Machine Operator

Job Description

Large Production Facility located in the Girard Area
Will pay $8.25 - $8.50 depending on shift and incentives

Machine Operator Duties include:

• Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.
• Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
• Secure finished packaged items by hand tying, sewing, gluing, stapling, or attaching fastener.
• Stock and sort product for packaging or filling machine operation, and replenish packaging supplies, such as wrapping paper, plastic sheet, boxes, cartons, glue, ink, or labels.
• Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing.
• Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
• Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides.
• Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly.
• Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item and pack the items in cartons or containers.
• Start machine by engaging controls.
• Count and record finished and rejected packaged items.
• Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout.
• Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, and/or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing.