What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRODUCTION and REFINERY OPERATORS-All Shifts position at AAK Career Opportunities?
3rd SHIFT PRODUCTION and REFINERY WORKERS-Louisville, KY
Join our Global Team at our Louisville, KY Facility
AAK has been Making Better Happen for 150 years.
Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen within the Chocolate & Confectionary, Bakery, Dairy, Candles, Plant-Based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care industries. AAK specializes in plant-based and organic oils that are sourced sustainably. AAK innovates new formulas and provides ingredients to major manufacturers to make chocolate silkier, plant-based burgers juicer, bakery products and pizza crusts flakier and crisper, candles burn better.
At the heart of AAK is our Passionate, Collaborative, Accountable and Agile team Making Better Happen. We are innovating and manufacturing ingredients for food products that people love to consume, candles, personal care products like lotions and lip balms, even infant nutrition formula and adult specialty nutrition drinks.
Sustainability is at the heart of our purpose and embedded in all parts of the AAK value chain. We call this “Making Better Happen – from plant to brand” and this is reflected in our updated framework for sustainability – the House of Sustainability.
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We are currently seeking 3rd Shift Production and Refinery Operators for our vegetable oil refinery in Louisville, KY. Production Operators are responsible for controlling the oil coming in and out of the DOP building. The process cleans the oil and adds water and steam as needed to reach certain levels for the products. The Operators control the oil flow overseeing the flow through the systems’ trays and by manually opening/closing valves and using control panels and switches in-between cycle times. DOP Operators must also check oil levels in outside tanks, and quality and temperatures in all tanks and determine if the oil can continue to storage or if it must go back to the hydro building. Finally, DOP Operators are responsible for preparing new oil from the rail carts every week.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
- 1 or more years in food manufacturing facility or refinery preferred
- Strong problem solving and math skills
- Aptitude in machines and industrial knowledge
- Prior operator experience desired
- Computer literate (Windows Office, email).
- Must be legally eligible to work in the US without sponsorship, now and in the future
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