Food Manufacturing
Fast Track: Packaging Machine Operator
An eight-week hybrid pathway into food manufacturing through packaging equipment, safety, HACCP, quality, production, maintenance awareness, inspection, and troubleshooting.
Schedule
Offered fall, spring, and summer; confirm the next eight-week hybrid section with Workforce Training
Location
ASU-Newport Jonesboro Campus · Jonesboro, Arkansas
Cost
Contact ASU-Newport for current tuition
Food Manufacturing opportunity
About the program
ASU-Newport's Packaging Machine Operator microcredential uses the MSSC Certified Production Technician framework to prepare learners for entry-level food-manufacturing roles. Online instruction and hands-on lab work cover packaging operations, safety, HACCP principles, inspection and documentation, production processes, and basic mechanical and electrical troubleshooting.
ASU-Newport Certificate of Completion with opportunities for MSSC certifications and the National Career Readiness Certificate
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Approximate program area
Jonesboro, Arkansas: city-level estimate, not a classroom address.
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What participants will learn
- +Packaging equipment operation
- +Food-manufacturing safety
- +HACCP principles
- +Inspection and documentation
- +Quality and production practices
- +Basic mechanical and electrical troubleshooting
Program highlights
- +Accelerated eight-week format
- +Hybrid online and hands-on lab training
- +Built on the MSSC CPT framework
- +Focused on entry-level food-manufacturing roles