Food Processing Line Operator & Material Handling Technician

Role Summary

As a Food Processing Line Operator & Material Handling Technician, you’ll keep our Romeoville production lines moving, safe, and accurate. You’ll report to the Production Shift Supervisor and serve on the Production team, combining hands-on machine operation with disciplined material handling and documentation.

Location

Romeoville

Department

Production

Reporting To

Production Shift Supervisor

A Day in the Life

You arrive at your station on time, don the correct PPE (knit, cotton, or blue plastic gloves as applicable), review BOM requirements, and get the line ready. You set up the sauce pump, verify the correct SKU label, and stage raw and dry ingredients so minimums are always maintained. As cases come off the line, you palletize to spec, wrap each finished pallet four times at waist level, tag it, and move it by pallet jack to the pickup area. Throughout the shift you log material usage, return excess ingredients with precise weights per food safety guidance, and keep your area neat and organized.

What You’ll Do

• Set up and operate sauce pump equipment and support machinery.
• Supply raw and dry materials to production lines; maintain required minimums.
• Accurately record material usage; return materials with exact counts/weights following food safety procedures.
• Apply the correct labels for each SKU and assist with label and ribbon changes.
• Palletize per BOM, complete pallet tags (one on pallet, one copy retained), and wrap pallets 4x at waist height.
• Move finished pallets via pallet jack to designated pickup locations.
• Inspect the manufacturing line for operational/mechanical issues; take corrective action or notify supervision/management.
• Remove damaged/broken pallets from circulation and set aside.
• Follow GMPs; use only good wood pallets and never step on pallets.
• Communicate with the Line Lead whenever you must leave the line.
• Maintain line speeds and standards; ensure product quality and consistency during processing.
• Keep your work area clean, organized, and audit-ready.
• Support other areas as needed; perform other duties as assigned or volunteered.
  
  

Training & Accountability

You’ll complete a structured training program with clear exit criteria. Your comprehension may be verified through written, verbal, and/or hands-on demonstrations to confirm you can operate equipment safely, meet specifications, and follow procedures that align with company standards.

Food Safety & Quality

• Uphold the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 9) and all site procedures.
• Proactively flag any food safety or quality concerns to supervision and/or Quality Assurance.
• Immediately report any risks or potential out-of-spec product, equipment, packaging, or raw materials to a designated manager.
• This role carries responsibility for food safety and legal compliance within the scope of your duties.
  
  

Qualifications Required

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
  

Preferred

• Bilingual: English/Spanish.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Food and beverage manufacturing
• Material handling in a production environment
• Packaging line operations
• Machine setups for production runs
  
  

Legal & Physical Demands

Physical Requirements

• 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, employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands, handle or feel objects. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. Ability to lift up to 50lbs.