Night Shift Evaporator Operator

Production Technician

Non-Exempt

Operations Technician

3

Production

775

Production Supervisor

HP180

 

Safely make and deliver a quality product right the first time that meet or exceeds company and customer expectations. Perform as a member of the Operations Team. Perform tasks required to work safely around manufacturing equipment; work safely in handling industrial cleaning chemicals; unload tankers, run, shutdown, and CIP the dryer, evaporator, and all associated equipment; and run and clean packaging equipment. Perform minor equipment maintenance. Adhere to all GMP, HACCP, safety, regulatory, and plant policies and procedures. Promote safety, maintain a sanitary food environment, and ensure that only the highest quality product is made. Work with facility leadership to engage in professional development in a learning organization. Work day or night shifts, 12-hour shift schedules including weekends and holidays, and overtime as needed.  

 

• →Maintain a clean and sanitary environment
• →Perform all master sanitation duties
• →Maintain general housekeeping of the production areas
• →Perform tasks of receiving milk and starting, running, shutting down, and cleaning the dryer/evaporator and associated equipment
• →Perform required laboratory and quality checks
• →Accurately maintain required logs
• →Perform tasks in a timely and accurate manner
• →Perform all chemical tests
• →Complete and store all required documents as per 5S standards
• →Achieve production goals (KPI's)
• →Document processes
• →Participate in continuous improvement efforts

• →Maintain safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding health and safety issues
• →Dedicate effort to safety as we expect every employee to leave work in the same condition as they arrive
• →Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements

• →Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion, and sound judgment

• →Adhere to all DFA Quality, Safety and GMP policies and procedures and report any nonconformity

• →Attend required training, including but not limited to, Safety, GMP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)
• →The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.

 

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Prior manufacturing experience preferred
• Certification and/or License – None

 

• Knowledge of and skill with company computer systems
• Able to complete basic arithmetic, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, including decimals and fractions
• Able to use critical thinking in running the process and communicate issues and changes
• Able to learn new processes and disciplined to following processes
• Ability to demonstrate strong initiative and follow through on day-to-day responsibilities
• Able to work well with all types of people
• Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Able to develop an understanding of process flows and how operator input impacts process
• Able to work in collaboration effectively and foster good teamwork
• Able to interact positively and work effectively with others (interpersonal skills)
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Able to promote a positive, creative, and professionally pleasant work environment
• Able and willing to engage in continuous improvement
• Must be able to read, write and speak English

 

• None

 

• N/A

 

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☐No travel required

☒5%-15% (1-3 times per year)

☐15%-25% (1-2 times per quarter)

☐25%-50% (up to 1 week per month)

☐50%-75% (up to 2 weeks per month)

☐75%-100% (3+ weeks per month)

 

• N/A

 

• Chris Smith, Production Supervisor
• October 2016

 

• Ken Kaneversky, Plant Manager
• October 2016

 

Place an “X” in the appropriate response

 

 

 

 

 

Sit

 

X

 

 

Stand

 

 

 

X

Walk

 

 

 

X

Grasp, handle, twist or type

 

 

 

X

Reach (forward or overhead)

 

 

 

X

Climb (stairs or ladder)

 

 

 

X

Squatting, kneeling or bending

 

 

 

X

Push/pull

 

 

 

X

Crawling

 

X

 

 

Driving a vehicle

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up to 10 pounds

 

 

X

 

Up to 25 pounds

 

 

X

 

Up to 55 pounds

 

 

X

 

Up to 75 pounds

 

 

X

 

75-100 pounds

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Use of chemicals

 

X

 

 

Outdoor weather conditions 

X

 

 

 

Wet or humid conditions (non-weather)

 

X

 

 

Refrigerated temps (non-weather) < 40°

X

 

 

 

Elevated heat (non-weather) > 95°

 

X

 

 

Noise > 80 decibels

 

 

X

 

Dust

 

X

 

 

Fumes

X

 

 

 

Ability to work around dairy/food products

 

 

 

X

Work in tight or narrow spaces

 

X

 

 

Working in, around & over lines/obstacles

 

 

X

 

Ability to work with limited supervision

 

 

 

X

Typical office environment

X

 

 

 

Typical manufacturing environment

 

 

 

X

Typical farm/livestock environment

X

 

 

 

Typical lab environment

 

X

 

 

 

(Check all that apply)

☒ Verbal Communication       ☒ Touch             ☒ Smell    

☒ Hear                                   ☒ Reading                      

☒ Taste                                   ☒ Writing                                     

 

(Check all that apply)

☒ Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

☒ Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)

☒ Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish color)

☒ Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes

     are fixed on a given point)

☒ Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

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