Labeler & Canning Line Operator

Job Title: Labeler & Canning Line Operator

Department: Production

Reports To: Filling Lead / Production Manager

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Summary

Responsible for supporting the paint filling, canning, and labeling operations by preparing filling equipment, applying labels, operating production equipment, staging products, ensuring product quality, and assisting with general production activities to meet safety, quality, and productivity standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare filling stations and production equipment for specific products.
• Ensure fill levels are accurate by weight and that products are filled into the correct cans, pails, and containers.
• Safely operate labeling equipment and efficiently apply labels to containers, including quart, gallon, and five-gallon packaging.
• Coordinate with the Production Supervisor and/or Filling Lead regarding production priorities.
• Stage completed containers for canning and filling operations.
• Load and unload containers from conveyor filling lines.
• Palletize finished products by stacking and preparing shipments.
• Clean machinery, tanks, and production equipment using water or solvents, depending on product requirements.
• Minimize the use of cleaning materials while maintaining equipment cleanliness and product quality.
• Follow all safety, quality, housekeeping, and production procedures.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.

Competencies

• Sound and Accurate Judgment
• Timely Decision Making
• Team Player
• Reasoning Ability
• Takes Initiative
• Reacts Well Under Pressure
• Ability to Carry Out Detailed Written Instructions
• Ability to Carry Out Detailed Oral Instructions
• Common Sense
• Practices Safety and Security
• Professionalism
• Follow Through
• Accepts Responsibility
• Effective Communication Skills

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and the risk of electrical shock. The employee may be exposed to wet and humid conditions, extreme heat, elevated work areas, and outdoor weather conditions. Noise levels are typically moderate to loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and bend.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, hourly position. Normal work hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Work schedules may vary due to production demands, overtime requirements, vacations, and departmental needs.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• One to three months of related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Forklift operation, chemical handling, and respirator training required (provided by the company).

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Forklift Certification (Company Provided)
• Pallet Jack Certification (Company Provided)
• Respirator Certification (Company Provided)

Other Duties

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the position. Management reserves the right to modify duties and responsibilities at any time with or without notice.