Machine Operator - 1st Shift (12 Hour Days)
Keystone Potato Products
- Hegins, PA
- $19.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The demonstrated ability to communicate between management and fellow employees.
- The demonstrated ability to possess good problem-solving skills.
- Effectively learn and safely operate all machinery, computers, and processes required to successfully produce good product.
- Fresh Cut - demonstrate the ability to operate the peeler, cutter (Urschel), sliver remover, optical sorter, cooling tunnel, conveyors and packaging equipment.
- Dehy - demonstrate the ability to understand the dehy process by controlling the peeler, brush machine, slicer, blancher, cooler, cooker, ricer, drums, Kadent blades, augers and packaging equipment.
- Must adhere to company rules and follow GMP signs and maintain good personal hygiene.
- Be capable of mixing additives for the drums and controlling flow of additives to finish product.
- Able to work and learn in a team environment and communicate well with fellow employees
- Maintain open communication between Production Manager, Lead Operator, Lab, and fellow employees
- Communicate with Manager, Lead Operator and Lab, such as too much or too little mash, cooking problems with potatoes; too sticky, to dry, excessive skipping of blades, etc. (Dehy)
- Must be able to communicate with Lab (Quality) to prevent out of grade situations and correct the problem if this occurs.
- Communicate with Manager, Lead Operator and Lab, raw product potato quality, processing issues, machine breakdowns, etc.
- Capable of shoveling mash to assure even distribution of mash on applicator rolls.
- Work assignments in other production areas may be required at times. This may include, but not limited to; shipping and receiving, packaging, sanitation, and maintenance.
- Flexibility-able and willing to perform tasks at all levels (from sweeping floors to operation the production process)
- Assist in any maintenance problems, or production problems which may occur during process line operations.
- Required to assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the entire plant.
- Responsible to clean and sterilize all augers on the process line at the end of each production run.
- Assist in all aspects of clean up at the end of each production run.
- Always strive to produce an excellent grade of food product in a safe environment.
- May require working on a Saturday and/or Sunday to accommodate customer needs.
- Computer literate.
- Please indicate the percentage of time that is spent while fulfilling this position's duties in a typical year.
- In an 12 hour workday, the incumbent would:
- Are there any working conditions - such as noise, temperature extremes, odors, etc. - involved in the job which might be described as uncomfortable or disagreeable?
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