DOWNLINE OPERATOR

What IF you started your career with a company set on excellence through building relationships and delivering results? Joining Innovation Foods is just that! A career here means you are joining a rapidly growing organization, known for its community outreach, diversity, inclusivity, and premier production facilities.

In addition to being a great place to work, Innovation Foods strives to offer its employees a holistic career experience that incorporates learning and development, wellness, and exceptional benefits.
Our benefits include:

• Competitive Pay Rates
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription plans with wellness incentives
• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account (on applicable plans)
• 401k Plan – with a company match
• Company funded Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
• Company funded Life Insurance Policy
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days

Job Description – Downline Operator
Location: Millville, NJ
Shift: Shift: 6:00AM-6:00PM, 12 hours shift on 2-2-3 schedule
Payrate: $18.00
Reports to: Production Supervisor

Job Summary:

Operate and constantly monitor the packaging machines and palletizer to achieve production goals, and to identify and alert maintenance and management of mechanical and operational issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the equipment is stocked with packaging materials such as corrugated wraps and glue for cases and stretch wrap at palletizer.
• Operate automatic palletizer and wrapper.
• Monitor the manual palletizing during shift to ensure steady production.
• Set-up and monitor barcode scanners and printers.
• Operate a forklift.
• Perform all quality checks such as verifying gable codes, and case codes, verifying fiber tears on cases and gable alignment.
• Accurately document and report operator quality inspections and monitor case packing equipment to ensure it is functioning correctly.
• Clear jams and spills and manually operate equipment as necessary.
• Picking and staging outbound orders.
• Effectively maintain product storage and rotation.
• Unload, sort, and stack pallets keeping the palletizer always loaded.
• Provide break and lunch relief to co-workers in the area.
• Attend and participate in daily shift meetings.
• Uphold visual management of the work area.
• Follows and supports continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strict adherence to all safety, health, and environmental policies
• Strict adherence to all GMP and food safety policies.
• Perform necessary preventive maintenance on equipment as needed.
• Report all equipment malfunctions and abnormalities to Maintenance Technicians for follow-up and repairs.
• Housekeeping of the area.
• Create and follow-up on work orders for area as needed.
• Completes all required training on time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to weights, measures and record keeping.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
• Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
• Flexibility to work overtime and additional shifts based on business needs.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma.

Physical Requirements:

• Required to regularly lift to 50 lbs.
• Standing, sitting, walking for long periods of time.
• Use of stairs, stools and ladders.