Machine Operator - Crew bei Dewey's Bakery, Inc.

Summary:

Dewey’s Bakery is an established company since 1930.  Dewey’s Bakery has had the privilege of offering customers deliciously sweet and savory treats that reflect the local flavors we love.  Our products are baked with care, and our passion is creating moments that bring people together to slow down, celebrate life and enjoy the moment.

This position is primarily responsible for setting-up, starting-up, and operating equipment so to manufacture products to specified quality parameters. Operating equipment includes: sheeter, wire-cut, topper, guillotine, enrober, cooling tunnel and various conveyors. Additional machinery includes pouch equipment, such as wrappers, baggers, tray wraps, tubs machine, side and tops labels, laners systems, conveyors, and metal detectors.   Individuals in this positions are responsible for the proper shut down of each piece of equipment by performing the following duties personally.  Working well and cooperatively with a team, quality inspectors, managers, and supervisors.

This position will cross train with Machine Operator - Dough, with is responsible for dough sheeter, dough, wire cutter, dough hopper, cookie topper, dough guillotine, cookie enrober, cooling tunnel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Follows the GMP rules of facility.
• Has the ability to understand the operation of assigned production equipment.
• Reports food safety and quality problems to personnel with the authority to initiate action.
• Has the ability to properly perform adjustments to achieve proper quality specifications.
• Conducts quality checks.
• Runs all wrappers, tub machine, lidder machines, side and top labelers, ink jetters, box machines, etc.
• Has the ability to perform set-up, start up, and shut down procedures.
• Completes computerized and paper documentation.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
• Has the ability to communicate and partner with co-workers and management properly.
• Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Preferred 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred 1 year experience in a manufacturing facility
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation instructions and procedures.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in oral or written form.
• Bilingual is a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

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 individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:  

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance.
• Regularly required to view items at an extremely close range and must be able to adjust and readjust focus.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move from 25 pounds to up to 50 pounds.
• Will have to perform mechanical work with the potential of working in awkward positions for short periods of time.
• Will have to handle hot product to perform quality testing.

WORK 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:  

• Regularly exposed to working near moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The noise level is usually moderate with equipment noise below 85 decibels.
• Area temperature range is 75 to 90 degrees.