What are the responsibilities and job description for the Blending Machine Operator position at Glanbia Foods?
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Date: 26 May 2026
Location: West Haven, CT, US, 06516
Company: Glanbia
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE
Blending Machine Operator
DEPARTMENT
Blending
FLSA CLASSIFICATION
Hourly/ Non-Exempt
PAY RANGE GRADE
$20.39
REPORTS TO
Blending Supervisor
SUPERVISORY DUTIES
None
APPROVAL
James T. Watson
See file for signature
DATE APPROVED
1/22/2016
POSITION PURPOSE:
- Responsible and accountable for established machine and shift productivity, quality, and yield requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operates assigned blending department machine(s) in compliance with established current Good Manufacturing Practices, Standard Operation Procedures, safety requirements and other regulations.
- Responsible and accountable for established productivity, quality, and yield requirements.
- Recommends productivity, efficiency, quality and safety improvements to management.
- Performs and documents operation in compliance with Batch Records, SOP’s, and any other required documentation.
- Complies with all company policies.
- Works in a safe manner.
- Checks work for accuracy.
- Participates in training as needed.
- Completes additional tasks and projects as assigned by management.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of a High School degree or GED.
JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Must be organized, thorough, and self motivated.
- Must have familiarity with cGMP’s, SOP’s, HAACP’s, or other similar quality programs.
- Strong ability to prioritize tasks, and handle multiple tasks.
- Ability to follow written instructions.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- None.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
- cGMP
- SOPs as required.
- All PPE Safety as required.
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.
- Machine operation for blending machines, sifters, and mills.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Heavy physical effort required.
- Must be able to lift 55lbs throughout the shift.
- Continuous mental and visual attention required.
- May be trained and required to operate a forklift.
- Regularly required to sit, stand, reach, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, and walk about the building.
- Regularly required to climb fixed stairs to access loading platforms.
- Regularly required to maintain balance while performing job tasks that may be in awkward bending and stretching positions.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Fine manual motor dexterity required to complete forms and other paperwork.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
- All required PPE
- Dust masks as required.
- Safety Glasses.
- Lab Coats.
- Gloves.
- Hair nets.
- Hearing protection as required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Works in a powder processing manufacturing facility with moderate noise.
OTHER:
- Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.
At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.
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