Line Performance Technician - Amy's Kitchen
Pocatello, ID 83202
About the Job
The Line Performance Technician (LPT) is a key member of the manufacturing team responsible for executing their production or packaging line’s key performance targets while ensuring, Quality, People and Food Safety requirements are being maintained. They seek to maximize efficiency and productivity while minimizing waste. They are responsible for coordinating, controlling, and tracking material usage and for performing adjustments and troubleshooting of equipment and processes to maintain a consistent flow and pace to assembly and packaging line activities.
About Amy’s
We are a family-owned, proudly independent organic food company and Certified B Corporation® whose purpose is to make it easy and enjoyable for everyone to eat well. Amy’s is committed to cooking authentic great tasting food with high-quality, meticulously sourced organic ingredients and making them convenient for consumers.
1st Shift: Monday to Friday 6 AM - 2:45 PM
Pay: $19.92/HR.
Location: This position is in our 221 Phil Meador Ave food manufacturing plant. Pocatello, ID
Amy's Perks:
- A fun and safe atmosphere where teamwork is encouraged
- Weeks of on-the-job training for your new role
- Free on-site health clinic
- Discount on Amy’s products
- Opportunities to grow and advance your career
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Affordable Amy’s meals on-site for lunch and dinner
- Bonus incentives based on attendance and safety
- Referral Bonuses
- Safety Shoe Program, covered by Amy’s
- 401k program (up to 4% contribution matching after 1 year)
- Parental Leave Program
- Education reimbursement; scholarship Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Unpaid Time Off options
If you or someone you know is interested, submit your application today and call or TEXT a recruiter with any questions @ 208-643-3836
Obligaciones y responsabilidades esenciales:WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Safety Always & Quality
- Ensure safe work practices are adhered to by manufacturing workers including discussing daily safety topics in huddles, ensuring warm-up exercises are performed, executing rotations to create equal distribution of repetitive work, and ensuring adherence to training requirements.
- Escalate to a People and Production Supervisor any line or people noncompliance, violations and/or variances.
- Ensure compliance with all people safety and food safety policies, procedures and requirements.
- Inspect for proper sanitation of equipment and facilities and take corrective action to resolve deficiencies.
- Maintain product quality and required documentation.
- Ensure that product and date codes are accurate and correctly placed and documented.
- Conduct People Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) audits.
- Understand quality standards for each product. Taste product and ingredients for quality
Productivity & Performance
- Accountable for timely line startup and related preparation of ingredients and packaging.
- Lead achievement in Case Goal Attainment (CGA), Right First Time (RTF), and Usage Variance.
- Monitor equipment and/or line set up and ensure all equipment is operating correctly and safely. Monitor safety and guards for correct position and operation.
- Lead daily team meetings (at start and end of shift) when the People and Production Supervisor is not available.
- Monitor line speed and equipment downtime working with the maintenance team to resolve equipment related problems. Quickly respond to interruptions on the production line and/or process.
- Ensure return of finished product, Works in Progress (WIPs), return to stock, leftovers, and disposals to proper storage or staging areas.
- Ensure all weight checks, lot codes are monitored and changed as required.
- Participate in shift hand-offs to ensure on time start of next shift.
- Work with the Changeover Coordinator to order equipment needed for next day schedule.
- Ensure all positions are covered during breaks.
Recordkeeping
- Responsible for completing all required production and packaging reports including but not limited to line performance, CGA, staffing shortages, material usage, downtime in systems (PFIS) or on paper as required.
- Maintain accurate records of all inventory of ingredients for the shift and work in process.
- Report assembly License Plant Number’s (LPNs) to packaging batch sheets using handheld scanners.
- Complete code sign-off on packaging lines.
- As part of the Positive Release Process (PC) collect and review batch sheets and disposal forms daily and on time.
- Sign off on all batch sheets after the review process / PCQI for daily production.
- Ensure Good Document Practices by looking over all documentation for legibility and correctness before it is turned in.
- Complete Alias forms as necessary.
- Print LPNs for finished goods pallets as necessary.
It is the responsibility of all employees to uphold the mission of the Amy’s Food Safety and Quality Policy. This includes following all Food Safety and Sustainability programs and participating in all required training.
Cualificaciones y habilidades:EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 1 to 2 years food manufacturing experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Recent experience with physically demanding job duties including consistent heavy lifting (Construction or Farming as an example)
- High-level attention to detail.
- General labor experience.
- Manufacturing, Warehouse or Distribution experience in food industries is considered an asset.
- Experience working in kitchens or bakeries is considered an asset.
- Mechanical, equipment and process knowledge is considered an asset.
SKILLS
- Active listening skills
- Reliable, consistent attendance, punctual and dependable.
- Flexible to work full time on days, evenings, overnights, rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
- Builds and maintains professional relationships easily.
- Able to confront issues and conflict in a constructive and productive manner.
- Able to train others to perform to standards.
- Able to identify problems, isolate causes and provide fact-based solutions.
- Ability to review data for accuracy and recognize inconsistencies or errors of any kind and report or correct them as necessary.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Individuals must be able to do physical work for 8–10-hour shifts, on their feet. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The work environment may be very hot, very cold, and/or very humid. The noise level is high. Employees may frequently be required to walk on wet floors.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands for dexterous tasks; reach; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds and assist in team lifts over 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.