Production Technician

Production Technician

Support the food grade facility as a member of the plant operations team following environmental health and safety, and food safety guidelines. This includes unloading trucks of raw materials, following recipes to mix desired components, packaging the product in drum/pail/tote, loading the product on to trucks, troubleshooting/repair of equipment and maintaining facility sanitation.
Primary duties and responsibilities include the following:
Unload raw material trucks using pumps and hoses
Unload packaging material trucks using forklifts
Follow the facility environmental, health and safety program guidelines
Support the Maintenance Manager with equipment troubleshooting and repair
Follow written procedures and recipes to mix product components
Package the finished product in drums/totes/pails
Support facility sanitation program to ensure site is perpetually audit ready.
Ensure finished product is packaged properly and leaves the site in phenomenal condition
Load the finished product using a forklift
Conduct in-process lab testing
Complete batch paperwork and truck bills-of-lading
Producing, packaging, and shipping on time deliveries to our customers. Adhering to GMPs, food grade standards, and maintaining a high level of safety, quality, and customer service. The duties include blending, sampling, documentation, and packaging of products in totes, drums, and pails. Loading and unloading of bulk tanker trailers. Operating a forklift to store finished goods, receive supplies, and load tractor trailers or containers.
Qualifications, knowledge and skills:
Three years in a production environment preferably in the food industry.
Builds collaborative relationships with other team members
Demonstrated strong forklift driving abilities
Attention to detail and accuracy, sort, check, count, and verify numbers
Good mathematical background
Demonstrated mechanical aptitude
Good communication skills (written and verbal); ability to listen, and excellent grammar
Ability to work independently, self-starter, energetic
Knowledge of MS Office, Excel and Word
Competent organizing and prioritizing skills to work efficiently
Flexibility to adapt to all situations and work varied hours; possible weekends or evenings
Ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations
Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimum direction
Experienced in computerized inventory management system
Experienced in operating a computer-controlled process