What are the responsibilities and job description for the SPRAY DRY OPERATOR position at Flavor Producers LLC?
Spray Dryer operator
Job Summary
The Spray-Dry Operator oversees and operates all spray-drying equipment in a food-grade sanitary environment. This role leads a shift team responsible for liquid batching and bulk packaging of the spray-dried powder.
Essential Functions
- Operate the production line
- Identify, correct, and log all errors in production
- Record inventory usage accurately
- Ensure batching and packaging is done correctly and according to customer requirements
- Maintain a clean, organized GMP environment at all times
- Lead and support a shift team
- Verify correct items have been picked before adding to the mixing tank and weigh materials for each batch Ensure materials are mixed accurately per batch instructions
- Transfer liquids as needed from vessel to vessel and run the Dryer as directed on each batch sheet
- Accurately and completely fill out paperwork as needed
- Disassemble, clean, sanitize and reassemble equipment during wash-ups
- Fill in for Powder Packer position as needed
- Take full ownership of safety, quality, food safety, sustainability and housekeeping.
- Perform minor maintenance items (e.g. changes gaskets, seals, and cleaning items, check balls)
- Keep floors, pipes, equipment, control room, and assigned work area clean
- Assist in the training of other operators
- Complete daily master sanitation list.
- Keeps chemicals and products organized, full, and neat
- Takes active role in continuous improvement teams
- Completely fills out all log sheets and pulls daily samples
- Helps maintain CIP recorder chart & book
- Work with other operators to preform load outs.
- Take an active part in loss control.
- Reports any quality or equipment problems
- Become Membrane Certified
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Computer experience helpful
- Must be mechanically inclined
- Self-motivated and ability to work with little supervision
- Must be dependable and trustworthy
- Must be able to work in hot and wet conditions
- Must be certifiable on the membrane systems
- Ability to operate (or learn to operate) necessary equipment
- Excellent record required in safety, attendance, and punctuality
- Ability to stand and walk the entire shift if needed
- Ability to read and write instructions in English
- Knowledge of the proper use of all cleaning chemicals
- Must be able to work weekends, and overtime as required
Typical Physical Activity
Physical Demands
The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee and the work environment characteristics are those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Requirements
- Frequently (51-75%) use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
- Occasionally (25-50%) walk, lift and/or move 26 to 60 lbs.
- Rarely (1-25%) stand, sit, talk or hear, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and reach with hands and arms.
- Specific vision requirements for this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).
Typical Environmental Conditions
- May be exposed to ____85 _____ noise levels in which hearing protection will be needed.
