Pumper / Loader - 3rd Shift - starting pay $25.90

About the Company

Stratas Foods is a 50/50 joint venture between ACH Food Companies and Archer Daniels Midland Company, formed in 2008. With over 200 years of combined experience from its parent companies, Stratas Foods provides value-added, branded, and custom-formulated fats and oils solutions to the Food Service, Food Ingredient, and Retail sectors. The company is committed to being the most valued supplier of fats, oils, dressings, mayonnaise, and salad dressings in the private-label retail bottled oils market in the United States. Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood and Hillside, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA. Corporate offices are in Memphis, TN.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all safety and GMP policies and procedures are followed while performing daily duties.
• Record operating data for the department, such as products and quantities pumped off from gauge readings, operating times, lot numbers, and seal numbers, and complete required documentation as needed.
• Unload bulk product and raw ingredients from railcars and tank wagons safely and timely to meet production demands.
• Steam railcars as necessary.
• Ensure railcars and tank wagons are positioned and secured properly.
• Manufacture batches for use on production lines.
• Read and interpret formulas to determine product specifications, processing information, and technical details.
• Record production and test data for each food product batch, including ingredients, lot numbers, temperatures, and test results.
• Monitor and regulate gauges, recording instruments, flow meters, and thermometers to adjust raw material addition, mixing speeds, etc., ensuring product quality and safe, efficient operations.
• Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinate activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow, and replenish storage tanks to meet production schedules and avoid downtime.
• Support production by opening and closing product supply valves to production filling systems upon request from machine operators.
• Patrol the work area to detect leaks, equipment malfunctions, and operating conditions, reporting deficiencies to the Material Flow Manager and Maintenance Supervisor.
• Take samples of products for Quality Assurance Laboratory testing.
• Use testing equipment to verify product compliance with specifications, document results in logbooks or batch records, and report deviations to the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Maintain knowledge of transfer valves, pumps, and other equipment used to transfer bulk products from manufacturing to run tanks.
• Clean and sanitize all equipment necessary for food product manufacturing.
• Maintain general housekeeping in the working area to comply with GMPs and safety concerns.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, ready-to-eat food facility is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and manage urgent situations.
• Strong multitasking skills and ability to work well under pressure.
• 5+ years of experience in a similar role and industry.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stretch, bend, kneel, crouch, climb, and balance.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, with the capability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
• Must be able to work outside in environmental conditions, including extreme heat or cold.
• Activities include extended periods of walking and standing, using hands and fingers, and working in confined spaces or at heights.

Working Conditions

The job is performed in a manufacturing plant environment with exposure to loud noises, dust, dirt, heat, sparks, oil, and smoke. Personal protective equipment (safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, appropriate clothing) is required.

Sensory Requirements

Ability to hear, see, speak, smell, and touch well is necessary to perform essential tasks.

Pay

Starting pay: $25.02 per hour. Pay range: up to $25.90 per hour.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision