Distillation Operator

We are looking for candidates ready to learn and be a part of our production team in various aspects of manufacturing including, but not limited to, distillation, drumming, blending, and ensuring all operations meet food safety standards.

To perform this job successfully, qualified individuals must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.

Responsibilities:

• Follow all Food Safety policies and procedures provided by FSMS as it pertains to the Production Operator position.
• Analyze data outcomes to make critical process decisions.
• Adhere to all cGMP and safety requirements.
• Assist Lead Operator in daily operations and regular cleaning of production area.
• Ensure correct material is staged for the distillation.
• Assist in still operation (i.e. charging equipment, transferring material, drumming material, issuing/reporting material from the distillation run, and accurately labeling containers).
• Follow inventory organization methods.
• Blend material using blend formulation: ensure correct material is staged for the blend, issue material to blend/blending material, retrieve sample for QC analysis.
• Packaging material and reporting material out. Clean blend vessels/area and return material to warehouse.
• Compliance with GMP: Regular cleaning of production area and assist others as needed.
• Dispense WIP materials to drums and containers of various sizes, label, and store appropriately.
• Assist in Drumming.
• Updating and filing all necessary production documentation accurately and precisely.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Forklift experience.
• Have a working understanding of distilling process.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control - Control operations of equipment or systems; use of scan gun technology.
• Problem Sensitivity - Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Attentive Listening – Ability to carry out verbal instructions accurately and precisely.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Team Player- Ability to get along with others and work within a diverse culture.
• Mathematical Skills - Must be skilled in basic math and familiar with "unit" conversions.
• Broad knowledge of chemistry principles, desired.
• Broad knowledge of protocol to safely load and unload chemicals from various forms of transportation methods desired.
• Must be able to use logical thought processes and deductive reasoning. Must be able to evaluate and understand data for manufacturing product and process control.

Experience and Education:

High School Diploma (or GED) required.
Minimum 2 years manufacturing experience desired.
Distillation experience a plus.
Forklift certified a plus.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment: This position requires some exposure to outside weather conditions along with a wide range of temperatures and humid conditions; handling of certain hazardous chemicals; use of PPE as required; standing 50% of the day, ability to reach overhead, grasp, push/pull, climb stairs/ladder and lifting of 40 lbs.