Process Operator

Position Details:

Pay : $26.74an hour

Hours : 12-hour rotating shifts

A Day in the Life:

The Process Operator plays a critical role in ensuring the safe and efficient operation of soybean processing equipment, contributing directly to the production of high-quality products while upholding Bunge's commitment to safety and food safety standards. This position is essential for maintaining continuous plant operations and meeting customer demands.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Safety: Actively participate in Bunge's safety programs, maintain a safe work environment, and adhere to all safety procedures and guidelines, embodying a zero-incident safety culture.
• Food Safety and Quality: Strictly adhere to all HACCP procedures and guidelines, ensuring product safety and quality throughout the production process. This includes securing samples, performing quality control tests, and complying with all relevant food safety regulations and customer requirements.
• Equipment Operation & Control: Operate and control soybean processing equipment and machinery. This is a key aspect of the role, directly impacting production efficiency and output.
• Process Monitoring & Control: Record data, collect samples, and perform required process control tests, ensuring the successful operation of the plant and adherence to quality standards. This involves careful observation, documentation, and prompt reporting of any deviations.
• Continuous Improvement: Cross-train in all plant processes to broaden skillset and contribute to overall team flexibility and operational efficiency. This also includes actively participating in improvement initiatives, identifying and reporting potential hazards, and suggesting solutions to enhance processes.
• Housekeeping: Maintain general housekeeping and cleanliness of the plant work area to ensure a safe and efficient working environment. This includes cleaning equipment, removing debris, and adhering to sanitation standards. This aligns with good manufacturing practices.
• Compliance and Reporting: Accurately record data and report any equipment or process deficiencies to supervisors and maintenance personnel.
• Other Duties: Perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by supervisors, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to changing operational needs.
  
  

Education/ Skills

• Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Experience: 1-2 years in a process or operator role is preferred.
• Teamwork: Must be able to work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with colleagues to achieve production goals. Many roles involve rotating shifts, requiring flexibility and the ability to communicate and cooperate with team members across shifts.
• Mechanical Aptitude: Some mechanical background is needed, including the ability to recognize signs of equipment malfunction and potentially perform minor repairs.
• Communication Skills: Good written and verbal communication skills are essential, particularly in English, for record-keeping, training, and communication with colleagues and supervisors.
• Shift Work & Overtime: Willingness and ability to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays, is essential. Overtime is also required, both as part of the regular schedule and for coverage as needed.
  
  

Benefits:

• Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.
• Time Off – Providing generous vacation time for a healthy work-life balance.
• Less than 1 year: 10 days
• 1 – 4 years: 12 days
• 5 – 14 years: 17 days
• 15-19 years: 22 days
• 20 years: 25 days
• Time is accrued per pay period and based on an 8-hour shift
  
  

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse and talented team working to make us the most innovative and dynamic company in our industry.  Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package and most importantly, in all we do we live our values:

• Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect.
• Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative, and efficient.
• Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably.
  
  

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge’s expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled