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Second Production Operator

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Job ID 316619 Date posted 10/29/2025 Location : Tema, Ghana Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Salaried Full Time

Job Purpose and Impact

The Second Production Operator

  • Executes activities of day-to-day operations of assigned area, following policies and procedures related to personnel safety and food safety.
  • Complies with corporate policies and procedures related to Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) and Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory (FSQR).
  • Health & Safety: Enforces a culture of zero fatality, injury, and illness. Understand and adhere to all safety policies and procedures including equipment lockout-tag outs.
  • Environmental: Understands and proactively avoid environmental impact and potential risk to the businesses.
  • Food Safety: Directly monitors risks associated with products. Ensures GMP / HACCP requirements are met in all food processes. Understands food safety fundamentals and completes safety inspections and housekeeping audits.
  • Reports EHS and Food Safety incidents to Production Supervisors.

Key Accountabilities

  • Performs tasks by applying skills and knowledge of one or more products, processes, areas, or machines. Has thorough understanding of the process, workflow and works on assignments where judgment is required to resolve problems and make recommendations.
  • Performs general maintenance tasks to troubleshoot, repair and/or modify process equipment, structures, processes, and assists in the installation, calibration, and startup of new equipment.
  • Feed materials into machine, operate and monitor short-cycle machine operation with frequent guidance and make adjustments to ensure expected production outcomes, quantity, and quality fulfil product / customer specifications and requirements.
  • Maintain accurate production and quality records both manually and electronically, ensuring all operator activities are properly documented and recorded in accordance with established procedures.

  • Unload and prepare finished products for movement, ensuring all relevant product information is accurately captured and updated in the appropriate systems to support inventory control and traceability.
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Basic technical and specialized skill may be used to accomplish tasks.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Higher National Diploma/Degree in engineering and science programmes.
  • 2 years+ work experience in a food manufacturing company.
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