Operator, Evaporator

Lassonde Pappas & Company, Inc.; Selah (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun-Rype Products (USA), Inc. is seeking an experienced Evaporator Operator to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the evaporator and to monitor process variables.

You will maintain accurate production records and coordinate with QA, maintenance, and shift teams to uphold product quality. This role emphasizes food-safety compliance, proper documentation, and precise control of temperatures and pressures to meet product specifications.

Qualifications

• The following requirements are normally required for performance of the position.
• Education: High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience: Minimum one year’s experience as an evaporator operator preferred.
• Shift work: Able to work any shift, overtime and any or all days as needed.
• Technical: Knowledge of steam lines, hot set, condensate water to avoid burns; CIP chemicals and proper PPI.
• Operational: Ability to perform equipment checks daily and report problems to maintenance.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Able to safely and accurately do CIP and start-up preparation.
• Fill cooling towers as required.
• Operate several control panels and manage pressures and temperatures for product specs.
• Understand the columns and their impact on essence retention.
• Send juice to the cold room and connect correct pipes.
• Able to monitor the process before and after the evaporation stage.
• Able to collect and record required documentation.
• Communicate process variables to Filter Operators, QA, and Shift Supervisor.
• Document CCP #3 checks before and after each load of concentrate.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Continuous improvement

Accountability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Join a Legacy of Quality and Innovation at Sun-Rype Products (USA), Inc.!

Since 1946, Sun-Rype has been providing families with delicious, wholesome juices and fruit snacks. As a progressive company committed to innovation and growth, we’re proud of our long-standing reputation and excited for what’s ahead.

At Sun-Rype, we work together to deliver results, continually challenge ourselves to improve, and celebrate the success of our business as a team. Our collaborative, passionate culture is what truly sets us apart.

If you're an organized, proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment we would encourage you to apply and join our team.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the safe operation of the evaporator.

Responsibilities

• Able to safely and accurately do CIP and start-up preparation.
• Able to fill cooling towers as required.
• Able to operate several control panels and understand the importance of pressures and temperature on product specs.
• Understand the columns and impacts on essence retention.
• Send juice to the cold room and have the correct pipes connected.
• Able to monitor the process both prior to and after the evaporation stage.
• Able to collect and record all required documentation.
• Able to effectively communicate the process variables applicable to the operated evaporator to Filter Operators, QA, and the Shift Supervisor.
• Documenting CCP #3- Checking the screen before and after each load of concentrate.

Role in Food Safety

Always follow plant GMP’s, ensure work area is secure, document and monitor CCP’s in work area.

Position that backs up this role during absence

Any other trained employee in the Processing Department.

Job Requirements

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of the position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.

Physical Requirements: This position requires the following physical demands up to 90% of the time:

• Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds.
• Must be able to carry 25 pounds up and down 21 stairs.
• Must be able to stand for 8 hours during a shift minus breaks and lunch.
• Must be able to work in hot, humid and/or cold conditions.
• Must be able to stand, bend, squat, crawl, kneel, reach above shoulders, climb ladders and crawl in tight and awkward workplaces for long periods of time.
• Must have good hand-eye coordination.

• B. Non-Physical Requirements:
• Education: High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience: Minimum one year’s experience as an evaporator operator preferred.
• Special Skills :
• Able to work any shift, overtime and any or all days of the week in accordance with plant needs.
• Knowledge and awareness of steam lines/hot set/condensate water to avoid burns.
• Knowledge and awareness of chemicals used for CIP and proper PPI while using them.
• Properly do equipment checks daily and report any problems to maintenance.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Superb organizational skills and attention to detail.
• A demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement.
• Personally invested in the success of the business.
• Motivated, focused and accountable for results.
• Licensure, Registration, Certification :
• None required
• External Relationships:
• None
• Internal Relationships:
• The Evaporator Operator must interact and communicate effectively with all employees of the organization. Effective communication is especially important with the shift supervisor, Filter Operator and QA Technicians.
• Direct & Indirect Reports:
• There are no direct or indirect reports.
• Back-up:
• Back-up is done using 12-hour shifts with other Evaporator Operators.