Process Operator

This position is primarily responsible for knowing two areas, Cook and D&E

Duties :

• Process Cook
• Follow all SOP's
• Perform duties in a safe manner and be aware of situations requiring PPE and special safety precautions.
• Bases-caustic, ammonia, urea
• Acids-sulfuric, sulfamic, and phosphoric
• High pressures and / or high temperatures
• Grabbing of hot samples and CIP samples
• Use of hot flush water and steam
• Chemical barrel wash
• Process equipment-hammer mill screens, couplers, mixers, etc.
• Chemical spill containment-acid, caustic, enzyme
• Additional areas as identified by safety
• Records are to be kept on grind, cook, fermentation and yeast propagation.
• Clean necessary areas (refer to cleaning schedule)
• Alternate Duties
• Assist with unloading manufacturing supplies
• Assist with the unloading of denaturant trucks
• Assist with loading ethanol trucks
• Cross reference with previous shift to review records and current status prior to shift change
• CIP / Sulfamic acid tanks should be adequate for further use at the end of your shift
• Clean fermenters as emptied
• CIP propagators
• Visually inspect fermenters prior to CIP wash
• Keep current on the status of all operating equipment in cook area
• Water to pump seals
• Oil in pump glasses
• Vibration of pumps or motors
• Uniformity of ground grain
• Enzyme pumps
• Condition of CIP and acid wash (level, temp, ph & strength)
• Listen for unusual noises
• Part of chemical inventory
• Check conveyors for slop / noise
• Know which grain bin is being filled and emptied
• Check enzyme pump once per shift. Enzyme rates are to be checked more often if issues arise in that area. Change rates when grain rates change.
• Other duties not listed herein, but which need to be accomplished to maintain safe and timely day-to-day operations within the plant
• Process D& E
• Responsible for in process test and inspection testing and documenting results on log sheet for distillation, evaporation, and drying
• Spot checks
• Report discrepancies
• Be safe and responsible
• Report any safety problems
• Keep informed on hazardous conditions of any kind
• Bases-caustic, ammonia
• Acids-sulfuric and sulfamic
• High pressure and / or temperatures (I.E. steam, condensate, distillate, syrup, thin stillage)
• Clean necessary areas
• Alternate duties
• load DDG trucks
• load alcohol truck
• unload denaturant trucks
• Required samples to lab (alcohol, syrup, etc...)
• Cross reference with previous shift to review records and current status prior to shift change
• Keep current on the status of all operating equipment in section
• Water to pump seals
• Oil in pump glasses
• Vibration of pumps or motors
• Levels in critical tanks
• Evaporator
• Distillation
• Listen for unusual noises
• Learn where needed parts are (fuses, couplings, bolts, and fittings)
• Be aware of electrical starters in the motor control center
• Complete CIP's as required
• Other duties not listed herein, but which need to be accomplished to maintain safe and timely day-to-day operations within the plant

Qualifications :

• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Ability to climb ladders
• Ability to work in heights
• Ability to work in various weather situations
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities, time management
• Ability to work 12 hour rotating shifts, rotating between days and nights
• Ability to work as a strong team player
• Ability to commitment to company values
• Ability to work mandatory overtime

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