Operator Trainee

Location

City:
Destrehan, State:
Louisiana (US-LA), Country:
United States (US), Requisition Number: 44750

The Operator Trainee is responsible for learning and overseeing multiple functions of the soybean processing facility. This role is also responsible for demonstrating a commitment to supplying safe food, maintaining a food safety culture within the site, continually improving the site's food safety management system, and complying with customer and regulatory requirements.

12‑hour rotating shifts: 6am–6pm or 6pm–6am

Pay: $27.10 an hour

Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution, and paid vacation/holidays.

• Review shift logs and plant status throughout the workday
• Recognize signs of operational failure and act accordingly
• Operate, control, inspect, and troubleshoot various soybean processing equipment, and document as needed
• Make regular process adjustments to maintain operating parameters as needed
• Collect, record, and perform necessary process control tests, and document as needed
• Collect and process quality product samples
• Follow HACCP procedures and guidelines to ensure product safety and quality
• Maintain general housekeeping of the plant
• Cross‑train in all processes
• Obtain process safety management certification
• Other duties as assigned

• Experience as a process technician (2+ years preferred), or completed or actively working on a 2-year process technician degree
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a safety‑conscious and highly quality‑controlled environment
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship with other facility personnel

• High school diploma or GED