What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Specialist position at Archer Daniels Midland?
Production Specialist - Marshall, MN
Job Summary
Monitors and controls process equipment while making proper adjustments to ensure quality and quantity of products within specified limits.
Essential Job Functions
Job Requirements
REF:110881BR
Job Summary
Monitors and controls process equipment while making proper adjustments to ensure quality and quantity of products within specified limits.
Essential Job Functions
- Operate and monitor DCS system to control process in assigned department area and make process adjustments as required to achieve desired results.
- Operate and monitor systems through sample collections and tests to determine changes that should be made to maintain the quality of products and processes.
- Maintain records of required documentation for hourly test results of in-process product.
- Maintain all equipment of the area and may perform routine preventive maintenance duties on such equipment.
- Maintain a clean process area.
- Utilize technical expertise to trouble-shoot and eliminate process-related problems.
- Provide assurance, monitoring, or reporting of environmental issues.
- Provide training to less experienced department employees on subjects such as process operations, safety, and company policies and procedures.
- Contribute to the process of creating and writing SOP’s and Safety Plans.
- Reset electrical panels to restart equipment in a safe and timely manner in accordance with authorized guidelines.
- Understand lock-out/tag-out/try-out procedures and confined space procedures and monitors compliance regularly, reporting safety discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Perform duties in a safe manner, utilizing all approved safety equipment, and successfully completes all safety certification requirements.
- May perform reasonably similar or related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED (preferred)
- Complete all required safety training also follow and display knowledge of all safety procedures.
- Communicate effectively through speech and writing along with other mediums such as email.
- Have general understanding of how to use a computer and email.
- Must stay motivated and show initiative to complete tasks under limited supervision.
- Able to meet physical requirements and perform duties in working conditions listed below.
- Rotating 4 days on 4 days off
- Work overtime as necessary, including some weekends
- Duties performed inside and outside
- May be exposed to extreme temperatures and humid conditions
- Atmosphere exposure to: fumes, odors, dust, gas, and poor ventilation
- Hazards exposure: mechanical, electrical, and chemical
- Due to wide variety of tasks, this position may be exposed to any environmental condition
- Protective Clothing Required: Hardhat, earplugs, safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, gloves, and rain suits
- Occasionally move up to 50 lbs.; frequently move up to 35 lbs.
- Transport chemicals to equipment from storage.
- Position self to conduct work at various heights and positions.
- Repetitive use of feet through operating pedals on company vehicle, forklift,
- Ascend/descend from various levels.
- Repetitive use of hands through manipulation of levers in heavy equipment.
REF:110881BR