Control Room Operator Feed Mill

JBS Foods•Live Oak, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Control Room Operator produces and delivers high-quality feed safely and efficiently. The role operates feed-mill production systems, maintains inventory and manufacturing records, supports ingredient receiving and equipment troubleshooting, and follows safety and housekeeping procedures. The operator works with other shifts, maintenance, receiving staff, growers, and field supervisors to address production and delivery issues. Work is performed both indoors and outdoors, including in inclement weather. The position requires rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and a flexible schedule. Employees must complete training in a range of safety programs and use required personal protective equipment. Pilgrim’s conducts post-offer, pre-employment drug, alcohol, and background checks.

Requirements

Good communication skills.
Ability to read and write in English.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk throughout the day.
Ability to hold arms in front of the body and perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm motions.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs and work at high levels.
Ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays, and maintain a flexible schedule.
Ability to operate all equipment and computer-operated equipment after training.
Ability to complete required safety training and use required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Operate grinding, batching, pelleting, ingredient transfer, steam, and compressed-air systems to produce and deliver quality feed safely and efficiently.
Load bag ingredients into assigned micro-system bins as needed, replenish bins at the end of the shift, and repair and promptly empty damaged ingredient bags.
Date, initial, and maintain accurate documents and reports about feed manufacturing processes.
Rotate feed and ingredient bins according to schedule or supervisor instructions.
Record manufacturing downtime and communicate production problems to other shifts and supervisors.
Maintain accurate finished-feed inventory on the control-room inventory board and obtain inventories at the start of the assigned shift.
Assist maintenance staff with troubleshooting and repairing feed-manufacturing equipment.
Assist receiving operators with problem resolution and ingredient supply; weigh inbound and outbound ingredient trucks.
Operate a forklift to receive bag ingredients into the warehouse and place them on the micro-bin platform in compliance with OSHA regulations.
Maintain housekeeping in the control room and on the micro-bin platform, and perform other housekeeping duties as assigned.
Pull finished-feed samples and prepare them as requested by quality control.
Answer control-room phone calls and voicemail and communicate with growers and field supervisors to resolve feed-delivery problems when office staff and supervision are absent.
Perform and document daily safety inspections of the work area as designated by the supervisor.
Notify the supervisor of equipment or process problems.
Scale in and out all ingredient delivery trucks.
Perform other duties as required and deemed necessary by the supervisor.