Position Title: Blender Operator
Wage: $20.00/Hour
Shift: 3rd Shift
Hours: 10:00 PM - 06:00 AM
Reliable Blender Operator with experience in mixing materials, monitoring equipment, and ensuring product quality through accurate measuring and inspections. Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to adjust equipment, perform changeovers, and maintain GMP and safety standards. Dependable in fast-paced environments with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, and clean operations.
Blender Operator Responsibilities:
- Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, and products to ensure conformance to requirements
- Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment
- Start machines to mix or blend ingredients; then allow them to mix for specified times
- Observe production and monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation
- Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing
- Transfer materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving equipment and hand tools
- Accurate and timely completion of documentation including Systems Applications and Products (SAP)
- Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools
- Perform data entry of weights, downtime accumulation, SAP, Quality checks etc
- Perform mechanical on-line adjustments and calibration of equipment, including changeovers and assist in troubleshooting and problem diagnosis
- Responsible for staging and back staging materials in SAP
- Perform Sanitation of equipment including cleaner strength testing
- Comply with company policies, General Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Safety Rules
- Familiar with Quality programs as outlined in quality risk management process (QRMP) such as GMP’s, Traceability, Hazard Analysis Critical Control
- Points (HACCP), Allergens, critical control point (CCP), hold process and verifying raw ingredients
- Performs all applicable HACCP and Quality Guidelines
- Observes all Safety, Environmental Regulations, Accident Prevention Procedures, Food Safety Procedure and GMP’s
- When proficient train other employees
Requirements For Blender Operator:
- Must be able to do basic math, communicate effectively, read, and write proficiently
- Mechanical aptitude is helpful
- Must complete the following training requirements/evaluations (30-60-90-120 Reviews): Lockout/Tagout, Certified Training and other training courses as required
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with limited direct supervision
- Must be certified to operate a Hand truck (training provided); Fork truck license is required; Operate various process equipment; Operate computer for software applications (SAP and Computer Based Safety Training); Calculator, Telephone, Weight of Totes
- Must be able to work in cool to moderate temperatures in an occasionally dusty environment; use of chemicals for sanitation is required
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