Fluid Bed Machine Operator

Fluid Bed machine operator I

 

 

Reports To: Production Supervisor          

Department: Production              

Location: West Haven, CT            

Exempt Status: Non - Exempt

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers around dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

JOB SUMMARY

 

Responsible and accountable for set-up, operation of machinery. Responsible for ensuring the machine produces high quality products, runs smoothly and at capacity, and is properly maintained. With direction from supervisor responsible for established machine and shift productivity, quality, and yield requirements

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Responsibilities:

 

• Understand and demonstrate how to read and execute batch sheet and instructions, sampling and labels
• Understand basic fluid bed principals and pass test
• Demonstrate basic documentation of batch sheet, wash down paperwork, logbooks
• Be able to read and check warehouse entries
• Consume and post batch in plant
• Successfully load solution kettles and fluid bed bowls following instructions on the batch sheet
• Must be able to make one solution for the following processes: hot melt, agglomeration, trituration
• (Willingness to learn the additional processes as time allows)
• Can demonstrate and independently run at least one of the following FB processes: hot melt, agglomeration, trituration  with all necessary documentation, sampling as well as break down, setup, & wash down
• (Willingness to learn the additional processes as time allows)
• Demonstrate setup, operation, calibration of spray rate and break down of solution pumps, in-line filters and hoses
• Demonstrate independently being able to setup, operation, break down, brush down, wash down (physically) of necessary equipment in fluid bed (Example: Fitz-mills, co-mills, kettles, pumps, all seal installation and disassembly, post hoist and sifting equipment.)
• Demonstrate the installation, and take down of fluid bed filters and proper care for them
• Demonstrate they can setup the bowl in the post hoist and sift or mill the batch according to the batch sheet
• Demonstrate the use of a sifter safely following procedures and policies
• Demonstrate the use of a fitzmill safely following procedures and policies, if applicable
• Demonstrate use of scale as well as tare wt. and test of scale and document
• Demonstrate how to perform particle size, LOD and tapped and bulk density as well as documenting on the batch sheet
• Clear understanding of SOP’s, GMP’s, Allergens, HACCP, Food Defense, Color Code, Documentation, Logbooks, Hand Washing, Uniform and Locker policy once fully trained and onboarded.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

Education, Training:      

 

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to follow direction and work with Standard Operating Procedures.
  
  

Experience Required:   

• 0 to six months experience in a manufacturing environment
  
  

Competencies:

• Basic computer knowledge.
• Productive & positive team player
• Collaborative
• Curious and willingness to learn new things
• Problem solving