Class 6 Machine Operator Level I

About the role

At Kaytee, you have the opportunity to work with products for birds, hamsters, rabbits, and other small animals. We offer a clean work environment with free uniforms, onsite fitness center and an onsite Health & Wellness clinic for employees and their families. The role involves working in a production/warehouse environment with temperatures that can reach 100 degrees with high humidity and moisture, occasional exposure to high places, and hearing protection normally required.

Responsibilities

• Set-up and clean-up machine according to product being run. Includes setting up proper screw configurations, dies, inserts, and related components of extruder.
• Setup oils being used, mix and maintain dyes being used and have ready for machine startup.
• Set-up of dryer for proper moisture content, and screener-based properties of product being produced.
• Set-up of post-dryer equipment based on item being produced, including enrober, spray and powder coating equipment.
• Operates machine until dry mix reaches desired consistency, and processes through extruder to transfer conveyor, through dryer, and into coating operation.
• Setup appropriate Bachelor control configuration for product run being desired, selecting formula from system, and modifying based on current run conditions.
• Maintains open line of communication between Milling Department Operators, and Production Scheduler, to ensure mixes arrive in a timely fashion.
• The operator is responsible for Process Quality Control checks as indicated through Quality Control Department, including moisture, water activity, density, color, shape, and consistency.
• Maintains equipment associated with the Extrusion operations