Advanced Line Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Line Operator Technician Trainee                       
Date: June 11, 2011

Location: Kenlake Foods
Department: Dry Pack & Salted Nuts 

Reporting Relationship / Title:

Reports to: Operations Group Resource Leader        

Primary Work Location: Kenlake Foods

Travel: Rare

Purpose of Position:

The purpose of this position is to train to lead a team of associates and operate and maintain production equipment in a manner that reduces downtime and waste, meets or exceeds company goals and produces product that meets company and customer quality and packaging specifications in a safe manner.  Responsible for all aspects of machine operation and changeover activities to achieve and maintain world class quality.

Position Responsibilities and Job Functions:

• Role model and demonstrate the Company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and the safety of others.
• Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Support the development, implementation, maintenance and ongoing improvement of the SQF Systems.
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Associate is required to immediately report any food safety concerns to a member of the site leadership team.  Associate is expected to stop production when they deem food safety is at risk.  The associate must then notify a member of the site leadership team.
• Responsible for monitoring the cleanliness of food contact surfaces through visual inspection of the equipment and ATP swab results via the Post Clean inspection form.  This includes taking and documenting corrective action/corrections when deviations occur.
• Responsible for the monitoring of metal detector/x-ray when equipment is in operation.  This includes required equipment checks in addition to taking and documenting corrective action/corrections when deviations occur.
• Responsible for the monitoring of the UPC scanners when equipment is in operation or label checks when vision technology is not in use.  This includes required equipment checks in addition to taking and documenting corrective action/corrections when deviations occur.
• Follow established safety programs, policies, and practices to maintain an accident-free workplace.
• Actively participate in the behavioral safety process, BAPP®, by completing observations as scheduled to identify at-risk condition and behaviors to maintain an accident-free workplace.
• Train and be checked off on operating two (2) production lines within two (2) years which includes an evaluation from the trainer, departmental resource leader and training leader.  The lines learned will be determined by the operations resource leaders.  Trainee may need to change shifts for training based on trainer availability.  Operations and Training Leaders to determine trainer and training schedule.
• Utilize PRISM to run schedules, check on materials, make PR’s and perform resource adjustments (RA) at the end of each production run to assist with inventory control.
• Utilize Infinity to perform and record weight checks as well as use the data to make adjustments to reduce weight variances on finished products.
• Perform other quality checks (oxygen, leaker, etc.) as required by assigned work area.
• Perform line disassembly and reassembly before and after sanitation activities including wash outs and vacuum outs as well as changeovers.  This also requires completion of any necessary paperwork.
• Utilize KDT to enter and record line downtime data.  Also, enter comments into KDT when something out of the ordinary occurs with downtime.
• Assist with leading the associates assigned to the line during line operations.
• Perform changeover activities, minor troubleshooting activities and minor repairs.  Communicate with line associates during these activities.
• Assist in the coordination of break and lunch relief for associates assigned to the line.
• Assist with the facilitation of shift-to-shift communication meeting at line on a daily basis.
• Ensure line and area is maintained at a high level of cleanliness and 5S organization.
• Write work requests and follow-up to ensure timely equipment repairs.
• Assist production machine operators as needed during changeovers, minor troubleshooting activities and minor repairs.
• Utilize hand tools and machine shop tools when necessary and only if qualified.
• Attend any necessary training classes based on specific job needs.  This training will be determined by skills testing, class availability, supervisor recommendation and associate development plan.
• If necessary, operate powered industrial equipment on lines.  You must be qualified and licensed to operate this equipment.
• Complete all required paperwork and documentation accurately and legibly.
• Provide vacation relief for other production machine operators on lines for which qualification has been achieved and documentation available.
• Achieve minimum or higher score on LOT skills tests within two years of trainee job acceptance date.
• Fill Line Operator Technician openings as they become available, no matter what shift the opening is on.  
• Support a Customer 1st culture by thinking and acting with the customer in mind to positively impact quality, service and prices of our manufactured products.
• Support the manufacturing sustainability program to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to strengthen our commitment to “Doing our Part” that will enable our Customer to “Do their Part”.
• Support a culture of Continuous Improvement by maximizing assets and minimizing downtime in an effort to reduce costs for our customers.
• Support the TPC process by championing and implementing process improvements and working inclusively and collaboratively to exceed our customers’ expectations.
• Participate in TPC events by being engaged and willing to make decisions with the customer in mind.

