Machine Operator

Salary Range:$19.47 To $21.88 Hourly

About LiDestri Foods

LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay and Benefits:

Great career-pathing

Professional development, including unlimited online training courses

Health insurance with premium contributions

Dental, vision, HSA

100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability

401k – with employer match

Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays

Company bonuses

And many more….

POSITION SUMMARY:

Safely operate machinery with maximum efficiency, while maintaining product quality and following regulatory and company guidelines for sanitation and safety

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operate machinery, to include machine set-up, operation, change overs, and troubleshooting, to detect product (raw or finished) defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary;

Maintain GMP (good housekeeping) standards at and around machinery;

Perform SOPs for machinery in assigned area;

Cross training or training on equipment as defined by manager;

Maintain accurate document documentation;

Maintain and issue raw materials into assigned work orders;

Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations;

Maintain good attendance record per company policy;

Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma or GED preferred;

Prior machine operation preferred;

Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather, skid resistant work shoes/boots;

Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions and reasoning;

Ability to use various hand tools (knife, water house, band cutters, can opener, scales, Telnet scanners, various small hand tools as required for position/product testing);

Previous experience operating a forklift (for applicable work areas);

Lock out/tag out certified;

Possess a continuous improvement and team orientated mind set.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to:

Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors

Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions

Lifting/carrying <50 pounds

Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending