Wirecut Machine Operator - 3rd Shift

DEWEY'S BAKERY, INC.

Job Description

Job Title: Wirecut Operator

Shift: 3rd

Hours: 9:45PM-6:15AM - Must be able to work overtime including weekends

Location: Winston Salem

Summary:

Dewey’s Bakery is an established company since 1930. Dewey’s Bakery has had the privilege of offering customers deliciously sweet and savory treats that reflect the local flavors we love. Our products are baked with care, and our passion is creating moments that bring people together to slow down, celebrate life and enjoy the moment.

This position is primarily responsible for setting-up, starting-up, and operating equipment so to manufacture products to specified quality parameters. Operating equipment may include but is not limited to: dough sheeter, dough wire-cut, dough hopper, cookie topper, dough guillotine, cookie enrober, cookie/cracker cooling tunnel. Responsible for the proper shut down of each piece of equipment by performing the following duties personally. Working well and cooperatively with a team, quality inspectors, managers, and supervisors.

This position will cross train with Packaging Machine Operator, which is responsible for operating equipment includes: sheeter, wire-cut, topper, guillotine, enrober, cooling tunnel and various conveyors. Responsible for the proper shut down of each piece of equipment by performing the following duties personally.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Follows the GMP rules of facility and other policies, procedures, and SOPs.
• Has the ability to understand the operation of assigned production equipment.
• Reports food safety and quality problems to personnel with the authority to initiate action.
• Has the ability to properly perform adjustments to achieve proper quality specifications.
• Conducts quality checks.
• Has the ability to perform set-up, start up, and shut down procedures.
• Completes computerized and paper documentation.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
• Has the ability to communicate with co-workers and management properly.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Preferred 1-year related experience and/or training as a machine operator; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred 1-year experience in a manufacturing facility
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation instructions and procedures.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in oral or written form.
• Bilingual is a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance.
• Regularly required to view items at an extremely close range and must be able to adjust and readjust focus.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move from 25 pounds to up to 50 pounds.
• Will have to perform mechanical work with the potential of working in awkward positions for short periods of time.
• Will have to handle hot product to perform quality testing.

Occasionally: Job requires this activity up to 33% of the time

Frequently: Job requires this activity between 33% - 66% of the time

Regularly: Job requires this activity more than 66% of the time

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Regularly exposed to working near moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The noise level is usually moderate with equipment noise below 85 decibels.
• Area temperature range is 75 to 90 degrees.