Job Summary:

The Process Technician is responsible for monitoring and operating processing equipment and assures production quality standards are met.

Schedule:

2-2-3 Schedule, 4:50PM to 5:00AM

Week 1: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday

Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Extended hours during bi-annual shutdown, required. On occasion, may be required to attend training sessions outside of scheduled hours.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Physically monitor process temperatures, pressures, material flows and levels to evaluate process operations.
• Complete sanitation work of areas as assigned.
• Receive and inspect incoming raw materials, process aids, and packaging materials relevant to department.
• Take samples of products, analyze quality, and record resulting test data.
• Maintain logs of instrument readings observed during hourly rounds.
• Make the necessary physical adjustments to meet desired operating parameters.
• Notify Supervisor or Management of operational or food safety concerns.
• Assist all other employees and departments as required for efficient plant operation.
• Communicates regularly with all necessary personnel to ensure efficient plant operation.
• Attend meetings and meet expectations of training required by management. On occasion, meetings or training may be outside of regular scheduled work hours.
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety requirements.
• Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe workstation/environment at all times.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• There are no supervisory responsibilities in this position.

Education and Experience:

• Education: High School or Equivalent
• Experience : 1 year in manufacturing related field, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Possess mechanical aptitude and understanding of the manufacturing industry.
• Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Proficient in the PC computing environment including Internet Explorer, Outlook; MS Excel, Word and Windows Operating System. Must have the ability to learn and work effectively with the plants distributed control system.
• Reading, analyzing, and interpreting technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Proficient in mathematics.
• Maintain good attendance habits.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and management.
• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with other departments, customers, and co-workers; working to maintain constructive working relationships under all circumstances.
• Abide by all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
• Abide by the company’s safety, quality, environmental, and HR policies at all times.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit.
• Occasionally required to climb to levels of 125 feet or more, confined, and harnessed. Use of stairs and ladders may be required.
• Occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds or more.
• Operate in an office and production environment. Production environment could include frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat or cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the production environment is usually very loud.
This position requires use of a respirator.

This job description reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified and shall not necessarily be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship between the employer and employee. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.