Baked Processing Technician

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Job Description Summary
Topeka Plant ($1000 Retention Bonus! Start Rate $25.50 per hour) To make/produce high quality Treats with minimal yield loss at lowest possible cost to factory. Rotating Shifts, possibly 7 days a week and 12 hour shifts. Standing, Walking, Hot environment year round.

Essential Functions of the Job

• Make Emulsions
• Make dye
• Make Coating
• Adding hand-adds to dry mixes.
• Responsible for running and monitoring system on a continuous basis
• Responsible for weekly start-ups, shut-downs and clean-ups.
• Responsible for minor maintenance of department equipment.
• Sanitation is a constant and critical issue – keep production and preparation areas clean
• Operation of forklift, pallet jack and hand truck
• Must be prepared to do what is manually required to keep system running
• Work Rotating Shifts
• Work up to 12 hour shifts
• Work up to 7 days a week

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to work alone/unsupervised (make decisions, correct problems, complete tasks, etc.)
• Knowledge to be prepared for changeovers (have equipment and ingredients, etc ready)
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Good utilization of time and initiative
• Knowledge and experience in use of tools
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changes
• Basic knowledge of diagrams and schematics – know how to follow and read
• Basic safety knowledge
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to complete task assigned by team leader without question
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure
• High level of awareness to be able to run two systems at the same time
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Basic knowledge of VFD’s, forklift battery charger, electric motors, gearboxes, drive shafts, chain and belt drives, various types of pumps, screw conveyors, airlocks, breaker boxes, lockout/tag-out switches, scales, micro-motions.
• Advanced knowledge of products (ingredients, processes, etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of smart screens and their proper uses.
• Good communication skills

Physical Requirements

• Standing: 6 ½ hours out of 8 hours a day (4 hours overtime) max of 10 ½ hours in a 12 hr. day
• Sitting: Changing formulas and doing paperwork (minimal time) usually take breaks and eat lunch in the TINA office.
• Lifting: Up to 50lb maximum limit. Capability of lifting 50lb bags to hand stations. 20 lb. Buckets of ingredients for emulsion batches – dumped into breddo and batch tanks.
• Lift / Pull: Operate hand jack to lift pallets and barrels.
• Push / Pull: Push totes with hand jack, mop and broom for clean up
• Carry: 50lb bags of ingredients from TINA dries room to TINA emulsion prep area (30 – 35 ft.)
• Climbing: Up and down stairs to Emulsion Hopper 5-8 times per shift. Up and down on fork truck 20-30 times per shift
• Balancing: Climbing stairs and ladders.
• Walking: To work area, around machines, out of storveyor area, checking gauges and setting on equipment, and to break areas.
• Stooping: To pick up ingredient bags and carry over to emulsion prep area – picking up ingredient buckets to dump into Breddo and Emulsion batch tank.
• Kneeling: To clean under conveyors and Dryer/Coolers
• Squatting: To pick up hand adds, to clean under conveyors and Dryer/Coolers
• Reaching: Machinery that has been locked out and in need of repair or maintenance, and cleaning
• Handling: Tools, valves, turning machines on and off, ingredient bags, buckets, hoses, water guns, paper work and computer usage.
• Feeling: Checking product texture and consistency
• Twisting: Head and neck rotation while driving fork lift
• Talking: Communicate with co-workers, Packaging operators, Bones Premix operators, Lab workers and Team Leaders.
• Hearing: Machine running, operate forklift, co-workers and alarms.
• Noise: Hearing protection required in all production and packaging areas
• Sight: Operating machinery, complete paper work and monitor production – 100% of time.