Box machine operator job description

· 6 months of experience in food manufacturing environment

· Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

· Excellent math skills (add and subtract)

· Must be able to lift 50Lbs.

· Must be flexible to work overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Duties & Responsibilities:

· Responsible for packaging finished product (tortillas or fried product) in their proper cases or trays by hand. Seals, labels, and lifts boxes to be placed on pallet. May use a hand pallet jack to move product to shipping warehouse.

· Responsible for following Good Manufacturing Practices and Safety standards at all time.

· Pack in boxes or trays corn or flour tortillas and/or finished fried products.

· Verify code dates, sealing, product weight, and product appearance is within specified

· parameters and conform to client’s expectations.

· Check the appearance and quality of the final product.

· Check bags to make sure proper packaging is being used.

· Ensure that trays are clean and in good condition. Remove any damaged or dirty trays.

· Responsible for maintaining sufficient amount of trays and boxes to pack products.

· Report to work on-time to relieve the previous shift.

· Follow directions from Production Lead and Supervisors.

· Monitor the metal detector functions once trained and approved by the HACCP team.

· Attend safety and quality training sessions as required.

· Report injury or illness within 24 hours to supervisor or manager.

· Follow all company rules and regulations.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Company DescriptionSince 1977, Mission® has been creating fresh, authentic Mexican food products you can find in your local grocery store including Guerrero, Maseca and Calidad to name a few. Mission®, a subsidiary of Gruma Corporation, is the #1 tortilla company in the U.S. and manufactures a variety of authentic Mexican products. As we’ve grown, we’ve made sure to always put an emphasis on authentic flavors, while providing healthy options that families and friends can enjoy together.

Lactalis North America is currently seeking candidates to join our Production team in Turlock, CA.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION,ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITYare at the heart of everything we do.

If you're looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirt, hands-on responsibility and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis North America: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

The Box Machine Operator position takes responsibility for the daily

operation of the box machine to produce required boxes to fulfill production demands in

an efficient, sanitary and appropriate manner.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

· Set-up the box machine accurately and efficiently in accordance with the proper set-up procedures.

· Properly operate the machine to run efficiently to package quality products and correct order count per packaging schedule.

· Knowledge of box settings to properly adjust box erectors for all box types.

· Ability to operate hand jack pallet lift.

· Ability to adjust cup printer.

· Ability to adjust conveyors for all box types.

· Ability to adjust box printer.

· Maintain machine clean and sanitized at all times.

· Complete necessary reports in an accurate and timely manner, including but not limited to: production data, machine operational status, safety data and quality data.

· Ability to perform all other duties as requested by lead person or management.

· Complete work orders for needed repairs.

· Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices.

· Comply with safety policies and procedures.

· Work in conjunction with department leader to run the department with efficiency while producing high quality products.

· Ensure that at end of shift, all unused material is returned to warehouse.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Experience

· Experience in food manufacturing (preferably cheese & dairy).

· Prior experience operating industrial food manufacturing machines and equipment

Skills / Abilities

· Perform preventative maintenance, wash and sanitize equipment.

· Basic math skills

· Basic computer skills.

· Ability to follow processes and procedures with little or no supervision.

· Complete routine paperwork to properly document work performed.

· Able to operate and handle plant equipment such as hand tools and pallet jacks.

· Able to lift 50+ lbs.

· Able to stand for long periods of time.

· Able to perform repetitive movements such as bending, lifting and twisting for long periods of time.