The Packaging Machine Operator Lead is responsible for leading the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of packaging lines within the Bag in Bag area. This position operates and troubleshoots packaging equipment, directs daily work activities, coordinates shift communication and staffing, verifies production setup and quality checks, supports sanitation activities, maintains required documentation, and escalates safety, quality, maintenance, food safety, and staffing concerns.
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Position Summary
The Packaging Machine Operator Lead is responsible for leading the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of packaging lines within the Bag in Bag area. This position operates and troubleshoots packaging equipment, directs daily work activities, coordinates shift communication and staffing, verifies production setup and quality checks, supports sanitation activities, maintains required documentation, and escalates safety, quality, maintenance, food safety, and staffing concerns.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Lead Bag in Bag shift startup and DDS communication, including production priorities, changeovers, safety and quality alerts, staffing needs, and escalation items.
Direct the daily work of assigned PMOs, packers, temporary employees, and sanitation support employees.
Communicate with incoming and outgoing crews to ensure line status, material needs, sanitation status, quality issues, and equipment concerns are clearly understood.
Verify that the Bag in Bag area is clean, organized, free from previous product and visible cross-contamination concerns, and ready for production.
Operate, troubleshoot, and perform routine adjustments on Bag in Bag packaging equipment, including Hayssen baggers, check weighers, conveyors, scales, tape machines, and printer or date-code systems.
Identify , stage, and load the correct film, cases, packaging materials, and date codes according to the production schedule.
Verify equipment and printer setup, date-code accuracy, bag certification, and required startup checks before releasing the line for production.
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Monitor packaging equipment and perform required seal, weight, and quality checks to ensure products remain within established specifications.
Monitor rework and product handling to ensure compliance with GMP, allergen, color-code, food safety, and contamination-prevention requirements.
Maintain accurate PMO reports and other required documentation. Records must reflect completed work and may not be filled out in advance.
Coordinate break coverage and staffing to support continuous and efficient production.
Assign and oversee sanitation activities during shutdowns, changeovers, and end-of-shift cleaning to ensure equipment and surrounding areas meet established standards.
Communicate and coordinate with Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Warehouse, and other departments. Immediately escalate safety, quality, sanitation, equipment, foreign-material, allergen, food-safety, or staffing concerns.
Train and coach employees on equipment operation, packaging standards, sanitation expectations, documentation practices, and production processes.
Attend required training related to GMPs, SOPs, HACCP, SQF, safety, sanitation, and food-safety programs, and consistently follow all related policies and procedures.
Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and audit-ready work area while supporting established production, quality, sanitation, food-safety , and documentation standards.
Perform other related duties as assigned by supervision.
Qualifications & Requirements Minimum of one year of experience operating packaging or production machinery in a manufacturing environment; food manufacturing experience preferred. Ability to operate and troubleshoot Bag in Bag packaging machines and other food-processing or packaging equipment. Ability to identify and escalate equipment, production, food safety , or quality concerns to Maintenance, Quality Assurance, or supervision. Ability to lead DDS discussions and clearly communicate shift priorities. Ability to train, coach, and provide daily direction to PMOs, packers, and temporary employees. Ability to understand and follow GMP, SOP, HACCP, SQF, sanitation, allergen, quality, and safety requirements. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook. Ability to communicate effectively in English, write legibly, and complete documentation accurately. Ability to obtain forklift certification and operate a forklift if required . Ability to perform each essential function of the position satisfactorily. Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs occasionally. Ability to stand for extended periods (up to 12 hours a day). Frequent bending, reaching, pulling, stooping, kneeling, and climbing. #L!-DNI
Minimum of one year of experience operating packaging or production machinery in a manufacturing environment; food manufacturing experience preferred. Ability to operate and troubleshoot Bag in Bag packaging machines and other food-processing or packaging equipment. Ability to identify and escalate equipment, production, food safety , or quality concerns to Maintenance, Quality Assurance, or supervision. Ability to lead DDS discussions and clearly communicate shift priorities. Ability to train, coach, and provide daily direction to PMOs, packers, and temporary employees. Ability to understand and follow GMP, SOP, HACCP, SQF, sanitation, allergen, quality, and safety requirements. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook. Ability to communicate effectively in English, write legibly, and complete documentation accurately. Ability to obtain forklift certification and operate a forklift if required . Ability to perform each essential function of the position satisfactorily. Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs occasionally. Ability to stand for extended periods (up to 12 hours a day). Frequent bending, reaching, pulling, stooping, kneeling, and climbing. #L!-DNI
Minimum of one year of experience operating packaging or production machinery in a manufacturing environment; food manufacturing experience preferred.
Ability to operate and troubleshoot Bag in Bag packaging machines and other food-processing or packaging equipment.
Ability to identify and escalate equipment, production, food safety , or quality concerns to Maintenance, Quality Assurance, or supervision.
Ability to lead DDS discussions and clearly communicate shift priorities.
Ability to train, coach, and provide daily direction to PMOs, packers, and temporary employees.
Ability to understand and follow GMP, SOP, HACCP, SQF, sanitation, allergen, quality, and safety requirements.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, write legibly, and complete documentation accurately.
Ability to obtain forklift certification and operate a forklift if required .
Ability to perform each essential function of the position satisfactorily.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs occasionally.
Ability to stand for extended periods (up to 12 hours a day).
Frequent bending, reaching, pulling, stooping, kneeling, and climbing.
Calbee North America is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex , religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, citizenship, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status or any other legally protected status.
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