Shipping & Receiving Railcar - 1st Shift

PEPPER SOURCE LTD•Van Buren, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves tending a pump that transfers incoming ingredients from tankers and/or railcars to storage tanks. The position also includes cleaning and sanitizing tankers and/or railcars. Other duties may be assigned, such as pouring ingredient samples for laboratory analysis, connecting and disconnecting hoses for ingredient transfer, operating tank cleaning systems, washing the exterior of railcars and pumping equipment, and filling totes with raw goods.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Must be able to speak, read and write in English.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
Basic knowledge of computers and the ability to input data into a computer.
Lift 50 pounds 50-100 times during the shift.
Stand and/or walk for the duration of the shift.
Use hands to finger, grip, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
Talk and hear.
Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Responsibilities

Tends pump that pumps incoming ingredients from tankers and/or railcars to storage tank.
Cleans and sanitizes tankers and/or railcars.
Dips and pours sample of ingredient from vent hole of tanker/railcar into bottle for laboratory analysis.
Connects hose between sanitary valves of tanker/railcar and storage tank, starts pump, and turns valves to transfer ingredient to tank.
Stops pump when transfer is completed.
Disconnects hose from tanker/railcar and connects nozzle of tank cleaning system to tanker/railcar.
Starts equipment that automatically rinses, washes, and sanitizes interior of tanker/railcar.
Removes nozzle and seals vent hole.
Washes exterior of tanker/railcar and pumping equipment.
Fills totes with raw goods.