Powder Blend Operator

Glanbia•Gooding, ID

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world. Job Summary Packages powder, pre-weigh ingredients into smaller batches with precision & cleanliness and seals bags.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED and or related experience
Previous manufacturing experience preferred but not required.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Ensure immediate and appropriate actions are taken to support our customers and business partners.
Must be able to prioritize, organize well within your team.
Ability to professionally and effectively interact with all levels of employee/personnel and customers (internal & external).
Must be able to work in a team environment and possess problem solving skills.
Excellent interpersonal and professional communication skills both written and verbal.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
Must be able to read and write instructions in English
Must be results focused and oriented toward accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
Develop a strong understanding of our customers, processes, products and system tools.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of factors in situations where limited standardization exists.
Must be able to work flexible hours to include nights, weekends, holidays and overtime when needed.
Must be fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills to follow SOP’s and SAG’s.
Familiarity with GMP’s
Familiarity with computers and basic typing

Responsibilities

Hand stack packages on pallets
Check/weighs packages
Apply labels to packages
Operates forklift & stacks pallets in a safe and efficient manner
Operate & clean shrink wrapper
Operate & clean metal detector
Clean remaining packaging equipment
Assists in restacking and re-bagging powder as necessary
Operate & clean dust collection system
Operate & clean commercial sized vacuum
Operate, calibrate, & clean scales in packaging & pre-weigh rooms
Operate J-truck safely & efficiently
Validate & clean magnet
Pre-weigh ingredients into smaller batches with precision & cleanliness
Vacuum pallets and individual bags thoroughly
Operate super sack un-loader
Accurately select bags & pallets to be dumped
Breaks bags in a safe, effective, and timely manner-ensure all product is dumped out of every bag
Use utility tools safely and for appropriate task
Clean bag break, super sack un-loader, pneumatic convey lines, blender, hoppers, & other supporting equipment as needed
Operate equipment manually & by the HMI
Completes master sanitation in all processing areas & documents accordingly
Fill out all logs and paperwork legibly
Help maintain a good safe work environment
Takes active role in continuous improvement teams
Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct
Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
Perform other duties as assigned
Regular and timely attendance required