Packaging Operator

Perform packaging operations including quality control operations and close management of packaging team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

SAFETY

• All PPE must be worn in compliance with the OHSA/RC requirements
• Enforce/Respect the safety rules and the internal policy
• Stop any equipment / operative works / external company works if safety/environment protection/fire protection rules are broken

ENVIRONMENT

• Guarantee and apply ISO 14001 (Environment), and all related working procedures
• Ownership of environmental responsibilities listed in ENV-REF-002 - Associates SEA Matrix

QUALITY & FOOD SAFETY

• Guarantee and apply ISO 9001, FSS/ISO22000, Mars Standards, and all related working procedures
• Support the HACCP program in the department
• Follow GMP-GHP in the area
• Inform Shift Supervisor of quality deviations according to product standards and production procedures
• Maintain CCPs and oPrPs in the department
• Perform the CCP and oPrP's procedure according to SOPs
• Sampling of products to ensure quality control (micro sampling)
• Report any pest activity to related Manager
• Perform and record quality control tests

HUMAN RESOURCES

• Adhere to multi-skills policy and acquire at least one additional competence as established with and by Management
• Training: attend any training program as scheduled by company management and train any designed person in the position
• Lead packaging workforce on line in order to comply with the production planning

MANAGEMENT & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up packaging machines
• Operate packaging machines
• Stack packaged products in case / on pallets
• Monitor packaging machines
• Identify bags / case / pallets according to GMP
• Perform inventory of raw ingredients / packaging materials / finished products in bins, silos and racks (cyclical and period end inventories)
• Perform daily monitoring swabs (M swabs) as required
• Perform area-related equipment first level maintenance
• Any task as delegated by Manager
• Work closely with the extruder operator in order to maintain the highest efficiency of the plant for completion of the production planning
• Full knowledge of packaging operations (Paper bag machines, Plastic bag machines, Sampling machine, On-Process Check-Weigher, Inkjet, Labeler, Wrappers, Screeners, Scales, Quality control, Forklift / Pallet truck operations, Packaging materials / Finished goods...)

CLEANLINESS & TIDINESS

• Perform Housekeeping Checks to ensure compliance to 5S
• Perform operational cleaning operations
  • Change over cleaning
  • Weekly cleaning
  • Hypo cleaning

COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION

• Provide any requested documentation to other Departments according to internal rules
• Shift changes: communicate with co-worker of next shift about machine problems, progress on production schedule, bin inventories, quality issue...
• Complete production reports as required by manager and record any production events (stops, quantity, quality...)

BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Training and/or experience in functional tasks (opt: knowledge of feed/food industry)
• Leadership, Good communication, Cost conscious, Initiative, Self-motivated, Team player, Safety & Hygiene & Quality conscious, Technically inclined, Unrestricted range of motion, Color discrimination, Olfactory & texture perception, Depth perception, Tolerance to hot environment