What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Worker - Extrusion Operator position at Glanbia Nutritionals?
Company Values
As a division of Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., PacMoore offers a portfolio of manufacturing services designed to provide added value to a wide range of food ingredients and branded manufacturers in the food industry. Our extensive industry experience and capabilities is widely recognized in the industry for its’ breadth of solutions with a particular focus on the high growth, on trend, plant and dairy based proteins specific to healthy snacking and beverage categories. PacMoore is well known in the industry as a high quality and innovative solution provider and enjoys a customer portfolio that ranges from long standing relationships with large ingredient suppliers to innovative start-up brands. With the broad support of the Glanbia organization, PacMoore continues to grow overall capabilities while maintaining the highest quality services in the industry.
Position Summary
Responsible for the productivity and quality of the assigned extruder operation. Operators will have monitored and mastered indicators that the system requires, including temperature, gauge settings, color, dimensions, etc. While reporting any problems to the shift supervisor.
Responsibilities
As a division of Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., PacMoore offers a portfolio of manufacturing services designed to provide added value to a wide range of food ingredients and branded manufacturers in the food industry. Our extensive industry experience and capabilities is widely recognized in the industry for its’ breadth of solutions with a particular focus on the high growth, on trend, plant and dairy based proteins specific to healthy snacking and beverage categories. PacMoore is well known in the industry as a high quality and innovative solution provider and enjoys a customer portfolio that ranges from long standing relationships with large ingredient suppliers to innovative start-up brands. With the broad support of the Glanbia organization, PacMoore continues to grow overall capabilities while maintaining the highest quality services in the industry.
Position Summary
Responsible for the productivity and quality of the assigned extruder operation. Operators will have monitored and mastered indicators that the system requires, including temperature, gauge settings, color, dimensions, etc. While reporting any problems to the shift supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Monitor equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights to detect deviations from standards & adjust gauges, PLC’s, and all other operational controls, to correct deviations. Adjust controls to activate, set and regulate equipment according to specifications.
- Adhere to all safety, food safety, and other relevant policies and procedures.
- Execute various lab techniques and sampling.
- Able to hook up CIP lines to cyclones, transitions, and fluid bed properly.
- Record gauge readings, test results, and shift production on quality and production documentation.
- Transport materials and products to and from work areas, manually, or by pallet jacks and forklifts.
- Weigh or measure specified amounts of ingredients or materials for batching, using devices such as scales and pumps.
- Clean, lubricate and maintain the sanitary condition of all processing equipment, utilizing chemicals, automatic and manual cleaning equipment.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, and move around for extended periods.
- Ability to work in various environmental conditions, including exposure to noise, dust, and temperature variations.
- Ability to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.
- Physical Strength: Exerts up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, up to 50 lbs. of force frequently, and up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
- Physical Movement: Occasional climbing, stooping (bending body forward and down), crouching (bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine), reaching (extending arms and hands in any direction), and handling (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands).
- Mechanical aptitude
- Ability to read and understand computer screens.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs. repeatedly.
- Ability to perform a variety of math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions)
- Ability to read instructions and safety information in English.
- Not afraid of heights (may have to go on the roof)