Night Shift Boiler & Equipment Operator

Simplot Company; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Simplot Company in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is seeking a boiler room operator to maintain and operate all boiler room equipment and to unload and transfer cooking oils. The role supports safety, sanitation, and efficient plant operations.

You will follow SOPs, participate in training, and cooperate with maintenance and packaging teams to meet production goals while ensuring accurate data reporting and adherence to company policies.

Qualifications

• Complete Job Skill Evaluation & Structured Training on time.
• Basic math skills: +, -, ×, ÷, percentages.
• Read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Basic computer proficiency including data entry.
• Work independently with minimal supervision and report hazards.
• Maintain good attendance and safety records.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Work in hot, cold, humid, and slippery environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensures there is no injury to self or others by following safe work practices and policies.
• Food Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
• Attend and participate in all training activities for the position. Ensure the acquired skills and knowledge are applied.
• Ensures sanitation of equipment and housekeeping of the entire facility.
• Ensures self-compliance with Company policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Must be a team player and help to meet operational goals.
• Conducts oneself in a professional manner and ensures that personal appearance meets the standards necessary to perform the job functions while representing the Company.
• Performs all such other duties as may be reasonably assigned by Manager.
• Ensures the operation of the boiler system is conducted efficiently and safely in cooperation with the maintenance team leader, process team leader, and packaging team leader to achieve operational goals.
• Ensures the efficient operation of all equipment, including cooking oil pumps, in the Boiler area by using preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, boiler chemical test, overhauling and repairing equipment to achieve operational goals under the supervision of the Boiler/Refrigeration supervisor.
• Ensures the accuracy of data reporting systems such as boiler logs, boiler water chemical reports and rail car documents.
• Performs Acetylene cutting and heating in a safe and correct manner when repairing and fabricating equipment.
• Ensures that work orders are completed as assigned.
• Maintains work area in a clean and functional condition.
• Responsible for unloading cooking oil and its distribution to the plant processing lines and unloading of fuel oil into storage tanks, keeping production and purchasing departments informed of shortages or impending problems.

Skills

Math skills

English proficiency

Communication

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Simplot Company in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is seeking a boiler room operator to maintain and operate all boiler room equipment and to unload and transfer cooking oils. The role supports safety, sanitation, and efficient plant operations.

You will follow SOPs, participate in training, and cooperate with maintenance and packaging teams to meet production goals while ensuring accurate data reporting and adherence to company policies.