- Perform other duties relating to the department.
- Conduct yourself in a professional manner
JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Previous management experience is desired.
- A BS in Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering is desired but not required.
- Understanding of commercial bakeries and bakery equipment
- Understands the functionality of ingredients with time and temperature in the baking process
- Understands the unique equipment in a bakery production plant, along
with operation of that equipment relative to the baking process. Ability to trouble shooting equipment to ensure optimum efficiency and product quality.
- Oral and Written Communication - Effective
- Personal Computer Skills - Literate with MS Excel, Word.
- Electrical and electronic troubleshooting.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Manufacturing Environment, This will be for PM shift
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to climb ladders is required
- Ability to sit (5%), stand (25%), walk (25%), kneel/squat (25%), and bend (20%) for 8 hours. Ability to lift approximately up to a maximum of 75 pounds, approximately 2 times per week from floor to waist.
- Ability to reach overhead various times per day and to ground various times per day.
- Climbing stairs and ladders various times per day.
OTHER ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS NOT LISTED ABOVE INCLUDE:
- Setting and Achieving Goals - Successfully coaches, trains, and follows up with people to ensure production goals are met.
- Understands Hostess scheduling for efficiency, ingredient and product flow, and distribution.
- Familiar with Hostess bread cake products and equipment
MACHINES/TOOLS USED:
- Please see Engineering tool list
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous management experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering
- Understanding of commercial bakeries and bakery equipment
- Understanding of ingredient functionality, including time and temperature effects in baking
- Understanding of bakery production plant equipment and its operation
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment for efficiency and product quality
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Computer literacy, including MS Excel and MS Word
- Electrical and electronic troubleshooting skills
- Ability to climb ladders and stairs
- Ability to stand, walk, kneel, squat, bend, reach overhead, and lift up to 75 pounds
- Ability to coach, train, and follow up with employees to meet production goals
- Familiarity with Hostess scheduling, ingredient and product flow, distribution, and bakery products and equipment
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
