Manufacturing Engineer

Description

 Description

This is a summer, entry level position on night shift.  The perfect candidate will be working in various areas of the plant.  Various hours ranging from 5:15pm-6:00pm- Until.  Typically, 2:30am -3:30am.  Weekend work is required.

Summary

Performs a variety of duties throughout the plant, Inside Production. Is required to rotate among duties as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Machine pack 

Stands by moving conveyor and (1) presses product into the machine-packed jar (2) lifts product from conveyor to finish filling machine-packed jars. Inspects product for foreign objects, broken pickles and defective glass.

Hand pack 

Stands by packing table, lifts product from table and places in jar or another container. Weighs jar if required and places online for counting. Inspects product for foreign objects, broken pickles and defective glass. If needed, fills pans with pickles at hand pack conveyor and carries to packing table and dumps on table. Must meet minimum established production rate for hand packed products.

Pouch line 

Stands by conveyor to inspect pouches for leaks or other nonconformities, discards bad pouches and moves good pouches to the pasteurizer for pasteurization by pushing a cart. Stands at the front of the pasteurizer and places the pouches on the pasteurizer belt, correctly oriented and spaced.  

Other Duties

Inspects product on conveyor that feeds packing machine.

Uncasing 

Places glass containers on unscramble table at a rate which maintains a line full of glass to the packing machinery at all times. Moves pallet away from unscrambler when empty.

Glass inspecting 

Inspects glass jars visually. Using protective glove, takes defective or broken glass jars off packing line.  

Check weighing 

Checks hand packed jars of product for weight and appearance. Sets off acceptable jars from packing tables to conveyor line and credits packer with the production. Returns unacceptable jars to packer for correction.

Other – done on both shifts by all employees

Follows safety rules and company policies.

Rework (occasional duty, usually done on day shift)

Stands by moving conveyor loaded with bottled product which has been removed from line due to too little brine or too few pickles, "slack pack", and lifts product from conveyor to add to jar (usually at end of shift). Also, carries jars which have been packed but perhaps unlabeled and places on conveyor at pasteurizer to complete labeling, etc.

Bulk containers – (occasional duty, usually done on day shift)

Uncases 2.5 and 4-gallon containers. Removes lids and installs handles when needed. Packs product in container. Wipes, labels and codes containers and cartons. Also works on the 5-gallon lines doing duties instructed by the Supervisor.

All 

Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.

Receives written instructions from packing schedule or verbal instructions from supervisor on above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.

Work Environment

Works inside, subject to some seasonal temperature variations and intermittent wetting from some job tasks. Fumes from hot pepper and forklifts. Earplugs required because of irritating machinery noise. Some contact with grease. Head cover and beard cover required. Gloves and aprons required.

Disclaimer:The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.

Requirements

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

No special educational requirements. Job requires good eye/hand coordination.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

Knife, Pliers, Mallet, Scales, Pans.

Physical Demands

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontal from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Light work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 5 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is related for light work.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (ie., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (ie., security guard, inspection, etc.)