Blending Operator

Business Unit/Function

GO / Operations

Location

Sycamore, IL

Reporting structure

Reports to

Blending Supervisor

Line Manager 1

Area Manager

Direct Reports

None

Starting Pay: 22.23/hr with tier progression promotions above 35/hr

Key Relationships

The Blending Operator interfaces with all levels of the Sycamore Plant organization and works closely with the maintenance, sanitation, and quality teams.

About Us

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, operating from more than 30 locations around the world. Through large scale, efficient manufacturing plants, Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients. These ingredients and solutions add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products that millions of people around the world use or consume every day. We are the secret ingredient to Make Food Extraordinary in some of the world’s best loved brands. Could you be ours?

Role purpose

The Blending Operator is a critical role in our blending operations in Sycamore, IL. Incumbents in this role are responsible for all aspects of the production process from gathering raw materials to sifting, packing, and shipping of final products.

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business

Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health and Safety are the overriding values in all activities. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHS policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work and is expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work. Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSPs) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury or loss of life.

As a Blending Operator The Incumbent Is Responsible For

• Supporting T&L’s EHSQ policies and procedures in the execution of their job responsibilities in routine, non-routine, and emergency conditions.
• Notifying their supervisor or EHSQ committee member of any spills, equipment malfunctions, environmental conditions, or management practice that could represent an existing or potential safety hazard or significant environmental impact.
• Notifying their supervisor or EHSQ committee member of any conditions or practices that could represent a nonconformance with the requirements of the EHSQMS or its supporting plans and procedures.
• Performance of the environmental, health and safety monitoring and inspections according to their job responsibilities and submittal of required records.
• Support lock tag try, confined space, hot work, and work permits.
• Understand the lifesaving principles and how they apply to TLIA’s work environment.
  
  

Main accountabilities

• Carrying out responsibilities/duties according to food safety, legal and quality requirements so as to ensure that our products are fit for human consumption.
• Compliance with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHS policies and procedures.
• Being responsible for their own actions
• Carrying out their work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves, others, and the environment.
• Comply with all environmental standards, procedures, and work instructions at all times.
• Report any environmental violations or near misses in order to prevent any impact upon the local environment, its inhabitants and Tate & Lyle.
• Reporting all incidents, defects, hazards, and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken.
• Suggesting improvements and being active in the general improvement of all systems and methods of work to ensure EHS Support’s activities and services are carried out in a safe, environmentally responsible, reliable and cost-effective manner.
• Fully participate in the safety program, including reporting any incidents or near misses and auditing.
• Meeting and exceeding clear housekeeping/GMP standards and food safety protocols.
• Moving, packing, and sorting raw materials or finished product packaging.
• Monitoring the quality of output to identify, discard, or re-manufacture faulty products.
• Maintaining accurate daily production records as input to manufacturing performance analysis.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Performance Measures

The incumbent will be measured against site EHS, Quality, Production, Reliability and Leadership goals.

Skills And Experience Required

• Highschool diploma/GED, or equivalent experience required.
• The ability to climb stairs and ladders, lift and carry 55 lbs., and perform other physical duties.
• Possessing of a strong, positive safety mindset while performing all functions/activities.
• Mechanically minded, with a capacity to think critically about production processes, flow, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Eager to advance and learn new roles.
• Committed to our customers through ensuring compliance with all applicable GMP and food safety policies and procedures.
• Able to communicate openly, honestly, and directly in a non-aggressive fashion with all members of the plant team.
• Self-starting and self-managing.
• Goal-oriented and focused on continuous improvement of themselves as individuals and the operation of the plant
• Dependable and punctual in meeting expectations for attendance and performance.
• Able to work a varying schedule, if needed, as process upsets and area issues arise
• Understand the lifesaving principles and how they apply to T&L’s work environment.
  
  

EEO Statement

Tate & Lyle will base all of its employment decisions on job-related standards and its commitment to equal employment opportunity (EEO). Tate & Lyle will ensure that promotion decisions are made in accordance with the principles of EEO by imposing only valid requirements for promotional opportunities. Tate & Lyle will also ensure that all other human resource matters such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are administered without regard to an employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, age, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

The successful attainment of equal employment opportunity requires the maximum cooperation of all employees. All managers and supervisors are responsible for implementing and enforcing this Policy. In addition, all other employees are expected to perform their job responsibilities in a manner that supports equal employment opportunity for all.

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.