RO UF Operator

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Production Team Leader

Department: Production

Location
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Blackfoot Plant

Exempt Status: Hourly

At Glanbia Dairy Nutrition, our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market.

We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

Plays an active role in running the membrane systems.

• Maintain solids on RO & UF units
• Maintains pH levels within 5.9 to 6.2 limits
• Test RO & UF membranes and replace them as needed
• Monitor levels in all silos
• Maintain DMB’s on the UF unit
• CIPS all of the membrane systems
• 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
• Keeps chemicals and products organized, full, and neat
• Helps maintain a good safe work environment
• Takes active role in continuous improvement teams
• Completely fills out all log sheets and pulls daily samples
• Helps maintain CIP recorder chart & book
• Take an active part in loss controli>
• Reports any quality or equipment problems
• Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.
• Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
• Safely handle, measure, mix, and dispose of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals used in the Clean-In-Place (CIP) process in accordance with established procedures, safety data sheets (SDS), and company safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Regular and timely attendance required

• 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 go through the membrane system certification process
• 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

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.

• Frequently (51-75%) use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Stand, walk
• 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),…