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Processing Tech is responsible for operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining fryer, seasoning, and raw pellet blending equipment, assuring that preset standards for product safety & quality and machine productivity are attained on a continuous basis.
Duties and Responsibilities
The associate’s primary functions and responsibilities are as follows:
Machine Operation:
- Set up and operate the machinery according to production specifications.
- Adjust machine settings to comply with the current specifications for pellet quality.
- Operate Fryers, Pellet and seasoning equipment
- Monitor the machine during operation to detect any issues and make necessary
- Complete
- Equipment and area cleaning as needed.
- Select the correct formula for processing parameter sand sets the machine controls as necessary.
- Work under the direction of the production supervisor and consult the production schedule to determine the item scheduled to run.
- Make independent judgements relative to machine function, use common tools as needed, and communicate effectively with Quality and Maintenance personnel.
Quality Control:
- Inspect finished product for quality, ensuring they meet specifications
- Identify and address any defects or inconsistencies in the
- Maintain records of production output and quality
- Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Safety, and Food Defense
- Understand HACCP and Food Safety principles and verify compliance to all Critical Control points and Preventative Quality Checkpoints to ensure a safe quality and product is produced consistently.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting:
- Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues to minimize
- Coordinate with supervisor and the maintenance team for more complex repairs or
- Perform changeover including removal of all guards, tensions, rollers
Safety and Compliance:
- Follow all safety protocols and guidelines to ensure a safe working
- Report any safety hazards or incidents to the supervisor
- Ensure compliance with company policies and industry
Material Handling:
- Load and unload bins onto the machine using appropriate lifting
- Conduct the mixing and loading of ingredients into the
- Ensure materials are handled and stored properly to prevent damage or
- Maintain appropriate levels of mixed raw materials.
Efficiency and Productivity:
- Work closely with the production team to meet daily and weekly production
- Optimize machine operation to reduce waste and maximize
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational
Qualifications Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or
- Previous experience operating sheeting machines or similar machinery in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
Skills and Competencies:
- Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and make machine
- Attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality
- Basic math skills for measuring and adjusting machine
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents, including production orders and machine manuals.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work well in a team
- Must be able to understand and proactively endorse GMP product protection regulations.
Working conditions
- Work
- May be exposed to hot temperatures from processing equipment
- May work close to others, usually within a few
- Compliant with ventilation, cleanliness, space, lighting, and
Physical requirements
- Standing
- May repeat the same
- Often wear safety equipment such as gloves, hair nets, steel toed safety shoes/boots and beard nets.
- Willingness to work in a noisy and sometimes hot manufacturing
- Ability to bend or twist their
- Must be able to lift up to 50lbs to shoulder height on an intermittent basis.
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