Case Packer Operator (3rd Shift) - Califia Farms, LLC
Bakersfield, CA
About the Job
Overview
WHO WE ARE: CALIFIA FARMS
Rooted in California, Califia Farms is on a mission to create a future where plants replace dairy, without compromise. The company creates a variety of great-tasting plant-based beverages that make the transition to eating plant-based dairy easy and delicious. Califia Farms is one of the fastest-growing, independently owned, natural beverage companies in the U.S., the UK and Australia, and is well-known for its iconic curvy bottle. Califia Farms was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in the downtown Los Angeles Arts District, with a manufacturing facility in Bakersfield, Calif. The company’s culture is built around four core values: passion for purpose, insights into action, fierce interdependence, and challenger spirit.
Responsibilities
JOB DUTIES
- Efficiently operate and changeover packaging equipment
- Ensure machines are calibrated and recalibrated before and after production
- Work hand in hand with maintenance during breakdowns to understand equipment functions
- Troubleshoot machine problems to determine actual faults
- Controlling and adjusting machine settings
- Maintain factory OEE standards
- Fill out daily production logs, paperwork, as needed for proper documentation
- Perform general cleanup and maintenance of your work area
- Effectively communicate operational issues with Plant Leadership
- Operate the machinery in a safe & efficient manner
- Follow and monitor GMP, HACCP guidelines, Injury & Illness Prevention Program, Food Safety, LOTO, & SOPs procedures
- Assists in providing safe working conditions for all employees and visitors
- Develops and maintains positive and professional relationships with all visitors, employees, and management
- Works with QA department to test quality of products and materials
- Must be able to efficiently start-up/shut down the production lines
- Other jobs and duties assigned by plant leadership
Qualifications
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Ability to speak, write, and read English is a must. Spanish is a plus
- Ability to stand, kneel, bend over, climb stairs and ladders and lift/move up to 50 pounds
- Proficient in Microsoft programs
- Experience with Red Zone application
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Quality of Work & Adaptabilityo Commitment to excellence (through consistent standards.) o Demonstrate team first behavior and dependable performanceo Maintain training compliance
- Job Knowledge & Communicationo Effectively demonstrate competency and knowledge of equipmento Ability to operate equipment in primary functiono Effective verbal and written communication
- Problem Solving & Decision Makingo Gather and analyze information skillfullyo Exhibit sound judgement, integrate appropriate staff through strategizingo Develop comprehensive project initiatives
- Teamwork & Dependabilityo Collaborate and engage with team to accomplish common goalo Contribute and establish exceptional customer service
- 2 years’ experience in Manufacturing – Production experience preferred
- ERP experience and Basic computer knowledge.
- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure.
Califia Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Califia Farms is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Starting Pay: $18.00 Per Hour + $.050 Shift Differential