Utz Quality Foods is expanding, and our newly developed Plant 5 facility in Hanover, PA is creating exciting new opportunities. We are currently seeking a Back-Up Machine Operator to join our team of manufacturing professionals on the weekend day shift, working Monday through Thursday from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

This role plays a critical part in supporting daily production operations by ensuring materials, equipment, and packaging lines run efficiently while meeting Utz’s high standards for quality and food safety. Apply today and become part of the Utz tradition of quality and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Supplies production lines and packing stations with needed materials.
• Moves product from packing area to warehouse by pulling hand-jack filled with product.Must have or be able to obtain forklift license.
• Substitutes for Packaging Machine Operator during breaks, lunches, illness and vacations.
• Assists in shrink wrapping responsibilities of all items within Repack area
• Changes code date to appropriate daily and weekly code and price.
• Start, stop, and operate production lines and labeling equipment (manual and robotics)
• Communicates production issues and opportunities to immediate supervisor.
• Programs, troubleshoots, and makes adjustments on robot to ensure efficiency.
• Checks bags for correct code date, price, and bag integrity.
• Completes all manufacturing paperwork and data entry in an efficient and accurate manner.
• Operates, communicates and is proficient in Redzone and reports on performance metrics.
• Responsible to follow all safety rules and work safely at all times.
• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position.

Requirements

• Requires basic math and reading skills.
• Must be willing and able to stand 100% of the time
• Requires knowledge of product quality and production processes.
• Prior Machine Operating experience.
• Prior Food Manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Moderate lifting (40lbs).

External Recruitment Process

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.
• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.
• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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