Machine Operator
Date Posted: 9/2/2025
Order #102745431
Job Snapshot
- Employee Type:
- Variable
- Location:
- Independence, MO
- Job Type:
- Manufacturing Jobs Hiring Near You
- Shift:
- First Shift
- Experience:
- Not Specified
- Date Posted:
- 9/2/2025
Job Description
Crown Staffing is currently seeking experienced Plastic Injection and Blow Molding Machine Operators to fill openings for a Production company in Kansas City MO .
Currently, positions are paying anywhere from $16.00-$22.00/hour depending on experience
1st shift 7am-330pm, 2nd shift 3pm-1130pm , 3rd shift 11pm-730a.
Safety:
? Maintain a “safety first” attitude
? Adhere to all relevant safety policies and guidelines
? Know the primary and secondary egress routes in the event of an emergency evacuation
? Work to prevent injuries to yourself and those around you
? Establish and maintain good housekeeping
? Wear required PPE and comply with all GMP standards
? Perform periodic safety inspections of your assigned area
? Complete all annual safety training as assigned
? When using a CKS issued knife to remove bottle contamination, wear CKS issued cut resistant gloves and always cut away from the body. Knives must be stored in a safety sheath when not in use
? Know all emergency stop locations on the machines
? Know the location of lock-out tag-out disconnect points
? Be familiar with machine guarding and ensure guards are in place before operating equipment
? Know the additional PPE requirements needed to perform operator job duties
Quality & Food Safety:
? Maintain a “food safe” environment. Report any food safety or quality related issues to the Production Supervisor or Quality Manager
? Perform all duties necessary to meet Company and Regulatory requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company, HACCP, and SQF.
? Adhere to prescribed Good Manufacturing Practices
? Perform cleaning as assigned per the Master Cleaning Schedule. Sign-off and date that cleaning was completed
? Continually monitor bottle quality to ensure customer satisfaction
? Collect hourly shelf samples. Visually inspect each bottle and circle any defects found. Follow heldware procedures if applicable
? Perform regular checks of downstream equipment; leak detectors, baggers, etc.
? Perform hourly leak detector checks using the designated test bottles
? Evaluate bottles kicked off by the leak detector hourly and document in the leak detector log. Make equipment adjustments as needed
? Perform hourly weight checks and enter data into the SPC program. Make adjustments according to specification limits
? Perform hourly visual and in-process monitoring checks and enter data in the SPC program
? Review dimensional, wall distribution, and top load data provided by the lab. Make adjustments according to specification limits.
? Review drop test failures and make adjustments as needed to correct
? Identify problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of raw material, processes, quality system, or safety system, by performing Production/Quality Checks as assigned.
? Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system
? Respond immediately to all quality issues. Notify the Production Supervisor and lab personnel when a bottle quality problem is found.
? Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
? Notify lab personnel when defective product needs to be placed on hold
? Complete all quality check sheets and logs fully and legibly
? Complete all quality and food safety training as assigned
? Can locate and reference documents (forms, work aids, work instructions, etc) that are relevant to your job
? Understand how to create new documents (forms, work aids, work instructions, etc) and update existing documents as needed
? Be knowledgeable of our customer complaints, understand how they impact the plant and know what your role is in preventing them from occurring
Job Responsibilities:
? Ensure that production equipment is operating to optimum efficiency
? Start and stop production equipment as needed
? Maintain Operation Excellence standards of housekeeping- sweeping, mopping, wiping down equipment where necessary
? Troubleshoot and repair processing issues
? Assist in changeovers as needed
? Monitor finished product flow from extruder to packaging equipment. Be able to clear jams and resume process flow as needed
? Monitor and maintain material levels
? Assist utility and packaging employees and assist in giving breaks as needed
? Actively involved in the coordination and completion of progressive training required to advance to the next level
? Perform other duties as assigned
Physical Demands:
? Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time
? Requires frequent squatting, bending, stooping, sitting and stretching
? Requires occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds
? Requires normal range of hearing and vision to record, prepare and communicate appropriate work instructions and documentation
? Requires correctable vision to be within normal range
? May require working in areas that are not air conditioned
? Requires full range of motion including handling and lifting, manual and finger dexterity, and hand-eye coordination
Have any questions? Shoot us a text or give us a call at (816)931-3222! We’re happy to answer any questions you may have.
Walk-ins welcome! (8:30 AM-4:00 PM, Monday-Friday)
4201 S. Noland Rd
Independence, MO 64055
Crown Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D.
Job Requirements
None specified.