Machine Operator I presso Musco Family Olive Company

About Musco Olive Company
 At Musco Family Olive Company, we take pride in our heritage as a family-owned business dedicated to producing the highest quality olives in California. With a deep respect for tradition and a strong commitment to sustainability, we combine decades of expertise with a passion for excellence. Our goal is to deliver the finest olives while caring for our land, our community, and our people.

Why Join Us?
 When you join Musco Family Olive Company, you become part of a family-owned business with a long-standing commitment to quality, tradition, and sustainability. We are dedicated to creating a positive work environment where teamwork and integrity are at the forefront. Our focus on producing the finest quality olives is matched by our dedication to caring for our employees, fostering a workplace that values safety, responsibility, and a shared passion for excellence.

Join our Legacy  

Reporting to warehouse lead, the machine operator tends machine that performs one or more packaging functions such as filling, marking, labeling, banding, tying, packing, or wrapping containers by performing the following duties.

Your Contribution to Excellence 

• Starts machine, operate, and observes operation to detect malfunctions of machine. 
• Stops machine and reports malfunction to supervisor. Removes cans/cases jammed or dented. 
• Inspects filled container to ensure that product is packaged according to specifications. 
• Feeds product to conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices, and unloads packaged product. 
• Replenishes packaging supplies such as wrapping paper, plastic sheet, boxes, cartons, glue, ink, or labels. Mounts supplies on spindles or places supplies in hopper or other feeding devices. 
• Positions and holds container in machine and depresses pedal, presses button, or moves lever to clean, glue, label, sew, or staple container. 
• Cuts stencils and stencils information on container such as lot number or shipping destination.
• Make minors adjustment if needed.
• Immediately notify supervisor of major equipment malfunction.
• Follow all good manufacturing practices.
• Meet all productivity and efficiency, standards as outlined by management.
• Maintain work area clean, neat, and orderly condition.
• Must be able to work overtime as needed, with or without advance notice.
• Must be available to work any shift and weekends as necessary.
• Immediately report all food safety and food quality problems to supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

What you Bring to the Table:

• High school diploma, GED or technical college diploma; or one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to apply common sense.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions accurately.
• Prior experience as an electrician in a manufacturing facility preferred.
• Proficient in safety procedures.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently.

The Setting for Your Success

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 49 pounds (50 pounds and above require a team lift). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and distance vision.