BATCH OPERATOR

Peco Foods Inc.; Louin (MS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A food processing company located in Louin, MS is seeking an operator to manage the mixing of stock or poultry feed. The successful candidate will be responsible for tending machines, weighing and dumping ingredients, and ensuring the mixing process runs smoothly. A high school diploma or GED is required, along with basic math skills and the ability to follow instructions. The role may involve lifting up to 50 pounds and working in varying environmental conditions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence.
• Must be able to perform basic math operations.

Responsibilities

• Tends machines that mix stock or poultry feed according to formula.
• Weighs and dumps specified ingredients into the hopper.
• Starts machine to mix ingredients and transfers feed to storage.

Skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions

Basic math skills

Common sense reasoning

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Bay Springs Live 3683 Highway 15 Louin, MS 39338, USA

Responsibilities

• Tends machines that mix stock or poultry feed according to formula and conveys it to packing machine or storage.
• Dumps specified number of sacks of meal, mash, grain, and meat scrap into machine hopper, or presses buttons on control panel to transfer individual ingredients from separate bins to batch scale hopper until specified weight of each ingredient is obtained.
• Weighs additives, such as minerals and vitamins, and dumps them into hopper.
• Starts machine to mix ingredients, and starts elevators and conveyors to transfer feed to storage tanks or packing machine hoppers.
• May tend machines that automatically weigh out specified amounts of mash and grain prior to mixing with ingredients and be designated Feeder Operator, Automatic (grain-feed mills).

Education & Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Language Ability

Must have the ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, write simple correspondence and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Math Ability

Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals and compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

None specified.

License and Certifications

Certifications or licenses to be completed after hired for position.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; sit; reach, push and pull with hands and arms; climb or balance; talk or hear and smell. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.