Palletizer Operator

Palletizer Operator

This position is responsible for operating a console that controls automatic palletizing equipment to sort, transfer, and stack finished products on pallets.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Knows and observes Plant Safety work procedures and rules, Environmental Practices and GMP guidelines.
• Responsible for operating and maintaining sugar consolidation and peripheral equipment in the assigned area according to defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensures that all safety devices are fully operational on sugar packaging and peripheral equipment in the assigned area.
• Makes minor adjustments and/or repairs including, but not limited to, opening valves, setting guides, or clearing away damaged product or jams.
• Responsible for troubleshooting all problems that occur on machines and requesting mechanical or electrical assistance where needed.
• Replenish palletizing supplies as necessary for continuous operation.
• Recognizes and corrects inefficiencies in the machine.
• Performs quality checks at prescribed intervals to ensure the best quality products are being produced.
• It is the responsibility of the operator to initiate documentation and provide signature to verify compliance with all required quality checks for the assigned machine.
• Responsible for the cleanliness/Five S of the area assigned.
• Responsible for cleaning, inspection, and lubrication on all machinery within their scope of authority.
• Responsible for all preventive maintenance and cleaning schedules of the equipment per OEM manuals.
• May be required to operate a forklift to move products and supplies around. Must be forklift certified.
• Responsible for ensuring proper pallet count, pallet type, slipsheet application and tier alignment of palletized product being produced.
• Responsible for removing and recording damaged product at the palletizer.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Company Conformance Statements:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with co-workers, Company business associates and the general public.
• Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the Company.
• Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and Company policy.

Company SHE Primary Responsibilities:

• Understand and observe all Safety, Health & Environmental rules and procedures.
• Report or correct any unsafe act or condition.
• Report any chemical/fuel spill to supervision.
• Report any pain or discomfort to supervision.

Qualifications:

• Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses:
• HS Diploma or GED.
• One year of technical school or manufacturing certification (preferred).
• Minimum of six-month packaging experience (basic qualification).
• One to two years of palletizer experience (preferred).
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The associate frequently is required to climb or balance.
• The associate is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

• Computerized palletizer and robot.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; extreme cold; and extreme heat.
• The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Employee Supervision:

No supervisory responsibilities.

Decision Making/Accountability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.