Drum Operator

Idaho Pacific Holdings•Rigby, ID

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Drum Operator runs a potato-dehydrating drum and works to produce a consistent product that meets customer and company specifications. The role requires attention to product quality and personal safety, including controlling the amount of potato mash lifted, carried, or moved to reduce the risk of injury. The Drum Operator remains on or near the drum while operating and reports problems to the Flake Operator, Assistant Shift Manager, or Shift Manager. The position has no supervisory authority. This is a full-time position with a shift rotation every 28 days among an AM shift (8 AM–4 PM), swing shift (4 PM–12 AM), and grave shift (12 AM–8 AM). The swing shift includes a $1-per-hour differential, and the grave shift includes a $1.50-per-hour differential. The position is in a plant/manufacturing environment operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and requires availability for all days and hours. The work is physical and hands-on, with exposure to noise, extreme heat or cold, steam, dust, wet, humid, and slick conditions, and other typical manufacturing-environment factors.

Requirements

Closely follow operational instructions.
Have knowledge of chlorine use and cleaning and sanitizing chemicals.
Have sufficient reading, writing, calculation, and communication ability to understand materials and instructions needed to perform the job.
Stand, bend, or move repetitively for up to 12 hours.
Shovel mash weighing 35–50 pounds on a regular basis.
Lift up to 50 pounds without assistance and 100 pounds with assistance on a regular basis.
Tolerate dust or chemicals and work around moving equipment and machinery.
Bend, stretch, lift, reach, climb, crawl, and crouch as required.
Work weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
Be available all days and hours.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the potato dehydration process.
Previous experience working around processing equipment.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Maintain an adequate and consistent flow of mash.
Monitor and adjust feed-auger speed and roller adjustments, and shovel product as needed.
Keep plenty of mash on the applicator rolls; work clean mash up and dirty mash down, ensuring only clean mash is on the applicator rollers to minimize defects.
Reduce or eliminate waste, defects, and throw-away by adjusting the rolls and maintaining as thick a sheet of mash as possible.
Use a bullhide knife to remove bullhides as soon as they are discovered.
Advise the Flake Operator of problems as quickly as possible.
Assist with replacing the flake knife when required.
Check for product defects and ensure product quality standards are met.
Immediately notify the Flake Operator, Assistant Shift Manager, or Shift Manager if product is out of grade.
Use caution around moving parts and equipment.
Keep areas of responsibility clean and maintained during the shift, and leave the area clean for the next shift.
Complete sanitation responsibilities, including preventing cross-contamination; keeping tools clean and sanitized; maintaining the mash pan in relatively empty and sanitary condition; keeping catwalks clean and free of debris; and keeping tools and shovels away from catwalks and other contaminated areas.
Clean tool dip tanks twice per shift, flake breaker covers every two hours, and knives, slides, and the snifter tube once per shift.
Comply with safety regulations and follow plant and safety policies.
Follow company and regulated good manufacturing practices.
Complete other responsibilities as necessary.
Report problems to the Flake Operator, Assistant Shift Manager, or Shift Manager.