Job Description
Shift: The plant operator is expected to work a 40-hour work week and occasional overtime. Accepting applications for Rotating Shift, full time 2nd shift and full time 3rd shift.
Compensation: Starting at $23/hour with $2 premium for full time 2nd or 3rd shift Operator
Benefits:
- $4,000 Sign-On Bonus
- 100% Employer Paid Medical Insurance - Family + Single Coverage, No Monthly Premiums
- Health and Wellness Incentives
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- 401(k) and Profit-Sharing employees are eligible for up to 15% profit sharing contribution, based on total gross compensation
- Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement
Position Details
Reporting to the Operations Supervisor, the Plant Operator is a key contributor to Zinpro's success by manufacturing the organization's products according to established production specifications and schedules; volume, cost, and wastage targets; and quality standards.
- Controls, operates, and maintains the automated production machinery that blends, mixes, processes, dries, fills, and packages Zinpro products
- Operates a variety of equipment, including reactor, dryer, blending, bagging equipment, and material handling equipment
- Performs preventative maintenance and troubleshooting activities on production equipment
- Performs shipping, receiving, and other warehousing tasks
- Perform sampling, data collection, and process operation according to production, regulatory, and feed safety requirements
- Ensures nonconforming raw materials, in-process, and finished products are properly identified, segregated, and dispositioned
- Proactively identifies and participates in implementing measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
- Receives work direction/work orders from management and satisfactorily completes job assignments
Qualifications
Minimum Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a production environment
- Mechanical aptitude and the ability to perform basic troubleshooting
- Basic computer skills (PC) and basic working knowledge of MS Word and Excel
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to effectively communicate with coworkers and management
Preferred:
- Post-secondary education
- 3 plus years' experience in a related production environment or industry such as chemical, feed, paper, ethanol, or dairy manufacturing
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and perform maintenance-related tasks
- Boiler operation experience
- Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) or inventory management systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Experience supporting ISO 9000 Quality Systems, GMP's, or Lean Manufacturing methods
Zinpro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Relocation bonus, Shift work, Night shift, Rotating shift, Afternoon shift,