Operations

Machine Operator - 2nd Shift

Full Time
Lincoln, NE

Company Description: Instinct® is a rapidly growing, family owned marketer and manufacturer of natural pet foods for dogs and cats. Instinct® is the Raw Brand, with a mission to get more raw nutrition into every bowl of dogs and cats, for a healthier and happier long life.  Our company mission is to Empower people to transform the lives of pets.  We are committed to hiring and developing a team of passionate, performance-oriented professionals who love to win and make a positive difference.

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Position Summary: This position is responsible for performing various tasks to set up, operate, monitor, troubleshoot assigned machines to support the processing and packaging of pet food.  Most of the time will be spent in a processing environment completing duties assigned by the team leader or department supervisor. As a part of the Hybrid shift, the team will be responsible to the daily cleaning of the equipment used in production.

Primary Job Responsibilities

  • Safely perform set-up, startup, and operation on multiple pieces of equipment
  • Operate multiple pieces of equipment to ensure high quality production and minimal down time
  • Perform period checks on equipment and solve problems as detected
  • Work with production line team members to ensure line is set up for optimal throughput
  • Responsible for making sure all daily paperwork is completed, free of errors
  • Perform recurring safety/quality checks on production line
  • Communicate with team members and support teams to ensure maximum throughput
  • Other Production duties as Assigned

Sanitation:

  • Disassemble equipment after production
  • Rinsing and foaming of equipment

Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to perform in a manufacturing environment with temperatures of 30-45°F
  • Repetitively lifting of up to 50 lbs. may be required
  • Frequent squatting, kneeling, stooping, and bending

Personal Attributes

  • Strong safety focus
  • Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Practical learning (assimilating and applying new information)
  • Strong integrity and reliable

Skills and Technical Expertise:

  • Strong understanding of food safety including GMP’s, SSOP’s and HACCP
  • Ability to operate machinery
  • Ability to troubleshoot machine issues
  • Driving continuous improvement
  • Attention to detail

Preferred Experience

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Minimum of 1 year experience as a machine operator

Compensation and Benefits:  Competitive compensation package includes health & dental insurance, life & AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, monthly bonus, PTO, short and long term disability, Purpose days off for company partner volunteer opportunities, and 401k with company match.

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Machine Operator - 2nd Shift
Lincoln, NE
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