Production Technician 2 - (waterloo, iowa) in Waterloo, Iowa For Sale
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SUMMARY
The Technician2 is responsible for safely and efficiently carrying out all duties and responsibilities of the bagging and downstream packaging equipment areas or of the dry roasting process and equipment. Identifies and corrects routine problems; makes adjustments to equipment and processing parameters to produce product within quality guidelines. All Technicians are responsible to each other to work as a team among all areas of the plant, but The Technician2 will rotate among the different areas in the packaging or process areas on a regular and frequent basis. This position will report to and is assigned to a scheduled crew (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd) working a five day a week work schedule. Generally works independently; may need assistance on non:routine problems or work.
Essential Job Functions: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.)
Packaging Area:
:Operate automatic form and fill packaging machine to packing specifications.
:Positions pallets of case blanks to the line, cuts the banding, removes the wrapping and places in the proper receptacle.
:Fills the machine magazine with case blanks, loads cartons and checks case codes against work sheet.
:Monitors the case/carton packing process, line conveyors, fills glue pots, removes non:conforming product and fixes jams as needed.
:Performs quality checks on bags, packaging, case codes and labels as required.
:Prepares and completes changeover activities.
:Troubleshoots production equipment, conveyors, palletizers, robots, etc. and replaces, repairs, adjusts and modifies electrical, mechanical or hydraulic, pneumatic equipment and performs scheduled preventative maintenance duties as required.
:Performs sanitation of the equipment as well environmental cleaning of the Packaging areas.
:Prepares lines for product materials according to production schedule and any up:coming flavor changes as required.
Process Area:
:Insures finished product delivery system to packaging room stays full.
:Works in a safe manner, wearing personal protective equipment as necessary, and follow all safety rules and procedures.
:Monitors seed flow through the entire roasting system, insuring optimal product flow.
:Adjusts equipment to maximize efficiency and quality, while simultaneously minimizing material loss.
:Monitors temperature, pressure, and time gauges and adjust switches and controls on electrical panel boards as needed.
:Completes dry roaster report and inventory report.
:Samples product, weigh and visually inspect to insure quality of roast, color and salting.
:Calibrates and uses brine salt system and brining process to maintain the proper salt levels according to quality standards.
:Monitors and adjusts roaster temperature and speed controls to control proper product roast attributes maintaining moisture levels within the standard moisture ranges.
:Cleans and changeovers roasters, bins, bucket elevators, cleaning lines, bag off stations preventing cross or mixed product contamination.
:Communicates changes in seed being roasted and sent to packaging room, to Q.A. Inspectors, to insure proper weight control.
:Inspects and hand sorts kernel removing any foreign material and/or off colored seed to scrap collection tubs.
:Starts and stops production feed to the surge hoppers if there is a product quality problem on the b
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