Machine Operator
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Queenstown, New Zealand · Full-Time · $70,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
New equipment and more automation are arriving at a packaging operation in Queenstown, New Zealand, and it needs an experienced Machine Operator to keep the lines running. Day to day you would set up and run production machinery, handle changeovers and adjustments, and catch faults before they cause long stoppages.
Your mechanical sense will also feed into testing and fine-tuning the new automated kit, and the job can grow into a specialist role in packaging machinery and production optimisation. Kegging, warehousing and moving finished product are part of the mix. Eligible international applicants may be considered for sponsorship.
Describe the production lines you have run, your changeover and fault-finding examples and the routine maintenance you handle, then craft a Queenstown packaging line operator CV with Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Run production and packaging machinery safely and efficiently
- Set machines up for production, carry out product changeovers and make operational adjustments
- Watch the line throughout each run and respond to performance problems
- Identify faults, stoppages and unusual machine behaviour and troubleshoot them with practical mechanical knowledge
- Complete routine cleaning, lubrication and basic maintenance
- Monitor product quality and equipment operating conditions
- Keep production records and complete the required paperwork, following food safety, quality and health and safety procedures
- Help with packaging, kegging, warehousing and moving finished product
- Support installation, commissioning, testing and optimisation of new automated equipment
- Look for ways to cut stoppages and keep production flowing, taking responsibility for the condition and performance of your equipment
Requirements & Eligibility
- A minimum of 2 years in machine operating or manufacturing
- Hands-on experience running production or industrial machinery, for example as a Machine Operator or Production Operator
- Sound mechanical knowledge and troubleshooting ability
- Confident with machine set-up and precise operational adjustments
- Able to spot equipment faults quickly and find their cause
- Some experience of basic mechanical maintenance and equipment care
- Puts workplace safety and production quality first, and checks machines and finished products carefully
- A practical, hands-on approach to work
- Works independently and takes ownership of machinery performance
- Interested in automation, modern machinery and production technology
- Packaging, canning, bottling, food or beverage production experience is advantageous
- Able to provide evidence supporting your machinery and production experience
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