Tub Filler Machine Operator

About the role

Kraft Heinz is hiring a full-time Tub Filler Machine Operator in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The operator keeps the production line running efficiently while ensuring quality and safety, and works on Raque machinery and related packaging equipment.

Key responsibilities

• Set up machines correctly and run products efficiently, paying close attention to quality and safety
• Change and adjust rolls of film, printer solutions, labelers, weights and speeds, and load trays
• Reset alarms on the Spiral HMI and know the spiral freezer/channelizer alarms
• Perform line cleans and identify quality seals
• Complete required paperwork and IQS entries, and understand yield, downtime, HACCP and batch concepts
• Follow food safety policies, safety procedures and Q-RMP standards, and follow all safety protocols
• Work independently and with others, and communicate effectively

Required skills

• Proficiency operating both Raque and Onpack (bag-on-tub) equipment
• Thorough understanding of the check weigher and its use for yield (SPC)
• Knowledge of Raque computer screens and cook kettle air valve
• Advanced troubleshooting and minor repairs: changing/cleaning printer heads on Video Jet, adjusting film mandrels, changing filler hoses, changing CIP pipes and assembling Raque
• Understanding of the cook/fill process, including thin/thick product and seal head issues
• Ability to make air pressure and denester adjustments and to understand SPC