Fixed Term Process Operator

About the role

FIJI Water, a division of The Wonderful Company, is hiring a Fixed Term Process Operator in Tavua. The role gives technical and operational support to the operations group so that overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) stays at or above 85%, while upholding safe work practices and OH&S procedures. It is a part-time position.

Key responsibilities

• Work a shift pattern including nights, afternoons and weekends, and be flexible across all functional areas.
• Operate and maintain equipment such as forklifts, blowers/fillers, labelers, bottle date coders, shrink wrappers, case erectors, palletizers, stretch wrappers and injection moulding machines, plus inventory and record keeping.
• Respond to and correct operational issues, including elementary maintenance and adjustment.
• Carry out AM checks, run daily management systems such as Centre lining, Clean Inspect Lube and defect handling, identify potential equipment issues and escalate predictive failures.
• Perform hand palletizing, product reworks, product destruction, hand packing and quality inspections as required.
• Enter downtime into EIT and use the JIT method with scanned guns for material consumption.
• Support quality compliance and environmental initiatives across the site, and carry out other reasonable requests from leaders.

Required profile

• Successful completion of Year 12.
• Trade qualification in a relevant field (Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing).
• 3-5 years of equivalent work experience in manufacturing or a product environment.
• Preferred: extensive manufacturing background, especially in a bottling environment with technical experience.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Valid Group 9 driving licence.
• Excellent work ethic, self-motivated, problem solver, team player who works with minimal supervision.