Production Operator I

GREENFIELD MILLING•Richmond, UT

11d•$20 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Operator I transfers, bulk-loads, and packages finished products. The role mills flour to meet written customer specifications and safely operates transferring equipment and systems. It also involves sampling and analyzing flour using laboratory instruments, maintaining sanitation, checking product and packaging quality, and coordinating workflow and equipment issues with coworkers across the operation. The position has openings from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is based in Richmond, Utah.

Requirements

On-the-job training is provided; required safety training is provided by the company in group settings and through individual computer-based training.
Ability to work unsupervised.
Strong reading comprehension, writing, math, and communication skills.
Strong work-planning and decision-making skills.
Analytical skills to recognize and assess problems.
Interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
Ability to meet strict deadlines and schedules.
English communication skills, both verbal and written.
Basic computer skills for data entry and process control.
Availability to work flexible hours, including rotating shifts.
Ability to perform physical tasks such as straining, pulling, lifting, standing, and walking on concrete floors; climb ladders; and lift 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Follow personnel and equipment safety policies and all GMP, HACCP, sanitation, and business-unit policies and procedures.
Understand customer specifications and mill flour to meet them.
Safely and efficiently operate transferring equipment and systems.
Sample milled flour and analyze it using laboratory instruments; safely operate lab analytical instruments.
Lock out, open, unstack, repair, and restack sifters.
Measure flour and feed levels in storage bins using a tape measure.
Record and perform sanitation duties, and complete assigned work orders.
Communicate workflow, milling schedules, and equipment issues with the scheduler, elevator, blender, quality team, maintenance, and packer.
Monitor flour additives, ingredients, and other supplies; assist with upkeep and quality of bins and silos.
Conduct regular visual inspections of the FPZ transfer sifter.
Set up and monitor finished package weights; set packer scale weights before a run and check check-scale precision before the run.
Check finished package weights throughout each run and ensure product is bagged, sealed, and palletized neatly on structurally sound pallets.
Pull product samples before packaging and during runs, then analyze them using equipment in the mill control room. Take one sample per grade during a run after conformity is verified, or one sample per pallet for government contracts, for weight and lab testing.
Perform metal detector checks on the schedule set by the quality department and notify the supervisor of substandard conditions.
Keep bags available and ready, including bags labeled for special customers, and attach labels as needed.
Clean and sanitize packing and loading areas, including the hopper area above packers.
Feed product that does not meet specifications back into the system for rework.
Assist with training new and existing personnel in packaging functions and positions.