Filler Operator

Job Description

Job Description

What IF you started your career with a company set on excellence through building relationships and delivering results? Joining Innovation Foods is just that! A career here means you are joining a rapidly growing organization, known for its community outreach, diversity, inclusivity, and premier production facilities.

In addition to being a great place to work, Innovation Foods strives to offer its employees a holistic career experience that incorporates learning and development, wellness, and exceptional benefits.

Our benefits include :

• Competitive Pay Rates
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription plans with wellness incentives
• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account (on applicable plans)
• 401k Plan with a company match
• Company funded Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
• Company funded Life Insurance Policy
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days

Job Description Filler Operator

Location : Millville, NJ

Shift : Shift : 6 : 00PM-6 : 00AM, 12 hours shift on 2-2-3 schedule

Payrate : $19.00

Reports to : Production Supervisor

Job Summary :

Operate and monitor filling machines to achieve production goals and perform quality checks. Take immediate action to assure a safe and quality product is being packaged.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Ensure the equipment is stocked with packaging materials such as corrugated wraps and glue for cases and stretch wrap at palletizer
• Operate automatic palletizer and wrapper
• Monitor the manual palletizing during shift to ensure steady production
• Set-up and monitor barcode scanners and printers
• Operate forklift when needed
• Perform all quality checks such as monitoring the temperature, weight of the product, verifying gable codes, and case codes
• Accurately document and report operator quality inspections, take line samples per guidelines, and monitor case packing equipment to ensure it is functioning correctly
• Clear jams and spills and manually operate equipment as necessary
• Picking and staging outbound orders
• Effectively maintain product storage and rotation
• Unload, sort, and stack pallets keeping the palletizer always loaded
• Provide break and lunch relief to co-workers in the area
• Attend and participate in daily shift meetings
• Uphold visual management of the work area
• Follows and supports continuous improvement methodologies
• Strict adherence to all safety, health, and environmental policies
• Strict adherence to all GMP and food safety policies
• Perform necessary preventive maintenance on equipment as needed
• Report all equipment malfunctions and abnormalities to Maintenance Technicians for follow-up and repairs
• Create and follow-up on work orders for area as needed
• Completes all required training on time
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements :

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to weights, measures and record keeping
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions
• Ability to read, speak, and write in English
• Required to regularly lift up to 50lbs
• Flexibility to work overtime and additional shifts based on business needs

Desired Qualities :

• Collaborator - able to work with other members of the processing team
• Adaptive - adjusts to changing priorities and conditions
• Motivated - self-starter with the ability to work in a team and independently to achieve team objectives
• Safety conscious - abide by all safety measures put in place at Innovation Foods
• Customer focused - understands the need for the highest standard of food quality in production

Innovation Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups / Women / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity and other protected classes.

In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.