RO Process Tech I/Tote Sanitation - 2nd Shift

PEPPER SOURCE LTD•Rogers, AR

About The Position

The Process Tech I / Tote Sanitation operator blends ingredients into compounds for processing and cleans and sanitizes totes, drums, pallets, and processing equipment. The role reports to the Department Supervisor and is hourly, non-exempt. It is a second-shift position, Monday through Friday, from 1:45 PM to 10:15 PM. Overtime is required based on production needs. Pay is $18 per hour. The employee verifies ingredients, loads them into a mixing tank or blender, operates the machine until the mixture reaches the desired consistency, and unloads the mixture into kettles, the pick system, totes, drums, or a hopper. The role also cleans and sanitizes processing equipment and designated work areas, removes standing water, and assists with tote and pallet repairs. Successful performance requires the ability to communicate in English, interpret safety and operating documents, perform basic arithmetic, follow written or oral instructions, and enter data into a computer. The employee must meet productivity standards, follow safety procedures, adapt to workplace changes, maintain regular attendance, and complete assigned work reliably. The work involves frequent lifting of 50 pounds 100–200 times per shift and standing or walking throughout the shift. The employee regularly works in wet, humid, and/or cold conditions around moving mechanical parts, and is frequently exposed to high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. Noise is usually loud.

Requirements

Must be able to speak, read, and write in English.
Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Able to use common-sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.
Basic computer knowledge and ability to input data into a computer.
Able to lift 50 pounds 100–200 times during the shift.
Able to stand and/or walk for the duration of the shift.
Able to use hands to finger, grip, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
Able to talk and hear.
Regular and punctual attendance; ability to follow instructions and management direction.

Responsibilities

Verify ingredients before mixing batches.
Load ingredients into a mixing tank or blender.
Start the mixing machine and adjust valves or other devices to support blending and densifying.
Operate the machine until the mixture reaches the desired consistency.
Unload the mixture into kettles, the pick system, totes, drums, or a hopper.
Clean and sanitize mixing tanks, kettles, the pick system, pumps, pipes, the blender, and/or the hopper.
Clean and sanitize totes, drums, and blue pallets.
Remove standing water from rooms using a squeegee or other available cleaning tool.
Clean designated work areas.
Assist with tote and pallet repairs.
Follow safety and security procedures and report potentially unsafe conditions.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance and complete work in a timely manner.