Manufacturing Production & Packaging Operator

Georgia Nut Company (GNC) is a food manufacturing company that combines classic recipes with state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide consumers with both everyday confections they love and innovative snacks that continue to drive our industry. Founded in 1945, GNC has been a family owned business for over four generations, bringing forth new ideas and driving the entrepreneurial spirit of the company into the future. Our mission is to create a pleasurable eating experience for our customers by offering high quality confections and snacks while maintaining an unrelenting commitment to excellence.

Qualifications

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Work effectively and efficiently with teammate to package products to the best of their capability.

- Monitors a packaging machine during the packaging process in order to identify and correct malfunctions.

- Adjust machine components and machine film tension and pressure according to size or processing former of product.

- Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.

- Regulate machine flow, speed, or temperature.

- Ability to work with a variety of equipment, while keeping area clean, organized and free of clutter.

- Perform metal detector verification to ensure product is free of metal.

- Complete paperwork which includes downtime, machine log, and batch Orders.

- Assist with team directing during change over and/or cleaning.

- Report any safety matters or malfunctions to the line lead person, or Supervisor.

- Perform all job functions within required General Manufacturing Practices (GMP's).

- Understand and use production standards, specifications and advise when producing inefficiently.

- Keep accurate and legible documentation.

- Work with maintenance to help trouble shooting of machine problems.

- Verify that product meets quality standards, while counting and recording finished and rejected packaged items.

- Clean, oil, and make minor adjustments or repairs to machinery and equipment, such as opening valves or setting guides.

Physical/Environmental Requirements:

- Standing on a concrete floor.

- Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).

- Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.

- Required to work weekends during peak season.

- Required to work mandatory overtime when needed.