Process Operator

Primary Responsibilities

• Follow established fermentation procedures, make adjustments on the processes or processing equipment, manually or through a central processing computer.
• Notify Supervisor of equipment failures and when major fermentation problems or variations in the process are detected.
• Follow production schedule.
• Follow established cleaning (CIP) and syrup/raw materials procedures.
• Responsible for reading and understanding material safety data for chemicals used in fermentation process.
• Follow all procedures/precautions when adding chemicals to fermentation process and working around chemicals.
• Run the separation of the yeast after the fermentation.
• Learn to comply with all established safety, GMP, and food safety rules of the plant as well as general company policies.
• Verify accuracy of all information.
• Record and maintain accurate written and electronic information for fermentation, separation, CIP’s, or any other documents required by company to regulate parameters, procedures and equipment through basic laboratory analysis, simple calculations, and computer controls.
• Communicate and interact with other employees, customers, and management personnel in a respectful and effective manner.
• Follow syrup/molasses processes from start to end to minimize loss.
• Train and work in other departments in the facility as needed. This may include truck-loading, packaging, cleaning for customer audits, and filling in for various absences throughout the facility. Work is assigned depending upon operational needs.

Environmental, Safety, Quality, and Legal Requirements

Understand and follow all environmental, safety, quality, and legal regulations for the area in which they work.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to follow instructions, learn, and ask questions.
• Mechanical aptitude and trouble-shooting skills.
• Good people and communication skills.
• Ability to manage time and plan ahead.
• Ability to multi-task and troubleshoot.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Attention to Detail… Double-check/Reverification
• Mathematical/Basic Science

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

Ability to be forklift certified required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employees is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to grasp, feel, reach, and pull. The employee is occasionally required to sit up to 1 hour at a time and talk or listen. Occasionally, the employee will be required to bend, twist, and use stairs/ladders. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus and read computer screens and monitors.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.