Powder Blend Operator

Powder Blend Operator Job Description

Supervisor’s

Title:

Production Team Leader

Department: Production

Location: Gooding Whey Plant

Exempt Status: Hourly

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., 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.

While ensuring that their work area is properly maintained, this person is responsible for filling packages with powder and moving the final product into stackable pallets.

• Packages powder, seals bags, and hand stacks on pallets
• Check/weighs packages
• Apply labels to packages
• Operates forklift & stacks pallets in a safe and efficient manner
• Operate & clean shrink wrapper
• Operate & clean metal detector
• Clean remaining packaging equipment
• Assists in restacking and re-bagging powder as necessary
• Operate & clean dust collection system
• Operate & clean commercial sized vacuum
• Operate, calibrate, & clean scales in packaging & pre‑weigh rooms
• Operate J‑truck safely & efficiently
• Validate & clean magnet
• Pre‑weigh ingredients into smaller batches with precision & cleanliness
• Vacuum pallets and individual bags thoroughly
• Operate super sack un‑loader
• Accurately select bags & pallets to be dumped
• Breaks bags in a safe, effective, and timely manner – ensure all product is dumped out of every bag
• Use utility tools safely and for appropriate task
• Clean bag break, super sack un‑loader, pneumatic convey lines, blender, hoppers, & other supporting equipment as needed
• Operate equipment manually & by the HMI
• Completes master sanitation in all processing areas & documents accordingly
• Fill out all logs and paperwork legibly
• Help maintain a good safe work environment
• Takes active role in continuous improvement teams
• 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/hers actions and conduct.
• Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Regular and timely attendance required

• "Showing Respect" – Research issues & incidents with internal teams, business partners and customers in a collaborative manner that includes professional, honest and transparent communication.
• "Find a Better Way" – Work with internal and external teams to implement process improvements and/or procedural changes that eliminate non‑value added activities and drive more business value.
• "Winning Together" – Assist with training of new team members. Facilitate or oversee training and standard operating procedure reviews to ensure new hires develop proficiency of role.
• "The Customer’s Champion" – Proactively engage to support our customer needs on an end‑to‑end basis and strive to meet or exceed SLA timelines. Take ownership of customer requests and engage with internal teams as needed and within a timely manner.
• "Performance Matters" – Meet or exceed all key metrics in line with expectations for role. Continually update knowledge of products, product changes, processes and services offered to deliver a dynamic customer experience.

• Ability to speak, read, & write in English
• Excellent attendance and safety record
• Desire to grow with the company
• Willingness to attend training classes as needed
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Willingness to work night shift when needed
• Must be able to work weekends, and overtime as required
• Ability to operate (or learn to…