Brine Tank Operator

Job Details:

Job Location:

Colorado Premium 29th St.

- Greeley, CO 80631, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $19.60 - $24.50 Hourly,

Reports to:

Production Supervisor

This position is responsible for brine/blend operations, maintaining a safe work environment, and complying with company standards. Responsible for making product brines, which consists of adding dry and wet ingredients to a brine tank and following a batch sheet to ensure proper product mixtures. Follows batch sheet instructions to properly produce product and complete all necessary documentation.

• Ensures proper lockout/tagout (LOTO) and procedures are followed to safeguard workers from the release of hazardous energy.
• Is an Authorized Employee who locks out and tags out equipment for cleaning, repairing, servicing, setting up, or adjusting operations.
• Understand job hazards and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the safe usage of the specific Hazardous Energy Control Procedures for the equipment.
• Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machine.
• Weigh or measure ingredients to meet requirements.
• Mix or blend ingredients by starting machine and mixing for specified times.
• Tends machine to comply with product specifications and batch requirements.
• Prepares brine solution for use in food products.
• Operate pumps or valves to transfer solution from mixing machine to other operational tanks.
• Clean machinery and equipment as directed.
• Monitor information to detect or assess problems.
• Request transfer of needed materials between work areas.
• Communicates with supervisors and coworkers as needed.
• Continuously evaluates information and ingredients to determine compliance with operating standards.
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with customer specifications, regulations, or standards.
• Records operational or production data on specified forms.
• Supports and complies with all policies and procedures that ensure food safety, including cleanliness and housekeeping in all work areas.
• This includes responsibility for Safe Quality Food (SQF) for BRC compliance, HACCP, CCP tasks, sanitation, and all support program implementation.

• Preferably a high school diploma or equivalent, and one (1) years’ experience in a manufacturing setting, preferably in a food-processing environment or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Good reading, writing, basic math, communication, and organizational skills.
• Must be able to stand a minimum of eight hours and continuously lift, push, or pull up to 50 lbs. May help lift up to 80 lbs. with assistance.
• Must be able to understand basic instructions in English from supervision.

This job description is a generalized summary of job duties and can be modified as determined as necessary by Colorado Premium. It is not a contract of employment. All employment is “at-will” an Employee or the Company may terminate employment at any time, with or without cause, and without advance notice, procedure, or formality.