Utility Operator

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About Us:

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers directly impacting our mission to make high quality affordable food for our customers communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of Americas Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time. Guided by our valuesOwn It Commit to Excellence Be Agile Speak Up and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity accountability and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change prioritize continuous learning and foster collaboration transparency and healthy debate. Together we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program!

• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs! Paid holidays vacation and other competitive paid time off opportunities!

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth.

• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs.

Job Description:

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work directly impacting our mission to make high-quality affordable food for our customers communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program
• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs
• Paid holidays vacation and other competitive paid time off opportunities
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth
• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs

Key Responsibilities:

The Utility Operator role at the Richmond Hill location provides support to the production team by performing various tasks to set up operate monitor and troubleshoot assigned machines. This role will be required to perform various functions including but not limited to:

• Follows all safety policies (such as LOTO Safe Knife Handling Safe Lifting Technics Safe Chemical Handling Emergency Response Procedure Fire Drills) and participate in safety training programs to promote a safety-first culture.
• Following all quality GMP and PPE policies & procedures (safe material handling lot traceability etc.)
• Setting up and keeping line equipment running
• Maintaining clean sanitized work area
• Running alternate equipment as needed to support the production line.
• Keeping supervisor and maintenance informed of issues that require corrective action or repair
• Checking pallets coming to the production floor & codes associated with each against the process order
• Inspecting material products and specification sheets at each step of the process ensuring the quality and integrity of the product meets specifications.
• Recording and reviewing production records and specifications
• Completing all necessary paperwork
• Performing other duties as assigned by a production supervisor or production lead
• Training and developing personnel as needed.
• Participating in a team environment by interacting with other employees and involvement on improvement projects
• Support team members ensuring tasks are being carried out efficiently and in accordance to production schedules
• Collaboration with all teams to ensure coordinated and efficient plant operations
• Report production progress challenges and achievements to the production supervisor and other relevant stakeholders
• Collaborate with the team to implement changes that enhance productivity and reduce waste

Important Details: Employees work 12-hour shifts (7am to 7pm or 7pm to 7am) Rotating weekends required

Shift: NIGHT

Key Skills & Abilities:

• LANGUAGE SKILLS: Competency in English language (read write speak); excellent written oral and listening skills. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with groups of employees.
• COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs particularly Word Excel and Outlook. Proficiency in SAP or other warehouse management systems. Detailed SAP experience using all related transaction and analytics.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Can add subtract divide and have ability to calculate figures and amounts such as weights and cubic measurements.
• REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret and prioritize a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.
• 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 stand and talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to walk and use hands to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment varies from quiet to that of a normal warehouse operation with material handling equipment noise in background.

*Applicant must demonstrate reliability as they will be supporting the entire

department.*

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment preferably in the food industry
• Demonstrated drive to continuously improve operations
• Ability to accomplish established goals through the efforts of others by motivating fostering teamwork resolving conflict coaching safety management production planning and manufacturing control planning

About You:

Youll fit right in if you have:

• Ability to troubleshoot and work without direct supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide numbers including decimals and fractions.
• Ability to apply simple use of formulas charts tables drawings specifications schedules wiring diagrams computer scanning devices adjustable measuring instruments

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At TreeHouse Foods we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time.TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race color national origin age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact

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