Blending Machine Operator

Glanbia • West Haven, CT

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About The Position

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers around 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 functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world. Responsible and accountable for set-up, operation of machinery. Responsible for ensuring the machine produces high quality products, runs smoothly and at capacity, and is properly maintained. With direction from supervisor responsible for established machine and shift productivity, quality, and yield requirements.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Ability to follow direction and work with Standard Operating Procedures
• 0 to six months experience in a manufacturing environment
• Basic computer knowledge
• Productive & positive team player
• Collaborative
• Curious and willingness to learn new things

Responsibilities

• Understand and demonstrate how to read and execute batch sheet and instructions, sampling and labels
• Understand basic blending principals and pass test
• Understanding of safety training, lock out tag out, blood borne pathogens
• Demonstrate basic documentation of batch sheet, wash down paper work, log books
• Be able to read and check warehouse entries
• Must be able to calculate 1% loss
• Successfully load, blend and unload a batch following instructions on batch sheet on two different blenders and be proficient on these blenders
• Demonstrate setup, break down, brush down, wash down (physically) of equipment in blending, milling, auger feed systems, and sifters
• Demonstrate the use of a sifter and mill safely following procedures and policies
• Demonstrate use of scale as well as tare wt. and test of scale and document
• Demonstrate they can work safely following rules and regulation
• Clear understanding of SOP’s, GMP’s, Allergens, HACCP, Food Defense, Color Code, Documentation, Log Books, Hand Washing, Uniform and Locker policy once fully trained and onboarded

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees