Process Tech III / Pick Room - 1st Shift

PEPPER SOURCE LTD•Van Buren, AR

About The Position

The Process Tech III operates mixing equipment to blend ingredients into compounds for further processing. The role verifies ingredients and production paperwork, loads ingredients into mixing tanks or blenders, adjusts equipment to blend and densify mixtures, and monitors production goals using a tablet. The employee runs the machine until the mixture reaches the required consistency and unloads it into kettles, the pick system, totes, drums, or hoppers. The position also cleans and sanitizes processing equipment and performs the duties of the Total Quality Lead or other Process Technicians when they are absent. This is an hourly, non-exempt position reporting to the Department Supervisor. The first-shift schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; overtime is required based on production needs. Pay is $17.00 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to speak, read, and write in English.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.
Basic computer knowledge and ability to input data into a computer or tablet.
Ability to lift 50 pounds 100–200 times during a shift.
Ability to stand and/or walk for the duration of the shift.
Ability to use hands to finger, grip, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to talk and hear.
Ability to occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Ability to meet the role’s vision requirements, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Demonstrate problem-solving, written communication, organizational support, productivity, safety, adaptability, attendance, dependability, and initiative.

Responsibilities

Verify ingredients before mixing batches.
Load ingredients into mixing tanks and/or blenders.
Start mixing equipment and adjust valves and devices in the mixing chamber to blend and densify the mixture.
Verify that the In-Process Spec sheet and production paperwork are followed.
Use a tablet to monitor whether production goals are being met.
Operate the machine until the mixture reaches the desired consistency, then unload it into kettles, the pick system, totes, drums, and/or hoppers.
Clean and sanitize mixing tanks, kettles, the pick system, pumps, pipes, blenders, and/or hoppers.
Perform the job duties of the Total Quality Lead and other Process Technicians in their absence.