Operations Technician

Corbion; Blair (NE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Corbion is seeking an Operations Technician for our Blair, Nebraska site. The role focuses on monitoring and controlling production processes, ensuring safety, quality, and timely output in a 12-hour shift environment.

You will perform start-ups, operate control room duties, and enter ERP data while collaborating with maintenance and operations teams. Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and experience in an industrial setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience in an industrial environment preferred.
• Must be able to operate in a plant and outdoors as needed.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and process control is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control production processes in field and control room.
• Start-up and regulate production processes to ensure safety and specifications.
• Enter data in ERP system including shop orders and BOMs.
• Maintain facilities and assist with maintenance and clean-up.
• Perform sampling for in-process determinations.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Computer literacy

Safety training

Industrial experience

Team communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ERP system (BPCS)

Shop floor controls

Job description

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Operations Technician

Job Category: Operations and Production

Work Location: On-Site

Office Location:

Blair, NE, US

Job Type: Full Time

Job ID: 6342

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

The Operations Technician is responsible for the monitoring and control of all production processes of the department and is required to ensure that products are manufactured safely within the required specifications for quantity, quality and time, with due observance of the regulations.

Shift: This production position has a shift requirement. 12-hour shifts on a 3-2-2-3 schedule that includes weekends and rotates from days to nights every month.

Essential Job Functions

• Safely monitor the production processes in the field and from the control room, based on the standard operating procedures, regulations, customer specifications and additional instructions of the supervisor.
• Start-up, operation, control, monitoring and regulation of production processes, in the field and from the control room. The measured addition (manually and via control equipment) of raw and auxiliary materials.
• Exchange of control findings between the technician in the plant and the technician in the control room, and the execution of specified control and operation actions.
• Take samples for the purpose of in-process determinations, to be carried out personally, or for laboratory analysis.
• Enter data in the ERP system for accounting purposes. This includes:
  • Creating ‘shop orders’, receiving and issues raw materials, receiving and issuing of (semi) finished goods and rework.
  • Receiving and Creating Bill of Ladings for bulk shipments.
  • Printing labels for finished goods
• Keep production facilities in operational condition to achieve minimum loss of productivity and thus creating maximum availability. This includes:
  • Carrying out cleaning activities in the buildings and grounds in accordance with documented procedures and regulations.
  • Entering work orders for Maintenance activities.
  • Helping to train less experienced/new co-workers in the operation of equipment and other tasks.
  • Registering data and handing over the production processes to guarantee optimal progress of the process.
• Clean equipment and work areas for sanitation and hygiene. Perform minor mechanical maintenance on equipment. This includes tightening flange bolts, adjusting equipment settings, lubrication of equipment, and other operations.
• Effective shift crossover communication with incoming crews to ensure efficient continuous operation.
• Minor troubleshooting and maintenance on equipment and instruments and promptly seek further technical and/or maintenance help when such repairs fail to yield corrective action.
• Execute QESH standards per defined roles and responsibilities to ensure personal and product safety and quality.
• Perform within the guidelines of all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), Security measures, Housekeeping, Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point (HACCP), all quality, regulatory, environmental, safety and health guidelines and regulations. These standards are used in all daily activities to ensure product safety and quality are in compliance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3 years’ experience in an industrial environment preferred
• Safety training for process industry
• Process operator experience
• Multi-tasking, Computer (Word, Excel, BPCS)
• Mechanical, forklift driving
• Safety hazard identification and laboratory skills
• Operations Technicians are required to work in a plant, with some tasks taking place outside of the plant.
• Operations Technicians will take samples of products, perform batch adjustments and will have to wear the appropriate PPE including but not limited to hard hats, safety glasses, safety boots, chemical suits, face-shields, rubber gloves and uniform clothing.
• Temperature inside and outside the facility will range between -15*F and 120*F depending on location and the activities involved.

Usual Physical Activities

Through the course of a typical shift an individual in this position will perform the following activities:

• Must be able to perform moderately heavy physical activity 25% of time and lift weight up to 50lbs
• Lift or pull heavy objects daily, in excess of 50lbs
• Sit
• Prolonged Standing, 20% of the time
• Walk extensively, 20% of the time
• Kneel
• Squat, repetitively
• Reach above and below the shoulders
• Corrected vision, speaking ability, and hearing are usually involved in performing written and verbal job functions

About Corbion

Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters, including food and food production, health, and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients, using our deep application and product knowledge to propel nature’s ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience, we continue working side-by-side with our customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home & personal care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of € 1,267.4 million with a workforce of 2,408 FTEs. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race, color, ethnicity, veteran status, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicapping condition, membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.

Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.