Material Handler - Nights

TITLE:                         Material Handler

LOCATION:               South Sioux City, NE 

REPORTS TO:            Operations Manager

Ingredion is hiring for a Material Handling and Grinding Operator in South Sioux City, NE. Successful candidates will be trained to operate our state-of-the-art plant-based protein facility. This position requires highly adaptable people who take pride in doing an excellent job. Candidates are required to be computer literate, able to develop & apply mechanical/problem solving skills, read and write in English, and work in a team environment with little supervision.

As a Material Handling Operator, your responsibilities will include:

• Operating, monitoring, adjusting, and maintaining processing units and equipment for the Material Handling in South Sioux City, NE.
• Being a leader in safety, a safe worker who demonstrates concern for personal safety and safety of others.
• Demonstrating a willingness to participate in plant safety initiatives.
• A working knowledge and ability to follow site safety rules and specific safety practices.
• Commitment to support and participate in our strong Safety culture of zero injuries and illnesses.
• Ensuring that company, customer, and regulatory procedures for safety, quality, production, and costs are carried out effectively and efficiently.
• Support the compliance with all plant regulatory, ISO, Quality, Food Safety systems, GMP policies, guidelines, standards, and requirements.
• Responsible for railcar positioning using a Track-mobile, pea unloading process, pea grinding, chemical truck unloading, position of fiber truck, interaction with the railroad, facilitate liquid protein truck load out, interface with bulk starch truck driver, starch trans-loading, and raw material sampling.
• General cleaning of areas of responsibility.
• Performing lab sampling, collection, and testing.
• Ability to problem solve and make decisions using good judgement.
• Demonstrated skills in data analysis and its application to solving general manufacturing problems, as well as a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and process control usage.
• Ensuring and facilitating the development and implementation of documented SOPs, to reduce product variation and increase inter-shift and inter-departmental operating consensus.
• Recordkeeping and monitoring of production equipment and process history.
• Operating motor vehicles, material handling equipment to safely move and lift materials, product and equipment.
• With minimal supervision to unsupervised conditions, performed duties assigned throughout the plant.

The Material Handling Operator position is well-suited for you if you have:

• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to build consensus and foster positive relationships.
• Ability to communicate across functional lines and at all levels.
• Ability to learn and apply Ingredion’s Safety, Environmental, GMP, and Quality standards.

Qualified candidates will have:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to work on a 12-hour shift schedule in a continuous operation facility.
• Ability to work as part of a team and be capable of self-direction.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer and math skills.
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude.
• Ability and willingness to train in other job classifications.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Basic knowledge of hand tools and possesses a mechanical aptitude.
• Previous manufacturing experience and material handling experience are preferred.
• Flexibility and ability to deal well with ambiguity as job focus and assignments may change daily and by the hour.
• Regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to operate equipment or diagnose / detect issues of machinery that may be located at different heights; may require work on ladders, on top of rail cars/trucks, scaffolding or other work at heights or in may work in confined spaces.
• Full range of physical motion to operate manual and electrical power tools and various test equipment.
• Ability to move throughout the facility, including climbing stairs in all buildings, and to work at various heights.
• Ability to stand for long periods, walk, and climb stairs in hot and/or wet environments (all the while wearing appropriate safety gear.)
• Ability to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. This person is occasionally required to sit. This person must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

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