Production Technician, AWS

Perfetti Van Melle

Production Technician at Perfetti Van Melle responsible for operating processing and packaging equipment. Ensuring safety, quality, and production goals in the manufacturing environment.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeLoves Park • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $21 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates proficiency in operating and monitoring manufacturing equipment while adhering to food safety requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). Capable of performing quality checks, maintaining accurate documentation, and collaborating effectively across teams to enhance production efficiency and safety.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Manufacturing Equipment OperationFood Safety RequirementsGood Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)Quality DocumentationBasic Troubleshooting Skills

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Hard Skills

Equipment Start-UpsChangeoversSanitation PracticesQuality ChecksBasic Math SkillsData EntryProduction RecordsProcess MonitoringProblem-SolvingAttention to Detail

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationTeamworkAccountabilityReliabilityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

ComputersTabletsScannersManufacturing Systems

Industry Keywords

Food ManufacturingProduction EnvironmentSafety ProtocolsInspection-Ready Work AreaContinuous ImprovementIntegrated Work Systems (IWS)

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate, monitor, and adjust processing, packaging, and other production equipment to support safety, quality, and production goals.
Follow established operating procedures, food safety requirements, quality standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and safety protocols.
Handle ingredients, packaging materials, finished goods, and other production materials safely and accurately.
Perform equipment start-ups, shutdowns, changeovers, sanitation activities, and shift handoffs.
Complete required quality checks to ensure products meet specifications for quality, consistency, packaging integrity, weights, counts, and code dates.
Monitor equipment performance and process conditions, identify issues, and make basic adjustments within established standards.
Troubleshoot minor equipment and process issues while escalating more complex concerns to the appropriate team members.
Accurately complete production records, quality documentation, sanitation logs, and system entries.
Maintain a clean, organized, and inspection-ready work area.
Support our Integrated Work Systems (IWS) operating model by following standard work, performing centerline checks, participating in daily direction-setting activities, identifying and escalating defects, and supporting basic equipment care activities.
Partner with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation, and other teams to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and equipment reliability.
Participate in continuous improvement and problem-solving initiatives by sharing observations, documenting issues, and helping identify root causes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Previous manufacturing, food manufacturing, processing, packaging, machine operation, warehouse, or production experience preferred.
Ability to safely operate and monitor manufacturing equipment in a production environment.
Ability to follow standardized work processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, food safety requirements, GMPs, sanitation practices, and workplace safety standards.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to accurately complete quality checks, documentation, and system entries.
Basic troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Basic math skills, including working with measurements, counts, weights, and production records.
Ability to use computers, tablets, scanners, and manufacturing systems for data entry and recordkeeping.
Strong communication and teamwork skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
Demonstrated accountability, reliability, and a commitment to producing quality work.
Ability to identify issues, escalate concerns appropriately, and support equipment care and operational excellence activities.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, lift, and/or move up to 50 pounds throughout a shift.
Ability to work assigned shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays, and schedule changes as needed.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and work in a manufacturing environment that may include noise, heat, dust, moving equipment, ingredients, and packaging materials.

Benefits

Comp & perks

PTO package including vacation, sick, personal, and pay it forward time off
13 paid holidays
401k with Company Match up to 8%, ranking in the top 1% of the country
Annual Bonus potential and merit-based increases
Comprehensive Health Insurance
Annual well-being subsidy
20 weeks Maternity & 12 weeks Paternity leave options
Sam's Club or Costco annual membership reimbursement
Tuition-Free College Program or Free Continued Education (BA, Masters, etc.)
Modest monthly candy allotment (Airheads, Airheads Xtremes, and Mentos)