Production Operator I

GREENFIELD MILLING•Richmond, UT

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Operator I is responsible for the transferring, bulk loading, and packaging of finished products. This role requires understanding and adherence to all personnel and equipment safety policies, as well as GMP, HACCP, Sanitation, and Business Unit policies and procedures. The operator must understand written customer specifications to mill flour accordingly and ensure the safe and efficient operation of all transferring equipment and systems. Key duties include sampling and analyzing milled flour using lab instruments, operating and maintaining sifters, and measuring levels in storage bins. The position also involves significant sanitation efforts, communication with various teams (scheduler, elevator, blender, quality, maintenance, packer) regarding workflow and equipment, and monitoring supplies. The operator is responsible for visual inspections of the FPZ transfer sifter, setting up and monitoring finished package weights, and ensuring proper bagging, sealing, and palletizing. Additional tasks include performing metal detector checks, pulling samples for quality control, managing bag inventory, labeling, cleaning packing areas, reworking non-conforming products, and assisting in training new personnel.

Requirements

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 skills communication and team skills
Ability to meet strict deadlines and schedules
Communication skills in English (both verbal and written)
Basic computer skills (for data entry and process control)
Available to work flexible hours including rotating shifts

Responsibilities

Transferring, bulk loading and packaging of finished products
Understanding and following all personnel and equipment safety policies, all GMP, HACCP, Sanitation, and Business Unit policies and procedures
Understand written customer specifications and mill flour to meet customer specifications
Safe and efficient operation of all transferring equipment and systems
Sample and analyze milled flour
Analyze flour with lab instruments
Safely operate lab analytical instruments
Lockout, open, unstack, repair, and restack sifters
Measure levels of flour and feed in storage bins with tape measure
Recording sanitation duties, performing sanitation duties, and completing work orders assigned to them
Interact with scheduler, elevator, blender, quality team, maintenance, and packer to communicate workflow, milling schedule, and equipment issues
Monitor flour additives, ingredients, and other supplies
Assist with the upkeep and quality of bins and silos
Consistently conducting visual inspections of the FPZ transfer sifter
Set up and monitor finished package weights to ensure that bags conform to specifications
Set up the packer scale weights prior to a run
Check the precision of the check scale prior to the start of the run
Continually check the finished package weights throughout the run
Ensure that the finished product is bagged, sealed, and palletized in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion on structurally sound pallets
Pull samples of product, both prior to packaging, and throughout the run, and run analysis on samples on equipment located in mill control room
Perform the metal detector checks on a scheduled basis set by the quality department and notify supervisor of any substandard conditions
Pull samples prior to the run (or at the startup of packaging) to help ensure conformity to specifications
Keep bags available and ready to be used, including bags labeled for special customers
Attach labels to bags as necessary
Clean and sanitize all packing and loading areas (including hopper area above packers)
Feed any product that did not meet specifications back into the system to rework
Assist in the training of new and existing personnel in any packaging functions/positions