Position Relationship:

The trainee position requires day-to-day contact with resource leader, trainer, line associates, lead person(s) and lab technicians to complete all assigned tasks on a daily basis.

Degree of Authority:
This position has the authority to make machine adjustments to assigned production line to ensure a safe quality product is produced.  This position also has the authority to assist the trainer in the direction of the line associates during product and machine changeovers to minimize the amount of total line downtime.

Requirements:

• Knowledge – Requires the ability to understand general arithmetic; speak and write in a clear and understandable manner for internal/external relations; understand complex verbal or written instruction; knowledge ordinarily acquired through high school plus up to one (1) year of college, technical or equivalent experience.  Mechanical ability to operate and adjust equipment.
• This position requires the ability to understand computer applications.  This position currently utilizes computer programs for inventory control, weight control and equipment downtime.  Position also uses Microsoft® Office applications.
• Mental – Requires normal attention with periods of high concentration intermittently.  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished with written, oral or diagram form (essential functions 1-35).
• Physical – Requires walking/standing approximately 60% of the time and lifting up to 75 pounds approximately 50% of the time; involves frequent bending, squatting and kneeling; involves ascending/descending on mobile and stationary platforms and ladders approximately 25% of the time; regularly reaching to clean, move product, operate tools or equipment.
• Environmental – Requires capability of performing essential job functions within and established manufacturing environment under normal lighting and climate tolerances (essential functions 1-35). 
• Manual Dexterity – Requires use of hands, arms and feet for repetitive lifting; use of hands and arms to perform checks and operator computer, control panels, scales, code dater, package checks, machine shop equipment and other  assembly line equipment to perform your tasks (essential functions 1-35).
• Audible/Visual – Requires the ability to hear (essential job functions 1-35); requires ability to visually observe essential job functions for satisfactory performance (essential job functions 1-35).

Leadership Behaviors:

• Some of the behaviors needed to successfully perform this position are:
• Puts the Customer First – Anticipates customer needs, champions for the customer, acts with customers in mind, exceeds customers’ expectations, gains customers’ trust and respect.
• Communicates Effectively and Candidly – Communicates clearly and directly, approachable, relates well to others, engages people and helps them understand change, provides and seeks feedback, articulates clearly, actively listens.
• Achieves Results through Teamwork – Is open to diverse ideas, works inclusively and collaboratively, holds self and others accountable, involves others to accomplish individual and team goals.
• Leads through Positive Influence – Demonstrates strong character, builds partnerships, models a conscious balance between work and personal life, takes personal responsibility for own development, role models leadership qualities such as motivation, inspiration, passion and trust.
• Coaches and Develops Others – Develops and cares about associates, builds effective teams, helps people be their best, values and manages diversity, provides candid and constructive feedback.
• Leads Change and Innovation – Challenges the status quo, embraces technology, puts forward creative ideas, champions and implements process improvements, gathers the ideas of others, demonstrates good judgment about which ideas will work.
• Executes with Excellence – Is action oriented, drives for results, sets clear expectations and milestones, reviews progress, acts decisively, solves problems, can be counted on to consistently meet or exceed goals.
• Provides Clear and Strategic Direction – Plans and organizes well, sets a clear and simple course of action, stays focused on the most important priorities, has the ability to visualize and plan for the future, understands the industry and marketplace.
• Safety Awareness – Identifying and correcting conditions that affect employee safety; upholding safety standards.

Additional Comments:

• Must participate in all plant initiatives (Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement, etc.)
• Must review JSA at a minimum of one time per year or when changes to work area or assigned equipment are made.
• Performs other job functions as may be assigned.

The above description is intended to describe the general content, identify the essential job functions and set forth the requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of job functions or requirements.