BIB Operator - 2nd Shift in Van Buren, Arkansas at PEPPER SOURCE LTD

Job Title: BIB Operator

Department: Bag in Box

Reports To: Department Supervisor

FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt

2nd Shift

Hours: 2:45pm-11:15pm

Overtime required based on production need.

$19.50/hour

The BIB Operator is responsible for running the packaging line from start to finish. This includes keeping product flowing, operating equipment, ensuring materials are ready, completing documentation, and meeting all quality and food safety requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Other duties may be assigned.

• Set up, operate, and adjust bag-in-box and/or pail filling equipment.
• Keep the line running continuously with no delays due to lack of preparation.
• Coordinate with the thermal room to ensure product is ready and available.
• Ensure all materials (boxes, bags, lids, labels) are staged ahead of use.
• Direct and support the backup operator to maintain line flow.
• Monitor fill weights, seals and overall product quality.
• Troubleshoot and correct minor equipment or process issues.
• Call and coordinate with the lift driver to prevent pallet or material delays.
• Complete all required documentation accurately (ex. LUV labels, lot tracking, production records).
• Log all required events and downtime in Redzone - in real time.
• Ensure proper palletizing, labeling and staging of finished product.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area – following GMP policies and food safety standards.
• Communicate issues immediately to a supervisor.
• When the BIB is not scheduled for production, the BIB operator will be reassigned to other areas to ensure production demands are met.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving — Be able to step in and help fix issues that occur during packing.
• Interpersonal Skills — Be able to coordinate with the operator on production needs; be a people person who gets along with and works with others on the line; be able to work with the supervisor, other leads and the machine operator with no issues.
• Oral Communication — Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication — Writes clearly and informatively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Organizational Support — Follows policies and procedures.
• Quality — Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity — Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner.
• Adaptability — Able to multi-task when needing to work on the line and train new employees at the same time; adapts to changes in the work environment; able to deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality — Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability — Follows instructions, responds to management direction; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative — Asks for and offers help when needed.

Pepper Source and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers offering the following benefits:

FULL BENEFITS (HEALTH, VISION, DENTAL, LIFE)

401(k)/PROFIT SHARING

PAID VACATION/PTO/HOLIDAYS

WEEKLY PAY PERIOD/DIRECT DEPOSIT PAYROLL

REFERRAL BONUSES & ATTENDANCE AWARDS

CONSISTENT GROWTH/RAISE OPPORTUNITES

About Us

Pepper Source is a family-owned company that provides custom sauces, seasonings, and dry coating systems to all of the major poultry companies in the United States as well as the frozen food, meat, and food service industries. We develop and manufacture custom flavor profiles that meet our customers' specific needs. Our process takes innovation and extensive knowledge of the food industry.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

Must have basic knowledge of computers and the ability to input data into the computer.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to physically perform the following:

• 25-50 pounds 150-300 times during the shift
• Stand and/or walk for the duration of the shift
• Use hands to finger, grip, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms
• Talk and hear
• Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.