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Machine Operator - 1st Shift

Company Description: Instinct® is a rapidly growing, family-owned marketer and manufacturer of science based 100% natural pet food for dogs and cats. Instinct® is the Raw Brand, with a mission to get more raw nutrition into every bowl of dogs and cats, for proven healthier and happier long lives. Our company mission is to Empower people to transform the lives of pets. We are committed to hiring and developing a team of passionate, performance-oriented professionals who live by our 4 values of championing raw, empowered to make a difference, collaborating as one team, and striving for excellence through continuous learning and improvement. Our home office is located in St. Louis, Missouri with our Center of Excellence Raw Food kitchens in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Sign-on Bonus up to $2,000

Position Summary: This position is responsible for performing various tasks to set up, operate, monitor, troubleshoot assigned machines to support the processing and packaging of pet food. Most of the time will be spent in a processing environment completing duties assigned by the team leader or department supervisor. As a part of the Hybrid shift, the team will be responsible to the daily cleaning of the equipment used in production.

Primary Job Responsibilities

Safely perform set-up, startup, and operation on multiple pieces of equipment
Operate multiple pieces of equipment to ensure high quality production and minimal down time
Perform period checks on equipment and solve problems as detected
Work with production line team members to ensure line is set up for optimal throughput
Responsible for making sure all daily paperwork is completed, free of errors
Perform recurring safety/quality checks on production line
Communicate with team members and support teams to ensure maximum throughput
Other Production duties as Assigned

Sanitation:

Disassemble equipment after production
Rinsing and foaming of equipment

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to perform in a manufacturing environment with temperatures of 30-45°F
Repetitively lifting of up to 50 lbs. may be required
Frequent squatting, kneeling, stooping, and bending

Personal Attributes

Strong safety focus
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
Practical learning (assimilating and applying new information)
Strong integrity and reliable

Skills and Technical Expertise:

Strong understanding of food safety including GMP’s, SSOP’s and HACCP
Ability to operate machinery
Ability to troubleshoot machine issues
Driving continuous improvement
Attention to detail

Preferred Experience

Experience in a manufacturing environment
Minimum of 1 year experience as a machine operator

Compensation and Benefits: Competitive compensation package includes health & dental insurance, life & AD&D insurance, flexible spending accounts, monthly bonus, PTO, short and long term disability, Purpose days off for company partner volunteer opportunities, and 401k with company match.

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4.4

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4.6

CEO of Instinct

Neil Thompson

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By Instinct

Our purpose – the reason behind everything we do – is to empower people to transform the lives of pets. And to lead a movement toward better pet health.

15 jobs

INDUSTRY

Consumer Product Manufacturing

TEAM SIZE

201-500

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Saint Louis, MO

DATE POSTED

April 15, 2023