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Job Title - ITQ Technologist - Cereal 2nd Shift
Job Location – Golden Valley, MN
Duration : 6 Months
Job Description
Position Overview:
Actual days of the work week, start times and end times may change based on business needs. This position is considered a flex position in that the employee would provide support to not just the cereal platform but can learn various operations for different business to build breadth of capabilities for future development.
With advance notification, the candidate will be required to flex to a different shift or have different hours based on evolving business needs.
This candidate may be required to work up to 4 hours of overtime before or after their assigned shift and/or occasionally support 8-12 hours on the weekend.
Position Overview:
The Operations Technologist role involves autonomously setting up, completing sanitation and running equipment for trials. He or she exhibits strong customer service for various ITQ platforms. In this role, you will be providing support to various platforms with a focus on the Cereal platform.
Key Accountabilities:
Safely operates equipment, understands food safety requirements and ability to perform risk assessments
Human and Food Safety Leadership: Can lead teams through projects / efforts to find and resolve safety risks.
Maintains skills on multiple unit operations/systems; mastery is present on some systems. Can run systems with efficiency / Can teach on some systems. Knowledge and capability drive incremental value to customers. Can train others.
Leads equipment sanitation activities with capability to inspect following sanitation. Leader in more complex system setup.
Maintenance/Electrical/Controls with a technical focus
Minimum Qualifications:
At least 1 year of food sanitation experience
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Ability to lift consistently & repeatedly, manipulate & transport ingredients or equipment, up to 55 lbs.
Comfortable in processing (pilot plant or plant) environment
Confidence in autonomously operating equipment
Ability to assess and solve technical/mechanical problems
Basic computer/technology skills (Office Suite, other computer programs)
Strong understanding of food safety and human safety
Experience of working in teams to deliver results
Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
Ability to coach, train & develop others
Translate technical expertise to business impact
Strong communication skills with peers and with customers
Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment
Ability to communicate effectively and contribute to a team environment
Interpersonal ability to build relationships at all levels within the organization to advance your work
Ability to diagnose and resolve conflicts with others
Desire to learn new concepts quickly and apply in productive ways
Maturity to navigate and lead through stressful situations
Strong self-starter and holds a high regard for quality of work, seeks out opportunity to add value
Ability to influence others
Leadership within a team and ownership within your work
Effectively manage multiple competing priorities
High efficiency in ways of working
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous work experience in a similar field
Foodservice & Laboratory experience
Passionate around the creation of food, Client industry, and consumer trends (both food and packaging)