Job Description
One of our leading Meat industry clients are searching for a Scale Operator. This role will be starting on contract with the potential to move to permanent after 3 to 6 months. Experience in the Food industry is considered a valuable asset.
Responsibilities:
- Operate and manage main production line Weigh Station for cartons of finished goods
- Accurately weigh and label product cartons using computerized scale & printing system
- Manage multiple product SKU’s coming to weigh scale, box counts according to exact orders and priority daily shipping schedules
- Identify incorrectly packed or labelled products, ensuring weights, tares and labelling is 100% correct
- Operate and calibrate metal detector, printer, strapping machine, box tapers.
- Handle cartons of product, organize pallets of cartons according to orders, move pallets of product with manual hand-jack (pump truck)
- Direct helpers who palletize, organize and move boxed products, ensuring proper stacking, segregation and palletization
- Identify and record necessary production data, food safety and quality checks
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years manufacturing production line experience
- Food plant processing or production experience
- Good communications skills in English, verbal and written, plus basic math and computer skills
- Excellent attention to detail, multitasking skills and ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Experience on production lines
- Ability to operate (or quickly learn) computer-based scale and metal detector operation
- Physical ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Working consistently in cold room temperatures (6C)
- Physical ability to lift cartons regularly up to 15kg and occasionally up to 27kg
- Set-up and shut down of Weigh Station
- Familiarity with GMP’s