About this position
Responsibilities:
The Control Room Operator will be responsible for safely and efficiently performing the specific duties below:
INSIDE THE CONTROL ROOM
- Monitor the cooker hoppers to insure uniform feed to cookers
- Monitor cooker temperatures
- Monitor press torque
- Monitor decanters to insure proper operation
- Monitor shaker screens for proper operation
- Monitor steam dryers to insure proper operation: to include soluble addition rates, amp loads on dryers and proper screw conveyor operation
- Monitor the Dupps system: dryer furnace and drum temperatures, CCP temperatures, amp loads on screw conveyor, adjustments to system as necessary
- Adjust temperature settings to insure correct dryer moistures
- Adjust equipment settings to maintain proper operation
OUTSIDE THE CONTROL ROOM
- Visually inspect cookers, presses, shaker screens, hoppers, decanters, pumps
- Oil & grease equipment as directed
- Sample meal production from each dryer and the meal shed at least once per hour
- Lubricate machinery as directed
- Learn to analyze samples on the NIR
- Produce an accurate 12 hour composite from the hourly samples
- When not processing fish, jobs will be assigned by supervisors: to include: cleaning, sweeping, painting, general housekeeping etc.
- Report all hazards, accidents, injuries, or environmental excursions to your supervisor or a member of the management team immediately
- All other duties as assigned
Minimum requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent is preferred
- Experience in food or fish processing or manufacturing helpful
- Excellent work ethic
- Ability to work overtime, weekend, and rotating shifts as required