Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ensures machinery is cleaned and sanitized properly to minimize downtime.
• Follows the master sanitation schedule.
• Assure the monitoring, collection and interpretation of waste data on a daily basis as it pertains to the system operation.
• Complete a powered industrial truck inspection at the start of each shift or as needed for equipment changes during the shift.
• Continuously lift a maximum of 50 lbs. while performing other essential job functions.
• Ensures proper safety, good manufacturing practices, product quality and sanitation processes are followed according to Ateeco, Inc. policy.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers and management.
• Maintains the daily required Quality Assurance and Sanitation paperwork.
• Must be able to endure the temperature variation in all areas of the plant throughout the entire shift.
• Notify the Shift Supervisor, Sanitation Lead Person and/or Maintenance Personnel of any mechanical malfunctions or subsequent problems beyond regular operator troubleshooting capabilities.
• Operates powered industrial trucks to facilitate the completion of other essential job functions.
• The ability to stand for 10 hours, climb ladders and work in other high areas.
• Disassembled the manufacturing equipment to clean and sanitize all food contact machine parts.
• Placed cleaned parts on conveyors or racks for drying, reassembled and set-up manufacturing equipment for 1st shift start up.
• Add specified amounts of cleaning chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.
• Drain, clean, and refill batch mixing machines and cook / chill tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.
• Measure, weigh, and mix cleaning solutions, using measuring tanks, and other calibration devices.
• Examine and inspect manufacturing equipment for proper reassembly after cleaning and to detect malfunctions prior to production start up.
• Use high pressure hoses to clean and sanitize equipment and other surfaces

• Requires being exact or highly accurate as mistakes are not easily correctable and have serious consequences. Requires working with others in a group or team. Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment. Requires repeating the same physical activities or mental activities over and over. Requires standing, bending and twisting. Requires use of barcode reading and scanning equipment. Job pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Social Skills

• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.