Production Blender

About the role

Operate or tend machines to mix or blend a wide variety of materials, such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements
• Read work orders to determine production specifications or information
• Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation
• Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times
• Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment
• Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing
• Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices
• Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures
• Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands to ensure conformance to established standards
• Record operational or production data on specified forms
• Open valves to drain slurry from mixers into storage tanks
• Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery or equipment, using hand tools
• Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools
• Transfer materials, supplies, or products between work areas, using moving equipment or hand tools
• Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least one year of manufacturing or production experience
• Forklift experience preferred (training available if needed)
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Basic math skills
• Valid driver's license