Eatery Essentials Inc.
Extrusion Operator Assistant
6 days ago
Dallas
Job DescriptionDescription: Job Summary We are looking for an energetic, and detail-oriented individual to fill our Extrusion Operator Assistant role. The Extrusion Operator Assistant will assist in machine set-up for orders, safely help operate machines to production target, waste, and quality standards. Help with troubleshooting machine when it is down or not performing to standards. This position reports to the Department Supervisor. Duties/ Responsibilities: • Assist in setting up machine to specifications outlined on the order, • Assist in setting up machine to standard time and procedure, • Helps operate machine within standard production targets and waste limits, • Assists in troubleshooting machine when down or not performing to standard, • Assists maintenance with machine repairs and preventive maintenance, • Responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day operation of the machine is consistent with the policies and procedures which make up the Quality System, • Continuously improve the process as an individual and as a team member, • Ensures work area is kept clean according to facility and corporate standards, • Ensures all environmental standards and requirements are met, • Supports and maintains all activities related to Food Safety System (SQF), such as machine center cleaning schedules, checklists, and audits, • All other activities as assigned by department manager Requirements: Minimum Position Qualifications/Requirements: • Experience in a manufacturing environment, • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate with a diverse audience at various levels, • Excellent time management and organizational skills., • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, • Detail oriented and commitment to follow through to completion., • Strong interpersonal skills; Strong team player, • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment., • Manufacturing experience preferred, • Integrity – Supports Governance and Compliance programs and company code of conduct. Maintains confidentiality; inspires respect and trust; does the right thing; reports potentially unsafe conditions; takes responsibility for own actions., • Teamwork – Works well in group situations; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed; contributes to building a positive team environment; shares expertise with others; is consistently on time at work..., • Communication – Balances listening and talking; speaks and writes clearly and accurately, influences others; communicates changes and progress; participates in meetings., • Respect for the individual – Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; educates others on the value of diversity; focuses on solving conflict, not blaming., • Data & process-driven decision making – Applies design principles; quality problem solving; develops alternate solutions; develops realistic action plans; develops strategies to achieve organizational goals., • Urgency without frenzy – Generates creative solutions; manages competing demands or unexpected events; adapts strategy to changing conditions; prioritizes and plans work activities; sets goals and objectives., • Accountability – Takes ownership of work; does what is needed without being asked; follows through., • Takes responsibility for your own actions; ensures work responsibility is covered when absent; observes safety and security procedures., • Able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, • Self-directed and independent with strong communication skills, • High School Diploma required., • Exemplify EE Dallas QB Inc.’s safety culture in everyday activities., • Gain a thorough working knowledge of EE Dallas QB Inc. Environmental, Safety & Health (ESH) policies and procedures., • Follow all EE Dallas QB Inc. facility and corporate ES&H procedures and practices., • Attend and actively participate in facility ESH meetings and forums that will drive employee involvement., • Participate in JSA’s, and other site safety reviews., • Complete all required ESHA training in a timely fashion., • Participate in any safety investigations when called upon to do so., • Ensure equipment used in the forming process is operated properly and all safety mechanisms and guards are in place, • Understands how to handle machines properly during an emergency, which includes power outages, machine failure, workplace injuries, etc., • Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required., • Mentors other machine operators and inspector-packers on safety procedures and guidelines., • Responsible for ensuring regulations and company quality procedures are followed in the performance of your job., • Responsible for maintaining good housekeeping in your work areas., • Responsible for maintaining all Quality documents assigned to your job are properly completed following our GMP & BRC standards., • Responsible completing all Quality training to maintain the ability to do your job following our SOPs., • Responsible for actively participating in GEMBA walks when called upon to do so., • Ensures that all products manufactured on assigned machine is within Company quality limits; immediately recognizes quality issues and takes action; operates at or below Company scrap targets, • Ensures grinder is functioning properly, • Assists with in-line inspection when necessary; completes any re-inspection that is ordered due to quality issues from assigned line 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: • Employees may be required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, • Specific vision abilities required by this job may include close vision., • Must be able to spend extended time sitting on a forklift., • Must be physically capable of spending long hours outdoors or in a warehouse environment., • Ability to perform general to advanced machine maintenance, • Must be “fit for duty”., • I must be able to lift to 80 pounds at a time. Work Environment: Must be able to perform under the following conditions: • Work primarily production area without climate control, • Always Work safely, • Work occasionally in the warehouse, plant building, or outside plant area., • Able to occasionally work long hours without prior notice to assist the plant on urgent issues.