As a Lead Operator , your responsibilities will include :

• Provides authentic / empathic leadership to team members.
• Being a leader in safety, a safe worker who demonstrates concern for personal safety and safety of others.
• Demonstrating a willingness to participate in plant safety initiatives.
• A working knowledge and ability to follow site safety rules and specific safety practices.
• Commitment to support and participate in our strong Safety culture of zero injuries and illnesses.
• Ensuring that company, customer, and regulatory procedures for safety, quality, production and costs are carried out effectively and efficiently across their respective shift.
• Fully understand the process and know how to operate every production job.
• Also responsible for the pea grinding (when Material Handler is not on shift), loading and unloading of trucks and railcars (when Material Handler is not on shift), vacation / absence relief, utility operations, QA / QC interaction, Management point of contact (POC), HSE permit issuer (e.

g. LOTO, confined space, hot work, etc.), CIP prep and execution lead, and next shift prep (set them up for success)

• General cleaning of areas of responsibility
• Performing lab sampling, collection and testing.
• Ability to problem solve and make decisions using good judgement.
• Implementing and facilitating self-directed work teams responsible for producing the highest quality products.
• Ensuring that the teams work cooperatively between individuals, shifts, and departments.
• Demonstrated skills in data analysis and its application to solving general manufacturing problems, as well as a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and process control usage.
• Ensuring and facilitating the development and implementation of documented SOPs, to reduce product variation and increase inter-shift and inter-departmental operating consensus.
• Recordkeeping and monitoring of production equipment and process history.
• Operating motor vehicles, material handling equipment to safely move and lift materials, product and equipment.
• With minimal supervision to unsupervised conditions, performing duties assigned throughout the plant.

The Lead Operator position is well-suited for you if you have :

• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to build consensus and foster positive relationships.
• Ability to communicate across functional lines and at all levels.
• Ability to learn and apply Ingredion’s Safety, Environmental, GMP, and Quality standards.

Qualified candidates will have :

• High School diploma or equivalent, post-secondary education is preferred.
• Ability to work on a 12-hour shift schedule in a continuous operation facility.
• Ability to work as part of a team and be capable of self-direction.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer and math skills.
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude.
• Ability and willingness to train in other job classifications.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Basic knowledge of hand tools and possesses a mechanical aptitude.
• Flexibility and ability to deal well with ambiguity as job focus and assignments may change daily and by the hour.
• Regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to operate equipment or diagnose / detect issues of machinery that may be located at different heights; may require work on ladders, on top of rail cars / trucks, scaffolding or other work at heights or in may work in confined spaces.
• Full range of physical motion to operate manual and electrical power tools and various test equipment.
• Ability to move throughout the facility, including climbing stairs in all buildings, and to work at various heights.
• Ability to stand for long periods, walk, and climb stairs in hot and / or wet environments (all the while wearing appropriate safety gear.)
• Ability to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. This person is occasionally required to sit.

This person must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination.

We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability mental or physical marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law ( protected classifications ).

We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Relocation Available :

Last updated : 2024-05-11