Production Operator III

LGI foundation; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

LGI foundation is seeking a production worker to operate processing equipment and monitor product quality in a high-paced facility.

You will handle nano-filtration, UV or drying steps as required, read gauges, record data, and perform basic repairs while maintaining a clean, safe workspace and following SOPs and GMPs.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: Previous work in agriculture, production, or manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate production equipment under supervision.
• Nano-filtration, UV or dryer operation as job-dependent.
• Monitor and document product volume, temperatures, times, and pressure readings.
• Connect pipes and hoses; adjust valves and operate pumps.
• Clean dryer spray nozzles and tips; monitor gauges and data.
• Maintain safe, clean work area; follow SOPs and quality requirements.
• Operate pallet jack and forklift; perform basic mechanical tasks as needed.
• Comply with GMPs and food safety policies.

Skills

Proficient computer skills

Forklift operation

Reading gauges

Data recording

Basic math

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

CIP silos and equipment

Job description

Promote safety, maintain a sanitary food environment, and ensure that only the highest quality product is made. Work day or nights, 8-hour shifts schedules including weekends and holidays, and overtime as needed.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED certificate preferred.
• Experience: Previous work experience in agriculture, production, or manufacturing preferred.

JOB DUTIES:

• Operate production equipment under the supervision of the shift supervisor as follows:
• Nano-filtration, UV or dryer operation (Job dependent)
• Monitor and document product volume, temperatures, times, and pressure readings
• Connect pipes and hoses
• Adjust valves and operate pumps
• Clean dryer spray nozzles and tips
• Monitor gauges, take solids readings and clean outside of all equipment using chemicals (caustics, acids, and hot water)
• Monitor equipment to ensure proper function and operation
• Must know type of product, source, and all handling procedures involved in each processing procedure
• Full understanding of product flow
• Process plasma in nano-filtration room, connect pipes, operate electrical pumps and clean equipment
• Assist with the change out of membranes as needed
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized work area throughout the facility
• Maintain general housekeeping of production areas
• Ensure all charts are charts are properly documented according to company and regulatory regulations
• Ensure all paperwork is done correctly and completely
• Operate pallet jack and forklift
• Proficient computer skills
• CIP silos and equipment
• Complies with and follows company food safety and quality policies.
• Sample product in accordance and adherence to all SOPs, procedures and quality requirements, document, and report raw material that is out of specification.
• Performs elementary mechanical and carpentry repairs throughout plant as instructed by supervision.
• Engage in continuous improvement and process improvement
• Anticipate problems and implement solutions
• Demonstrate good judgement in safeguarding customer, company, vendor and employee information.
• Assume responsibility for the attainment of plant goals and objectives.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships and communications with employees from all other departments and peers
• Assists maintenance with repairing/replacing motors and pumps throughout the plant

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to prepare and operate all machinery associated with job tasks
• General knowledge of production/manufacturing methods
• Ability to read gauges and record data in a legible manner and in accordance with established procedures
• Ability to learn to handle inedible protein materials in accordance with established sanitary procedures and practices.
• Ability to understand and follow established work procedures, including mandated sanitary and safety guidelines.
• Must be able to read, write and speak in English to prepare and comprehend logs, schedules, and communicate with fellow employees.
• Must have good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to operate forklift/pallet jack.
• Ability to perform basic math skills.
• Ability to move freely throughout plant with sustained physical/mental effort to climb, sample and clean equipment and work areas.
• Ability to remain calm and professional during peak periods.
• Ability to troubleshoot malfunctions and situations as they arise, notifying appropriate staff of problems beyond scope of normality.
• Ability to cooperate with all staff.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work daily and overtime as necessary.
• Ability to assist in all work areas.
• Takes on additional responsibility when both big and small tasks need to be done.
• Firmly adheres to the values and ethics of APC
• Willing to work with others, collaborating and compromising when necessary, promptly share relevant information with others
• Is open to changing situations and is willing to perform all tasks when and where assigned
• Able and willing to perform task and duties independently
• Maintains a positive and professional attitude and work ethic
• Follow all GMPs and work in a manner consistent with all corporate, regulatory, food, safety, quality and sanitation requirements.

BASIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Approximate: 8 Hour Day (may be longer during peak season)

Key: Occasional = 0% - 33% Frequent = 34% - 66% Continuous = 67% - 100% N/A = Not Applicable

• Standing - Continuous
• Sitting - Occasional
• Walking - Frequent
• Bending/Kneeling/Crouching/Stooping - Frequent
• Reaching Above Shoulder - Frequent
• Climbing (stairs, ladders, etc.) - Frequent
• Confined Spaces - Occasional
• Working on Heights: Unprotected Heights - Occasional
• Protected Heights - Occasional
• Lifting weights from 1 to 80 lbs. at waist level - Frequent
• Lifting weights from 1 to 60 lbs. at floor level - Frequent
• Lifting weights from 1 to 50 lbs. at shoulder level - Frequent
• Push/Pull/Maneuver Equipment/Products/Materials Weighing with up to 80 lbs. of force - Frequent
• Working with/or Operating Moving Machinery/Equipment - Continuous
• Operating a Motor Vehicle (as a part of your job) - N/A
• Read/Monitor Gauges on Various Equipment/Machinery - Occasional
• Hand Movements: Recording Data - Frequent
• Operating Office Equipment - N/A
• Operating Computer - N/A
• Simple Grasping (right and left) - Frequent
• Firm Grasping (right and left) up to 80 lbs of force - Frequent
• Fine Manipulating (right and left) - Occasional
• Foot Movements to Operate Foot Controls - Occasional
• Good Vision, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Access Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - Yes
• Color Definition - N/A
• Good Hearing, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Communicate and/or Understand Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - Yes
• Ability to be Mobile throughout Required Work Areas - Yes
• Office - Occasional
• Multiple Locations - Occasional
• Plant - Continuous
• Equipment/Maintenance or Repair Area - Continuous
• Rough Terrain - Occasional
• Other - N/A

APC Participates in E-Verify #SAPC LGI's foundation began in 1916 as the Lauridsen Creamery, selling butter, eggs and poultry to the local community. Although our headquarters in Ankeny, Iowa, is not far from the old creamery in Dedham, Iowa, the company is now worldwide with more than fifty manufacturing and sales locations in twenty countries and sales in more than sixty countries. Each company under the LGI umbrella is truly independent. They have the ability and the charge to be entrepreneurial, to seek out new markets, to develop new products and applications, and - above all - to discover new ways to add value through fractionation and novel application. What's more, because some LGI companies have offices and presence around the world, all LGI companies benefit from their exposure to new markets, new products, new applications and new thinking.