Control Room Operator Feed Mill

Pilgrim's•Live Oak, FL

17h

About The Position

The Control Room Operator operates feed-mill systems to produce and deliver high-quality feed safely and efficiently. The role includes operating grinding, batching, pelleting, ingredient-transfer, steam, and compressed-air systems; maintaining ingredient and finished-feed inventories; documenting manufacturing activity and downtime; and coordinating with coworkers, supervisors, maintenance, receiving operators, growers, and field supervisors to address production and delivery issues. The operator also handles ingredient bags and truck weighing, uses a forklift, collects feed samples, maintains housekeeping, and completes routine safety inspections. The job requires working rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays, with a flexible schedule. Work takes place both indoors and outdoors, including during inclement weather. Operators must be able to sit, stand, and walk throughout the day; perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm movements; lift up to 50 pounds; climb ladders and stairs; and work at heights. Equipment and computer-operated equipment may be operated after training. Required safety training covers a range of workplace hazards and procedures, and personal protective equipment is used as needed or in designated areas. Pilgrim’s states that it conducts post-offer drug, alcohol, and background checks for new team members before employment begins. Employment eligibility verification is required by the end of the third workday.

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 intermittently, with arm extension potentially exceeding 15 inches.
Ability to perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm movements.
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 equipment and computer-operated equipment after training.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors in inclement weather.
Ability to comply with applicable safety procedures and use required personal protective equipment.
New team members must complete post-offer drug, alcohol, and background checks before starting employment.
New employees must document employment eligibility by the end of their third workday.

Responsibilities

Operate grinding, batching, pelleting, ingredient-transfer, steam, and compressed-air systems to produce and deliver quality feed safely and efficiently.
Dump bag ingredients into assigned micro-system bins as needed, refill micro bins at the end of the shift, and repair or promptly empty damaged ingredient bags in the warehouse.
Record, date, and initial documents, and maintain accurate reports about feed-manufacturing processes as instructed by the supervisor.
Rotate feed and ingredient bins according to schedule or supervisor instructions.
Record process downtime on manufacturing reports and communicate production problems to other shifts and supervisors.
Maintain accurate finished-feed inventory on the control-room inventory board and obtain inventory at the start of the assigned shift.
Assist maintenance personnel in troubleshooting and fixing feed-manufacturing equipment.
Assist receiving operators in resolving problems and maintaining 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.
Collect finished-feed samples and prepare them as required by quality control.
Answer control-room phone calls and voicemail and communicate with growers and field supervisors to resolve feed-delivery problems when office personnel and supervision are absent.
Perform and document daily routine 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.
Work cooperatively as a team member, maintain product quality and good operating practices, and work and drive safely while watching for pedestrians.