Machine Operator I - Days
Dawn Foods
- Denver, CO
- $21.24 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Industry-leading health insurance on day 1!
- Competitive Pay $21.24/hr
- $1,000.00 Sign on Bonus
- Overtime opportunities
- 401(K) + company match
- 10 Paid Company Holidays
- Paid personal, sick, and vacation days
- Clean work environment
- Yearly boot allowance, daily uniforms, and protective eyewear
- Professional training
- Family-owned business with over 100 years of service
- An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to give your input on production reports.
- Ability to communicate effectively with fellow employees.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problem-solving in variable situations.
- Must be able to work well with others or independently.
- Forklift certification is helpful and one must be able to become certified.
- Computer skills helpful.
- Assure all product produced meets the product specifications, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Establish high-performance standards in housekeeping, in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), American Institute of Baking (AIB), International Food Standard (IFS) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) requirements.
- Responsible for the accurate operation of computer systems as required in production processes.
- Operate auxiliary equipment as needed for each respective function.
- Operate safely according to manual, training, and batch card instructions to ensure high-quality and food-safe product.
- Responsible for all Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP's) and GMP including pre-start checklists, scale checks, forklift checklists, code dates on labels, lot numbers on formulas, batch verification counts, etc.
- Responsible for communicating to the lead or supervisor any quality, safety, scheduling, and food safety issues within their department or the plant.
- Responsible for maintaining workstation and keeping it clean and organized.
- Perform all the above tasks in a safe manner by following company GMP's, SOP's, and safety regulations.
- Assist in training new team members.
- Adhere to the Food Defense and Security functions within the facility.
- Follow the guidelines as printed in the description of duties for the function.
- Perform all functions of the role.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrate the “Dawn Values” of Team Dawn and support the Circle of Excellence.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use sensory perception for quality measurement of products.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
- All Good Manufacturing Practice's must be followed at all times.
- Non-slip shoes
- Gloves
- Hair Net
- Beard Net (if needed)
- Safety goggles/ safety ear protection
- Additional PPE may be required