Production Operator
Date: 4 Nov 2024
Location: Sioux Falls, SD, US, 57107
Company: Glanbia
Production Operator
Job Summary
Perform all functions related to grain milling and sifting, grain storage/movement, product flow, and manufacturing of finished products.
Essential Functions
- Operate production/cleaning line equipment and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
- Verify product integrity during the manufacturing process.
- Assist the Maintenance team in repairing, maintaining, and installing equipment as required.
- Perform minor repairs or general maintenance as required.
- Perform equipment or product changeovers as designated by the Production Manager.
- Ensure the work areas are kept clean and free of debris and foreign material.
- Have a basic understanding of equipment functions, standard operating procedures and job safety analysis.
- Perform general preventative maintenance procedures on cleaning line/production equipment.
- Communicate with plant personnel from other departments on equipment troubleshooting and corrective actions.
- Package finished product.
- Provide on-the-job training for employees.
- Complete daily production logs and shift reports including all Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) forms.
- Operate and adjust production equipment to ensure that quality specifications are being met.
- Ensure that all quality control checks are being completed and documented.
- All employees have the responsibility to report food safety problems to their supervisor or someone with authority to initiate action.
- All employees shall identify any risk of intentional harm to the facility, personnel, or products. All employees have the responsibility to report unauthorized persons to their supervisor or a manager who will challenge the individual and/or escort them from the site.
- Time stress related to fast paced work and multi-task requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Liason with other production personnel to ensure that production plan is being followed.
Qualifications
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Typical Physical Activity
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee and the work environment characteristics are 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.
Physical Requirements
- Frequently (> 66%) standing and walking in the Production area
- Occasionally (33 – 66%) lifting 50 lbs and carrying 25 lbs
- Occasionally (33 – 66%) working at and/or above shoulder level, reaching with hands and arms for grasping and manipulation of objects
- Occasionally (33 – 66%) climbing of ladders and/or stairs
- Occasionally (33 – 66%) stooping, crouching, kneeling, crawling, pushing, and pulling
- Rarely (< 33%) sitting
- Rarely (< 33%) lifting 25 lbs of weight to shoulder level
- Medical physical demand level of work noted
Typical Environmental Conditions
- May be exposed to moderate to high noise levels (i.e. production equipment, pneumatic blowers).
- May work in areas with mechanical moving parts and occasionally in areas of loud manufacturing noise.
- May be exposed to humidity, intense heat, areas with possible air contamination and toxic chemicals.
Disclaimer
Must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.
About us;
At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product
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.
Nearest Major Market: Sioux Falls