Production Associate

Summary

This position is responsible for performing production work. The responsibilities of this position include manual and automated means of filling containers with product, packing product, stacking, and moving product. Technician must be able to have high standards and understanding of quality processes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Always maintain a clean and safe work environment.

• Cleaning, maintaining, and organizing packaging material and equipment.

• Changing product filters, cleaning tank lines & cleaning.

• Changing product filters, cleaning tank lines, & cleaning production equipment.

• Maintaining safety, quality, cleanliness, & production standard of Hocking International.

• Assist with production line in plant.

• Filling and packaging liquid and granular products.

• Measure and pour ingredients.

• Organizing and palletizing packaged products.

• Turn valves to regulate flow of liquids or gas.

• Feed or place items onto equipment for processing.

• Place equipment online for further processing.

• Stack packaged product on pallets by hand.

• Ensure conformance to specifications.

• Pull damaged or ineffective equipment off the line.

• Mark products for identification.

• Remove product and machine attachments.

• Read and interpret gauges.

• Record data.

• Load and unload processing equipment.

• Sweep, mop, and remove debris.

• Scrap waste material from machine.

• Take instructions from line leaders, supervisors, and managers.

• Any other duties assigned.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Proficiency in math, reading comprehension, and mechanical reasoning with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

• Able to become respirator fit tested for safe operations.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.

Education & Experience

• GED or high school diploma equivalency.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, or feel.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands, and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

• The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.

• The vision requirements include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

• Employees must be able to stand for long periods of time.

Working Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to the typical plant environment with no air conditioning or heaters. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.