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Technician, R&D – Pilot Plant

All Aviation Jobs · Warrendale, PA · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The description includes "Job Description" repeated. We need to extract sections: maybe "About the role" (intro paragraph), "Responsibilities", "Qualifications" (Training And Experience), "Skills"? Not explicit. "Equipment Operated" maybe as part of responsibilities? Could be a separate "Equipment" but not required. We should include only sections with real content. We have: - Intro paragraph: "Under the direction and supervision of the Technician Manager, the Pilot Plant Technician is responsible for executing trial plans by operating pilot plant machinery and equipment, controlling process flow, and completing manual process work in packaging and/or less complex processing areas. This role supports day-to-day trial execution across one to two pilot plants and multiple lines with similar equipment, covering several business platforms. Beyond daily responsibilities, the Pilot Plant Technician must recognize the critical role their work plays in ensuring food safety, product quality, and reliable pilot plant operations, and promptly report any issues that could impact safety, food integrity, equipment performance, or trial execution." - Then "Statement Of The Job" includes bullet-like sentences: "Perform pilot plant duties in compliance with established policies, safety standards, GMP requirements, and food safety and quality guidelines. The employee must be able to:" then list of items. We could treat "Statement Of The Job" as part of responsibilities or as a separate "About the role". But we need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have responsibilities list (under "Responsibilities" heading). Also we have "Safety Responsibility", "Quality Responsibility", "Equipment Operated", "Responsibility Of Equipment Operated", "Lifting Requirements", "Training And Experience". Those could be part of Qualifications or Requirements. We need to decide which sections to include. We have explicit "Responsibilities" section with bullet list. Good. We have "Training And Experience" which is qualifications: high school diploma, 3-5 years experience, basic to intermediate computer skills, ability to complete production documentation, ability to work autonomously. We could put that under "Qualifications". Also maybe "Skills" could be derived from computer skills, ability to learn digital systems, etc. But we should not invent. If we put under Qualifications, we can include those bullet points. We also have "Safety Responsibility", "Quality Responsibility", "Equipment Operated", "Lifting Requirements". Those could be part of Responsibilities or maybe separate sections like "Safety", "Quality", "Equipment", "Physical Demands". But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could incorporate safety, quality, equipment under Responsibilities as additional bullet points. Or we could create a "Requirements" section for physical/lifting requirements. But we need to see if we have content for Requirements: maybe "Lifting Requirements" and "Equipment Operated" could be considered requirements. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine safety, quality, equipment, lifting into Responsibilities or Qualifications. Better: Keep "About the role" (intro paragraph). Keep "Responsibilities" (the list under Responsibilities heading plus maybe safety, quality, equipment, lifting). Keep "Qualifications" (Training And Experience). No Benefits, Pay, Schedule as not present. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: "Heinz Innovation Center Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes." That's EEO boilerplate, remove. Also remove "Location(s) Heinz Innovation Center" maybe location is not a heading; we could keep as a short paragraph under About the role? It's location info. Could be included as a short p. But location is not a heading; we can include as a paragraph. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to keep location: "Heinz Innovation Center". Also maybe mention that it's under Technician Manager supervision. Let's extract all substantive sentences. Intro: Under the direction and supervision of the Technician Manager, the Pilot Plant Technician is responsible for executing trial plans by operating pilot plant machinery and equipment, controlling process flow, and completing manual process work in packaging and/or less complex processing areas. This role supports day-to-day trial execution across one to two pilot plants and multiple lines with similar equipment, covering several business platforms. Beyond daily responsibilities, the Pilot Plant Technician must recognize the critical role their work plays in ensuring food safety, product quality, and reliable pilot plant operations, and promptly report any issues that could impact safety, food integrity, equipment performance, or trial execution. Statement Of The Job: Perform pilot plant duties in compliance with established policies, safety standards, GMP requirements, and food safety and quality guidelines. The employee must be able to: - Execute trial plans by operating machinery and equipment and completing assigned production activities - Control process flow and conduct manual process work for packaging and/or less-complex processing areas - Work across one to two different pilot plants and multiple lines with similar equipment covering several business platforms - Support or participate in pre-trial meetings and trial planning activities - Perform trial set-up and tear-down activities - Support day-to-day running of production trials, including equipment self-checks and initial troubleshooting - Ensure timely and precise completion of trial and production records - Submit maintenance work orders and order materials as needed to support trial execution - Support equipment swabbing, sanitizing, and minimal sanitation duties as required - Explain workstation requirements and activities to other technicians and developers - Shadow colleagues trained on specific workstations and build capability across assigned areas - Complete work activities autonomously while escalating non-standard issues to the manager or more experienced colleagues Responsibilities (the list): - Carry out pilot plant operations following established policies and standards for product quality, GMP compliance, and safety. - Support successful day-to-day execution and completion of production trials - Be accountable for on-time trial set-up, tear-down, and routine operation during assigned trials - Perform machinery and equipment self-checks and carry out initial troubleshooting during trial execution - Complete required trial, production, and related operational documentation - Submit maintenance work orders and order materials needed for trial support - Support sanitation, swabbing, and related food safety and quality activities as required - Communicate workstation needs, project status, and trial issues to pilot plant leaders, developers, and relevant partners - Balance multiple work activities and accommodate changes in trial timing or schedule - Escalate non-standard process, equipment, or execution issues appropriately - Perform other duties as assigned by the Technician Manager, including support across pilot plant areas as needed Safety Responsibility: - Responsible for wearing proper PPE, compliance of safety training, policy & procedures, and reporting any unsafe safety conditions to management. - Responsible for safely operating production equipment and tools required for production. Quality Responsibility: - Participate in audits and assist in the development of procedures and corrective actions. Equipment Operated: - Fork trucks, power tools, lift assist equipment, production operating equipment and tools across pilot plants, and production computer systems. Responsibility Of Equipment Operated: - Responsible for ensuring equipment is in a safe and operable condition and must operate equipment in a safe manner. Lifting Requirements: - Lifting 5-50 pounds may be required. Employees should use assisted lifting techniques / devices or teamwork for equipment greater than 50 pounds. Training And Experience: - High school diploma or GED required - 3 to 5 years of relevant manufacturing, food production, pilot plant, or similar operation environment experience required - Basic to intermediate computer skills required - Ability to complete production documentation and learn to use required digital systems - Ability to work autonomously within standard work, while using judgement to escalate non-standard issues. We need to avoid duplication: many items overlap with responsibilities list. We should combine and deduplicate. We can create Responsibilities section that includes all duty bullets (from Responsibilities list, plus safety, quality, equipment, lifting maybe as separate bullet). But we should not duplicate same content. Let's compile a unique set of responsibilities: From Responsibilities list: - Carry out pilot plant operations following established policies and standards for product quality, GMP compliance, and safety. - Support successful day-to-day execution and completion of production trials - Be accountable for on-time trial set-up, tear-down, and routine operation during assigned trials - Perform machinery and equipment self-checks and carry out initial troubleshooting during trial execution - Complete required trial, production, and related operational documentation - Submit maintenance work orders and order materials needed for trial support - Support sanitation, swabbing, and related food safety and quality activities as required - Communicate workstation needs, project status, and trial issues to pilot plant leaders, developers, and relevant partners - Balance multiple work activities and accommodate changes in trial timing or schedule - Escalate non-standard process, equipment, or execution issues appropriately - Perform other duties as assigned by the Technician Manager, including support across pilot plant areas as needed From Statement Of The Job (the "must be able to" list) many overlap; we can incorporate any not already covered: - Execute trial plans by operating machinery and equipment and completing assigned production activities (similar to carry out pilot plant operations) - Control process flow and conduct manual process work for packaging and/or less-complex processing areas (maybe covered by carry out pilot plant operations) - Work across one to two different pilot plants and multiple lines with similar equipment covering several business platforms (maybe covered by "Support successful day-to-day execution..." not explicit; we could add) - Support or participate in pre-trial meetings and trial planning activities (not in responsibilities list) - Perform trial set-up and tear-down activities (covered by be accountable for on-time trial set-up, tear-down) - Support day-to-day running of production trials, including equipment self-checks and initial troubleshooting (covered) - Ensure timely and precise completion of trial and production records (covered) - Submit maintenance work orders and order materials as needed to support trial execution (covered) - Support equipment swabbing, sanitizing, and minimal sanitation duties as required (covered by support sanitation...) - Explain workstation requirements and activities to other technicians and developers (maybe covered by communicate workstation needs...) - Shadow colleagues trained on specific workstations and build capability across assigned areas (not in responsibilities) - Complete work activities autonomously while escalating non-standard issues to the manager or more experienced colleagues (covered by escalate non-standard... and ability to work autonomously) Safety Responsibility: - Wear proper PPE, comply with safety training, policy & procedures, report unsafe conditions. - Safely operate production equipment and tools. Quality Responsibility: - Participate in audits and assist in development of procedures and corrective actions. Equipment Operated list: could be a note under Responsibilities or maybe a separate "Equipment" but we don't have heading for equipment. Could add as bullet under Responsibilities: "Operate fork trucks, power tools, lift assist equipment, production operating equipment and tools, and production computer systems." Responsibility Of Equipment Operated: ensure equipment safe and operable, operate safely. Lifting Requirements: lift 5-50 lbs, use assisted lifting for >50 lbs. Training And Experience (Qualifications): - High school diploma or GED - 3-5 years relevant manufacturing, food production, pilot plant, or similar operation experience - Basic to intermediate computer skills - Ability to complete production documentation and learn to use required digital systems - Ability to work autonomously within standard work, while using judgement to escalate non-standard issues. We could also add "Ability to work autonomously" already. Now we need to format as HTML with headings

for each section. We'll have:

About the role

Under the direction and supervision of the Technician Manager, the Pilot Plant Technician is responsible for executing trial plans by operating pilot plant machinery and equipment, controlling process flow, and completing manual process work in packaging and/or less complex processing areas. This role supports day-to-day trial execution across one to two pilot plants and multiple lines with

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