Are you a self-driven person looking to advance your career as a high-impact player on a team? If so, we have an exciting challenge for you and your future!

At HP Hood, we celebrate our differences. Our diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, thoughts and perspectives are fostered to create an inclusive work environment. We are at our best when we respect and value each other – One Team, One Company!

Our culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration that fosters a strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety and wellness.

There are a variety of benefits offered to our union employees either through the union or through HP Hood. The program may vary based on where you work, but all employees are offered a competitive benefits package that include health, dental, vision, wellness programs, employee discount programs, retirement program, advancement opportunities and more.

Founded in 1846, today HP Hood is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Our portfolio of national and super-regional brands and licensed products includes Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, Planet Oat, Hershey’s Milk & Milkshakes and more.

Responsibilities:

Essential Duties Class V – Pure Pak Operator (Including, but not limited to)

• Operates more than one machine.
• Accountable for maintaining high level of compliance in housekeeping, GMP’s, and keeps the work area clean and inspection ready.
• Responsible for the operation of the Evergreen fillers to ensure the correct quantity of containers are in the fillers. Check the assembly, operation and setting of the machines at the start of operation or shift, as well as throughout the shift.
• Ensure proper amount of weight checks, dye checks and peroxide checks are performed on fillers. Product being packaged matches description of container. Ensures all required samples are pulled and supplied to the lab.
• Responsible for all products packaged, assures the correct weight, proper seal sell-by code and records information. Ensures product is being supplied from correct storage tank.
• Fill product from order sheet at the manufacture’s maximum recommended rate for the Filler.
• Keep record of downtime and reasons for being down. Keep an accurate count of each label packaged.
• Performs machine change overs to complete carton package size scheduled.
• Utilizes tank control system to actuate tanks and valves for product supply.
• Immediately (within five minutes) notifies the shift supervisor when your filler is unable to operate. This excludes product changeovers and other routine reasons for downtime.
• Disassembles, clean, rebuild and assemble equipment to meet rebuild requirements. CIP’s and sterilizes filler’s as required.
• Manages carton and fitment supplies for fillers during shift.
• Supports other filler operators to ensure equipment stays running. Runs fillers as needed during a changeover or times when operator is having issue with one of their two fillers.
• Manages changeovers and ensure the correct product is being run.
• Ensures timely startups and communicates necessary information to all supervisors and managers.
• Provides suggestions to improve the operation and the efficiency of the equipment.
• Responsible to be available to keep the department running when needed, including but not limited to performing all roles associated with the Pure Pack process.
• Responsible to assist in resolving problems when they arise.
• Performs any and all duties as directed by management in accordance to contract slack to busy article.

Minimum Qualifications

• Aware of all safety procedures.
• Aware of and wears all personal protective equipment.
• Follows GMP and PMO regulations and guidelines.
• Can properly fill out all required documentation.
• Has a complete understanding of the schedule.
• Must be capable of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.

SQF Requirements/Responsibilities:

• Support SQF by maintaining food safety and food quality through completing job tasks and maintaining the work area in a sanitary manner.
• Report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Physical Demands

The physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his job.

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Regularly required to stand and walk and bend.
• Regularly required to climb stairs.
• Regularly required to use hands and fingers.
• Regularly required to lift and carry 40 pounds.
• Regularly required to read small print.
• Regularly required to communicate effectively.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics listed below represent conditions one would routinely encounter while performing the duties of this job function.

• Moving machinery parts.
• High noise levels.
• Wet and humid conditions.
• Burn hazard from high temperature processing equipment.
• Fluctuations in ambient temperature.

Conditions of Employment

• Must follow Company Safety Policies as outlined in the Company Safety Policies.
• Adhere to the Company Attendance Policy.
• Will complete tasks assigned by the Production Manager or Supervisor.
• Must be willing and able to work overtime when needed.
• Must be willing and able to work weekends or holidays as needed.
• Must proactively seek value-added work under slack conditions.
• Must be a team player.
• Must possess a full understanding and be in full compliance of all company policies and procedures including, but not limited to general safety rules, general work rules, good manufacturing practices (GMP’s), harassment policy, drug and alcohol policy, etc.

Workplace safety is vitally important to our company-not only at our company but we also view it as an important aspect of the lives of each and every employee, the communities we work in as well as our customers. While at work, our employees are responsible for understanding and following all safety rules and procedures for their job assignment. HP Hood offers regular training and ongoing reinforcement so that safety becomes a daily conversation with all employees. Likewise food safety is a key performance indicator for our company. Understanding this, Good Management Practices (GMPs) and housekeeping procedures are to be followed as part of any job at HP Hood. There is no production goal, no competitive advantage, nor any cost-effective measure that is worth risking your own personal safety.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)