Lead Dryer Operator - Days (BSNAC)

Lesaffre North America•Cedar Rapids, IA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Lesaffre is a global leader in fermentation, specializing in microorganisms for baking, taste, healthcare, and industrial biotechnology. With over 170 years of history, Lesaffre is driven by a pioneer spirit and an innovative approach. The company employs 11,000 people across 96 nationalities and has a turnover of 3 billion euros. Lesaffre collaborates with customers, partners, and researchers to develop essential nutrients and bioactives that enhance human health, animal well-being, and plant nutrition. The Biospringer team, within Lesaffre, offers yeast extracts and fermentation-based products that improve the taste and organoleptic properties of food, providing natural ingredients that make food tastier and healthier. The company's core values are passion, respect, trust, entrepreneurship, and humility.

Requirements

High school diploma or 3 years minimum of experience in similar position.
Ability to follow instructions, learn and ask questions.
Mechanical aptitude and trouble-shooting skills.
Good people skills.
Ability to manage time and look ahead.
Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
Ability to be forklift certified required.
Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Write simple correspondence. Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Perform simple mathematical analysis using the units of money, weight, volume, and distance.
Apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Solve standardized problems with few or no variables. Use learned experience to solve more detailed and complex problems.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms; occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to dry and dusty and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold or extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of manufacturing and packaging processes preferred.

Responsibilities

Understand and follow safety, GMP, food safety, and other rules or policies.
Perform safe sanitation on equipment, infrastructure, grounds, and other assigned areas.
Responsible for reading and understanding material safety data sheets for chemicals used for cleaning or ingredients.
Follow and direct all procedures on precautions of wearing PPE when working around chemicals or ingredients.
Monitor quality assurance controls during the production on Dryers & Packaging, for example: metal checks, weight checks, and code date verifications are performed on a routine basis and records are maintain, accurate written, and electronic information is documented to ensure the customer receives a quality product.
Follow and direct the established processes for CIP procedures.
Record and maintain accurate written and electronic information for CIPs, or any other documents required by the company to regulate downtime, parameters, procedures and equipment through basic analysis, simple calculations, and computer controls.
Verification and finalize of batch paperwork.
Inspect Dryer & Pack line infrastructure, monitor equipment, and notify operators, Supervisor, and management when maintenance is required.
Call maintenance and access MAPCON to write Work Order as needed.
Assist in troubleshooting of Drying & Packaging equipment with maintenance and help if needed on Process problems.
Assign work to team members depending upon the production schedule and according to changes of operational needs.
Communicate and direct other employees respectfully, and in an effective manner.
Learn and Train on all equipment in Drying and Packaging lines safely and efficiently to cover Call ins and Vacation.
Dedicated to one shift to focus on Drying and Packing side.
First called to cover on the opposite shift (Day Lead covers for day shift and Night Lead for night shift).
Cover SAP duties for the Process side.
Monitor quality assurance controls during the production of Process. For example: autolysis, separation, filtration, concentration, product analysis, weight checks, and code date verifications are performed on a routine basis to ensure the customer receives a quality product. Ensure records are maintain, accurate written, and electronic information is documented.
Inspect Process infrastructure, monitor Process equipment.