Blender Operator 2nd Shift Two Openings

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures personal and food safety, and adheres to quality protocols.
• Keeps work area clean and organized in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP, and SQF.
• Performs tasks without harming the environment and follows company and regulatory standards.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Buils production batches for your shift and the following shift.
• Uses a digital scale to weigh small amounts.
• Stacks 50 to 100-pound bags on pallets, and moves 200-pound barrels onto pallets.
• Monitors ingredients for visual issues.
• Dumps built batches into blenders according to manufacturing directions.
• Affirms accuracy of all paperwork.
• Utilizes a forklift to transport empty barrels and pallets, and sets built batches on blender and packet machine platforms.
• Sorts pallets as needed.
• Blends batches according to manufacturer directions.
• Inspects mill and screen for cleanliness and sanitizes them before use.
• Pulls samples for lab approval and runs line tests as necessary.
• Guarantees products meet all specifications before packaging.
• Maintains blender cleanliness and sweeps it thoroughly.
• Operates vertical packet machines, fills hoppers as needed, and follows all sanitary practices. Records product numbers, lot, and batch numbers on the packet fill sheet.
• Keeps work areas and utensils clean.
• Cleans blenders, sifters, mills, and floors as needed.
• Fulfills lockout procedures and safety practices, and uses safety equipment.
• Follows the colored coding system.
• May be required to work in other areas of the plant as needed.

Knowledge/Experience/Skills

• Must be able to work in hot and cold conditions and climb on and off a lift truck throughout the shift.
• Requires reading, writing, math, and computer skills.
• Must have complete knowledge of sifting, blending, and be able to operate (or learn to operate) a lift truck.
• Must be mechanically inclined and self-motivated, able to work with little supervision.
• Must be able to move 200-pound barrels regularly and be dependable and trustworthy.