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About the Role
As an Operations Specialist, you will operate and clean high-speed batching, filling, and packaging equipment in a food manufacturing environment. This role supports business goals in safety, quality, cost, and service, and requires the ability to lift up to 50lbs. This is a union position requiring membership in the BCTGM Union, Local 53 after a 60-day probationary period.
Responsibilities
- Complete production, quality, and operational records per company and regulatory agency standards.
- Support production activities in keeping with effective operations.
- Support the achievement of company objectives, goals, strategies and measurements.
- Consult with plant personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment to improve production and quality.
- Develop relationships with team members built on mutual trust and respect.
- Support and participate in developing and implementing operating methods and procedures to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
- Ensure plant sanitation and safety levels meet or exceed Beech-Nut and regulatory standards.
- Ensure compliance to all PPE and GMP standards.
- Develop systems to ensure Beech-Nut operating standards are followed.
- Participate in local, state, and federal regulatory agency inspections.
- Use lean tools (5S, VSM, OEE, etc.).
- Support manufacturing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including safety, quality, cost (waste, efficiency, defects), and service.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred, but not required.
- Associates degree or beyond highly desired.
- Flexibility in availability for scheduled shifts is required.
- Basic computer skills.
- Experience in manufacturing with responsibility for production processing, packaging, and maintenance preferred.
- Experience using ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), preferred.
- Lean Certification, preferred.
- Ability to manage a dynamic environment with a high degree of complexity.
- Strong attention to detail and results orientation.
- Good communicator (both written and verbal).
- Excellent collaborative and team player with strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proven influencing, negotiating and conflict management skills.
- Proactive approach to issue/opportunity identification and resolution.
- Committed to making safe food for babies and toddlers.
Skills
- Lean tools (5S, VSM, OEE, etc.)
- ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
- Production processing
- Packaging
- Maintenance
- Communication (written and verbal)
- Collaboration
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Influencing
- Negotiating
- Conflict management
Location
- Amsterdam, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Manufacturing experience preferred
- Experience with production processing, packaging, and maintenance preferred
- Experience using ERP systems preferred
- Lean Certification preferred
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- Associates degree or beyond highly desired
Salary/Compensations
- $25.01 per hour
- $0.60 shift differential for 2nd shift
- $0.65 shift differential for 3rd shift
- Overtime calculated daily
- Pay is weekly
Benefits
- Comprehensive union-benefit package (mandatory enrollment)
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Prescription coverage
- Union pension plan
- Dental coverage
- Access to participate in 401(k) retirement benefits
- Paid holidays
- Paid floating holiday
- New York State paid sick time
- Paid vacation after the first year (starting with one week, up to six weeks after twenty-five years of service)
- Access to robust on-the-job (OTJ) training programs
- Access to the Nourish Others Learning Lab with computer stations for online learning (LMS)
- Opportunities to volunteer and support the local community
- Generous maternity/paternity benefits
- Baby food coupon program until child's 2nd birthday
- Service awards
- Perfect attendance incentive program
- Company-provided uniforms & PPE
- Safety shoe reimbursement
- On-site fitness center
- On-site café
- On-site Company Store
- Private on-site Mother's Room
About the Company
- Beech-Nut Nutrition Company is a leading provider of nutritious, safe, and wholesome baby foods made with real ingredients.
- The company's mission is to delight consumers through honest goodness in every bite.
- Beech-Nut values include Growing Together, Create Wow, Everyone Hero, Nourish Others, and Take Responsibility.
- The company operates a LEED® certified production facility.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.