Machine Operator III

Job Summary:

Ensure the safety and quality of products manufactured at our Conroe, TX facility, according to customer product specifications, and mandatory and voluntary codes/standards. Maintain efficiencies, SOPs, and utmost standards set forth by customer specifications.

Duties/Responsibilities:
• Assist in setting up the work area to ensure that all materials needed are readily available to start the production cycle.
• Inspect work areas.
• Identify opportunities around the food safety and quality systems in place, or around any materials and products used at the facility. Must strive for continuous improvement.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Follow established safety rules and regulations.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Fill in as a floater for other Operators during breaks, lunches, days off, vacations, etc.
• Clean equipment and work areas as needed.
• Operate pallet jack to stage finished product for warehouse clerk (s).
• Assist quality technician(s) in obtaining samples.
• Properly place "Super Sacks" on the hoist on the raw side on pallets to fill with the finished product according to customers' specs.
• Execute consumption of material.
• Reports issues regarding the Food Safety Management System to the Technical Manager and/or Plant Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Education/ Experience:
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent is preferred.
• 1 year of machine operating experience in a manufacturing facility, or similar relevant experience. - Preferred

Required Skills/Abilities:
• Understands production procedures.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to follow directions and work well in a team.

Physical Requirements:
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Must be able to bend, stretch, push, pull, and move as needed to reach, clean, and service machinery.
• Must be able to visually inspect machines.
• Must be able to climb various platforms of two or three levels without difficulty.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.

Additional $1.50 shift differential pay from 7 p.m. - 4:30 a.m.

Galdisa works with U.S. shellers and growers throughout the peanut cycle to ensure a responsible and high-quality supply of peanuts all year long. Our geographic location enables us to constantly source from both, the Southwest and Southeast growing regions, with very similar logistics impact and opening us to a wide range of specifications for raw material. Furthermore, the fact of being so close to the port of Houston allows us to react fast in case of a supply situation within the U.S. and also makes our import/export processes much simpler.