Food Production Machine Operator

Aerotek is partnering with a large and local food manufacturing client in SE Portland. We're seeking candidates with experience in Food / Beverage / Industrial / Automotive / Pharmecutical manufacturing environments that have experience operating production line machines such as hoppers, mixers, kettles, fillers, baggers, wrap machines, etc. If you have experience in this field and would like to be a part of a growing, positive, employee-focused team, please apply to this posting or give us a call to discuss this opportunity!

Description:

The Machine Operator is responsible for running a specific machine efficiently and effectively. The Operator position duties are an essential part of our day-to-day operation; learning and applying established practices and established standards is key.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Loads and unloads items from machines and conveyors - bags or trays of ingredients

• Scaling of ingredients - adding ingredients to a lage mixer/scale etc.

• Operates equipment while evaluating product or package quality

• Transfers finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks - will be trained on any equipment

• Communicates with supervisors and other leaders concerning safety, quality and processing issues

• Removes products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines

• Initiates cleaning and sanitation of their machine and the area, keep the workspace clean

• Responsible for reporting food safety issues following established SOPs, SSOPs and GMPs

• Participates in start-ups, shut-downs, changeovers and cleans; contributes to ensure efficiency and on-time completion

• Assists in ensuring new team members are learning and consistently following SOPs, GMPs and other safety and food safety guidelines or regulations. May be responsible to cross-train or onboard new team members.

• Operates and diagnoses issues in the process, along with the Team Leader and others, to achieve targets

• Monitors, tracks and records observations and contributes to problem solving, process stability, and variance reduction

• Adheres to Company Personnel, Food Safety and Safety policies, paying special attention to recipe adherence and lot code tracking

• Records down-time causes, perform minor troubleshooting

• Completes all operation-specific data collection throughout shift, with integrity, accurately and on time.

Shift Information:

Swing Shift and Night Shifts available

Swing Shift: 3:00pm - 11:30pm

Night Shift: 11:00pm - 7:30am

Weekend shifts are very common, for example: Tuesday - Saturday, Wednesday - Sunday, Friday - Tuesday

Work Environment:

Large production warehouse with production lines, hoppers, manual and automated machinery. Forklifts and pallet jacks are used on the production floor to move ingredients and finish and packaged product. The facility can be loud in areas, aromatic in some areas, elevated temperatures in areas close to ovens.

How to Apply:

Pleae apply directly to this position posting and a recruiter from your team will reach out to you withing 24 hours to set phone screen and interview.

About Aerotek:

We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at ~~~.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.