at Hiland Dairy in Wichita, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Position Overview
The Mix Specialist moves around the production floor, performing various production operation duties and cleanup duties to keep production going. Days worked and hours assigned may temporarily change due to business requirements.
Key Responsibilities
The Mix Specialist shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Operate pasteurizers, weigh ingredients, batch produces, perform necessary quality checks and lab tests, complete necessary paperwork, document charts, restock ingredients when necessary, clean associated tanks, lines, and areas.
- Ensuring optimum quality products through completing proper cleanup and sanitation tasks by following regulatory standards, ensuring the production/process areas are both clean and sterile.
- Prepares, wash and put back together Pasteurized and Raw Silos
- Perform the basic housekeeping to include clean floors, walls, ceiling, air vents, lights, etc., of the plant, equipment, and exterior of all equipment.
- Accomplish pre-operations check on all product contact surfaces including pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves and clamps before start up.
- Utilizing continuous improvement mindset, assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes.
- Follow Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Maintain a clean, sanitary and safe work area.
- Follow all required work safe practices. This would include wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc.
- Responsible for food safety, pre-requisite programs and food quality related to designated area. Report any food safety and food quality related issues to management immediately.
- Help give breaks to Filler Operators
- Perform other duties as assigned.
