Aseptic Mixer ; Nights

Aseptic Mixer I (Nights)

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Sun Opta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and food service providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, Sun Opta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, food service, and e-commerce channels across North America.

Aseptic Mixer is responsible for mixing a variety of Non-Dairy based liquid products through written batch records via Oracle and verbal instructions. Ensure the quality and efficiency standards are being met through reduced scrap loss and yield improvements. Follow written and verbal procedures to ensure quality and efficiency standards are being met. Assume responsibility for the filling area efficiencies, safety, quality following all GMP and PPE requirements for the safety of others and oneself.

Effectively communicates verbal and written information relevant to the position at the site. Fill in for vacations and or cover if other employees are absent.

• Coordinates, Sets-up, CIPs, Swab tests, monitors, and runs their mixing area following batch records for a variety of Non-Dairy based products. Maximizes the quality of products produced and the efficiency of the department
• Begins to assist with routine maintenance on all the mixing equipment. This includes but not limited to: valves, replacing "o"rings, homogenizer packings and oil, and gaskets. Document correctly when filling out maintenance work orders
• Troubleshoot and resolve basic to moderate operating difficulties involving area equipment
• Be able to start-up and shut down all the equipment as it relates to the mixing area
• Understanding of the flow process for all mix areas
• Identify all critical control points with the understanding of their function as it relates to the mixing area
• Accurately prepares and completes all area paperwork with legible handwriting as required by the FDA
• Work with Management team to monitor the operational efficiencies, yields, scrap loss and other key indicators to actively seek ways to improve plant productivity.
• Understand terminology of the mixing equipment
• Communicate with warehouse, process operator and supervisor on any delays or problems in the mix area that would hinder the flow of product
• Monitor the mixing operation ensuring ingredients are correct through the staging and mixing process of the product
• Receiving of tankers
• Perform a variety of quality checks to assure standards are met
• Direct the transfer of batched product to the storage vessels
• Take samples for the quality department
• Relieve other production team members for breaks and absences as required.

• Adheres to all plant safety rules
• Reports all near misses and accidents to the production supervisor or HR representative
• Serves an active role in the plant safety programs, by participating in monthly safety inspections and reporting any potential safety hazards to the safety committee or Management team

• Adheres to all Quality Assurance System guidelines
• Follows SOP’s and SSOP’s to make adjustments to ensure the manufacturing of high-quality aseptic products
• Responsible for compliance with the GMP’s, HACCP and SQF program
• Identifies all critical control points understanding their functions as it relates to the mixing and processing area
• Accurately prepares and maintains mix area documentation. Writing legibly and completely filling out all documents. Operators name must be signed on each document used.

• When maintenance is occurring in your work area, it is the expectation to assist the maintenance technicians with anything they may need to expedite the process.
• When equipment is in a state of disrepair these items must be reported ASAP to avoid break down

• Maintain a clean and organized work area
• Assists all areas of the plant with general housekeeping.
• Cooperates with other shifts and the management team in housekeeping endeavor

• As a member of the Production…