Job description

Summary
The Production Operator is responsible for the operation of the plant, working a 12-hour rotating shift schedule, to ensure maximum production quantity and quality, while supporting the policies, goals, and objectives of the company.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
1.Responsible to monitor and control plant operations to carry out the established operations plan. The Production Operator constantly reviews the plant operation to ensure production and quality standards are achieved, anticipating and solving problems in a timely manner, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
2.Maintain complete and accurate production logs on a daily, weekly, and/or monthly basis of key variables and operates plant within established parameters. Completes written shift reports and communicates essential items to management as needed.
3.Communicates regularly with all other employees and assists all other employees and departments as required for efficient plant operation.
4.Participates in projects as needed or assigned by management that improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.
5.Demonstrates active participation in all safety, health and environmental programs. Participates in programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.
6.Communicates directly with maintenance department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas. Participates in the plant maintenance program including completing preventive maintenance as required. Evaluates and inspects all maintenance projects to ensure safety. Assists with diagnosing and troubleshooting maintenance related issues.
7.Communicates directly with QC laboratory and participates in carrying out plant QC policies and procedures. Actively participates in quality assurance/quality control program. Samples and tests process streams as required by the QC program and procedures. Maintains QC records. Understands and interprets QC results and takes appropriate action when required.
8.Complete all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience: This position requires a High School Degree or GED. A Post Secondary education and or technical trade certificate is an asset. In-depth knowledge of the ethanol production process and technology is preferred.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in the PC computing environment including Internet Explorer, Outlook; MS Excel, Word and Windows Operating System. Must have the ability to learn and work effectively with the plants distributed control system.
Other Skills and Abilities: Experience in planning, directing, coordinating, and budgeting, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb to levels of 125 feet as well as balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

EOE/M/F/Disability/Veteran
Supporting a drug free workplace.
“All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.”

Job Type: Full-time

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