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Arizona Employer Production Operator in Flagstaff, Arizona
This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7419812
Position Summary
Resting at 7,000 feet and surrounded by the San Francisco Peaks, the scenic city of Flagstaff remains an important distribution site for large manufacturers like Nestl Purina. Just a stone\'s throw from downtown, where the city\'s culture comes to life, we get to experience the best of both worlds: the city and the mountains. Annually, the Nestl Purina team in Flagstaff proudly mass manufactures 280,000 tons of dry pet food from our Dog Chow, Beneful, Nestl Purina ONE, Alpo, and Pro Plan brands. Our factory is also proud to do our part to care for the environment, like conserving water, investing in renewable electricity and maintaining zero waste for disposal.
The Production Operator positions are a vital piece of our manufacturing operations. You will be required to meet all Safety, Health, Quality and Environmental standards when performing job duties. The primary responsibilities in these roles include but are not limited to operating various lines of equipment in production, packaging, moving raw material or finished packaged good with a forklift or other pallet jack, and providing relief for absences or vacations. These roles exist on all three shifts and the opportunity for mandatory or voluntary overtime exist on these shifts and weekends, as required.
- Supply production lines and meat prep stations with adequate supplies to ensure continuous operations.
- Measure, weigh, blend and add materials to manual or automated systems, adjust speeds, temperatures, as needed.
- Pull samples and perform quality test, assist on quality trials or deliver test samples to Quality Assurance.
- Visually inspect ingredients and any substandard pallets or cans and remove any foreign materials from products.
- Clean and sanitize work areas and equipment ensuring safe practices when mixing cleaning chemicals used in the sanitation process.
- Safely and efficiently operate, troubleshoot, and make minor repairs on operating equipment and use lock out procedures, as prescribed.
- Support the factory in continuous improvement initiatives.
- All other duties as assigned
**MUST BE OPEN TO ALL SHIFTS INCLUDING NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS.**