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Alphia · 10 hours ago

Packaging Operator-Nights

Bern, KS

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Alphia is a company focused on maintaining quality and operating packaging equipment. The Packaging Operator-Nights is responsible for packaging products, ensuring quality standards, and performing basic troubleshooting of packaging equipment.

AgricultureFood and BeverageManufacturing

Responsibilities

Package products in bags, boxes, or bulk containers; label and stack on pallets

Stack bags of product weighing up to 50# from between waist and shoulder height to a pallet between knee and shoulder height

Maintain product and packaging quality through visually inspecting finished product

Ensure product, bags, wraps, seals, boxes, and pallets meet quality standards

Participates in full facility equipment clean-up between runs, as directed

Accountable for maintaining and sustaining FIFO program

Set up, operate, and perform basic trouble shooting of packaging equipment, to include but no limited to:

Bemis 1, Bemis 2, Parsons, Jem lines, Palletizers, forklifts, stretch wrappers, scales, metal detectors

Belts, control panels, labelers, coders, case erectors, trash compactors

Perform QA duties as necessary, to include but not limited to:

Enter data collected from routine checks into IQS software

Know and monitor HACCP compliance in-Process

Assist with product changeover, cleaning, and sanitation; perform inspections required before product start-up

Collect finished product samples for product release testing

Perform verification checks of metal detectors and magnets in area of responsibility as specified in Quality Checkpoints

Immediately communicate Quality concerns to Packaging Lead or Supervisor

Participate in the 1st article of inspection to ensure food safety and quality

Must complete required paperwork accurately and completely, including simple production reports

Proficiency in Alphia Business Systems (i.e., JDE, IQS, etc.) as it applies to the position

Anticipate technical problems and (when appropriate) proactively troubleshoot and make technical adjustments and/or notify Maintenance

Perform operator-level preventive maintenance on assigned equipment

Work with Maintenance and Supervisor to identify potential line improvements

Responsible for technical training/coaching and cross training other plant personnel and new hires

Acknowledge and adhere to the requirement to work only in job-specific designated area

Accountable for personal safety, behavior, and performance

Responsible for maintaining a clean and organized work area and leaving a clean and organized work area for the following shift

Responsible for following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Job Safety Analyses (JSA’s), as well as following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)

Required to notify a supervisor or a lead employee of any situation or observation that may adversely affect food safety and/or quality

Qualification

Packaging equipment operationQuality assurance (QA)Alphia Business SystemsForklift certificationHACCP complianceBasic math skillsBasic computer skillsMulti-taskingTeamworkCommunication skills