Machine Operator

At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you’ll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman’s, and Pangburn’s have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let’s continue making chocolate lovers happy! 

Job Description:

• Operates machinery, equipment, and tools in a safe and proficient manner, according to standards, guidelines, and instructions.
• Sets up equipment, observes process and activity in area or on-line. Ensure product meets specifications per RSC requirements.
• Requires repeated lifting, bending, and stooping. Requires standing for long periods of time and climbing up and down steps.
• Must be able to understand and complete paperwork accurately. Must have good record keeping ability.
• Must be able to read and understand rules, tapes, scales, and thermometers.
• Must be able to read and understand specifications of each product established by Russell Stover Candies and recognize deviations from those specifications.
• Rotates with RCF and Hutt Supplier. Must be able to perform all Supplier duties as well.
• Performs clean-up activities as assigned.
• Performs maintenance as required.
• Assists, trains, directs, and monitors other employees of area, line or team as directed by supervisor.
• Responsible for ensuring SOP 222 is complete prior to start of shift, and then hourly.
• Responsible for monitoring candy weight, weight, quality, and production rates.
• Responsible for ensuring supplies are available for production.
• Responsible for machine condition and communicating any issues with the machine to the supervisor.
• Receives stores, secures, maintains, loads, and delivers product (raw and finished) and materials as required by the area, line, or team.
• May be assigned other jobs by plant management as required.

TO BE CONSIDERED AN APPLICANT FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST SHOW HOW YOU MEET THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE REQUIREMENTS

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must be able to read and write in English.
• Must be able to lift up-to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to routinely and frequently stand, stoop, bend and lift overhead during a 10-hour shift.
• Must be able to stand on hard surfaces for the duration of a 10-hour shift.

Preferred Qualifications:
2 Years Manufacturing Experience

Benefits:

• Great Benefits- Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life and Disability Coverage
• Holiday Pay
• Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Employee Discount
• Climate Controlled Environment
• Company and Community Events
• Internal Promotions and Career Development
• Sweet Rewards

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
 

We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.
 

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Make Happy. Work Happy.