Facilitator Production

Job Description

Summary: Assists in coordinating activities in the Processing and Packaging areas of the plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

General Food Safety:

• Understands, follows and enforces all established Safety, Health, Food Defense, Food Safety, GFSI, SQF, FSMA, current GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.
• Follow all GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), including using appropriate tools (gloves, safety glasses, chemical aprons, etc.).
• Ensures that Food Safety is an absolute priority.
• Report any condition or action that may place product at risk of being contaminated with foreign material or pathogens.

Production Operations:

• Responsible to the Production Foreman to assist in the execution of processing/drying and blending/sifting schedule during assigned shift.
• Keep staging areas stocked and supplied with ingredients/raw materials/labels need for operations.
• Transfer outputs (finished product, base, EMC's, etc.) to proper storage areas.
• Inspect products to verify conformance to internal and customer specifications.
• Proactively support Safety Compliance throughout the facility and promote safe work habits.
• Support continuous improvement of production operations. Recommend improvements in equipment, production methods, workflow, and employee activities.
• Support execution of daily housekeeping, master cleaning schedule, and cleaning of other non-food contact areas in processing/drying areas.
• Assist Production Foreman in the review of all required production paperwork, charts, and documentation.

Training/Onboarding:

• The Production Facilitator is responsible, with the support of the Production Foreman, for the onboarding of new employees/transfers into the processing/drying and blending/sifting areas.
• Training support of Safety, Food Safety, Operations and general skills training for all positions within the production area will be within the Production Facilitators responsibility. Additional support may be directed by the Production Foreman.

Knowledge/Experience/Skills:

• High level of reading, writing, math, and computer skills
• Self-motivated and ability to work with little supervision
• Must be dependable and trustworthy. Team player with desire to continuously improve operations.
• Complete knowledge of blending, sifting, palletizing and packet operations.
• Certified to operate lift truck, including annual training
• Able to work in hot and cold conditions, climb on and off lift truck throughout shift
• Able to lift 50-pound bags / move 200-pound barrels as necessary in performance of duties.
• Strategic thinker with good judgment, decisiveness, and interpersonal skills.

BENEFITS

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Time Off
• 401(K)