Manufacturing & Production Technician-1

Tate and Lyle•Van Buren, AR

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, operating from more than 30 locations around the world. Through large scale, efficient manufacturing plants, Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients. The ingredients and solutions add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products that millions of people around the world use or consume every day. We are the secret ingredient to make food extraordinary in some of the world’s best loved brands. This role encompasses several potential functions: Packaging Operator: Operates packaging equipment to fill finished product bags, ensuring proper weighing, labeling, palletizing, and stretch wrapping for warehouse storage and customer shipment. Safety, food safety, and attention to detail are paramount. May assist Shift Supervisor or other site leadership with tasks in other areas/departments. Requires lifting up to 50lbs manually and working in inclement weather and varying temperatures. Floor Operator: Provides daily support in the production department, including receiving materials, communicating with railroad for railcar management, shipping materials using Bill of Lading, loading/unloading product from trailers, and assisting in other areas as needed. Requires lifting up to 50 lbs manually and working in inclement weather and varying temperatures. Utility Operator: Provides daily support in the utilities department, operating high-pressure steam boilers, processing and testing chemicals, monitoring secondary containment, interacting with the process distillation system, and operating the site waste treatment center. May assist the Plant Coordinator with tasks in other areas/departments. Requires lifting up to 50lbs manually and working in inclement weather and varying temperatures. Must obtain an Arkansas high-pressure boiler operator’s license within the first 6 months. Lab Operator: Ensures the plant scientific and medical laboratory is prepared for testing, maintains lab records, keeps equipment in order, and provides data to support findings. Control Room Operator: Monitors plant operations through computer monitors to identify main operating mechanics. SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES – EHSQ CRITICAL ROLE LEVEL 3: Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business. Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health, Food Safety, and Quality comply with all EHSQ policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work. Team members are expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work. Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSP’s) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY, which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety and prevent serious injury or loss of life. Responsible for quality and food safety within their realm of control. LEVEL 3 – Important Role: EHSQ focus is 100% task oriented. Responsible for area-specific EHSQ procedure/policy adherence, EHSQMS element support, reporting all incidents, defects, and hazards. Involved in EHSQ specific checks and inspections for policy adherence. All employees are responsible for: Compliance with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHSQ policies and procedures. Being responsible for their own actions. Carrying out their work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves, others, and the environment. Reporting all incidents, defects, hazards, and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken. Suggesting improvements and being active in the general improvement of all systems and methods of work to ensure EHSQ supports activities and services are carried out in a safe, environmentally responsible, reliable, and cost-effective manner.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
0-2 Years of Experience in Manufacturing Environment
Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively
Ability to lift up to 50lbs manually
Ability to work in inclement weather
Ability to work in hot/cold temperatures
Obtain an Arkansas high pressure boiler operator’s license within the first 6 months of being in the Utility Operator role.

Responsibilities

Operate packaging equipment to fill finished product bags with product.
Weigh, label, palletize, and stretch wrap finished product.
Store product in the warehouse ready for shipment.
Assist Shift Supervisor or other site leadership with tasks in other areas/departments.
Receive material into the plant using standard operating procedures.
Communicate with railroad for delivery and removal of railcars.
Ship material using Bill of Lading information.
Load and unload product from trailers.
Operate high-pressure steam boilers.
Process and test chemicals.
Monitor and control secondary containment.
Interact with process distillation system.
Operate and interact with the site waste treatment center.
Prepare the plant scientific and medical laboratory for taking test samples.
Keep lab records.
Maintain laboratory equipment.
Provide data to support findings.
Monitor operations through various computer monitors.
Support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health, Food Safety and Quality comply with all EHSQ policies, procedures, and regulations.
Speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions.
Respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work.
Abide by Life Saving Principles (LSP’s) and STOP WORK AUTHORITY.
Ensure quality and food safety within their realm of control.
Adhere to area-specific EHSQ procedures/policies.
Support EHSQMS elements.
Report all incidents, defects, and hazards.
Participate in EHSQ specific checks and inspections for policy adherence.
Comply with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHSQ policies and procedures.
Be responsible for their own actions.
Carry out work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves, others, and the environment.
Report all incidents, defects, hazards, and inadequacies of procedures.
Suggest improvements and be active in the general improvement of all systems and methods of work.