Plant Technician

TITLE Plant Technician – 2nd shift (3:00 pm – 11:30 pm) M-F OR Plant Technician – 3rd shift (11 pm – 7:30 am) Sun-Thur LOCATIONNew Bethlehem, PA REPORTS TOArea LeaderWhy Smucker is the Place for YouYou deserve a positive and encouraging work environment. One that allows you to deliver your best work while enjoying each day. That is exactly what you will find at Smucker.  Inspired by our unique culture, we are determined to support every employee as part of our commitment to be an employer of choice. Highlights include:Competitive Starting pay $22.78/hr., Plus $1.50/HR Shift DifferentialComprehensive benefits package effective first day of employment, including: medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan with up to 7% Company match, 2 weeks paid vacation with option to purchase a 3rd week, 12 paid company holidays plus 4 personal days, Parental leave, Perfect Attendance Reward, and Annual Holiday BonusEnsuring a collaborative and friendly workplace – an environment you will look forward to coming into each dayYour OpportunityAt Smucker, we view our manufacturing operations as the heart of our efforts to deliver food people and pets love. It is foundational to our commitment to provide safe, high-quality products our consumers count on for themselves and their families. With this, we believe passionately in promoting manufacturing as a career. That means ensuring continued growth and development opportunities to help you expand your skills while providing an enjoyable and supportive environment. In this role, you will:Be able to contribute within the framework of a highly functioning TeamResponsible for the manufacture of consumer foods which comply with all food safety, quality and regulatory requirements.Understands and supports company and site safety policies and performs work related activities in a safe manner. Recognizes unsafe work conditions, coaches peers, and suggests new safety standards as appropriate.Performs the necessary activities to operate, maintain, and clean assigned production equipment.Understands, follows, and improves documented operational, maintenance, and sanitation standards in a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) work environment.Identifies and corrects equipment defects.Performs cleaning, inspection, and lubrication (CIL) activities.Identifies and troubleshoots basic machinery and process issues.Learns and performs basic repair and maintenance activities.Performs sanitation activities on a regular basis.Performs equipment changeovers.Operates material handling equipment such as forklifts, hand trucks, pallet jacks, etc.Creates or updates documentation as needed (SOPs, Job Aids, CIL Improvements).Uses continuous improvement tools to eliminate losses and drive issues to root cause; documents, communicates, and implements corrective and preventative actions.Use basic hand tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, hammers, drills, grinders, etc.Analyzes information using principles of math ...