Production Operator

About the role

The Production Operator is responsible for setting up and operating equipment that blends, mixes, packages, and transports liquid or dry chemicals to produce customer products. The role ensures the highest quality product at the lowest possible cost while meeting specifications and delivery requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Set up, start, and run all machinery, ensuring compliance with operating, safety procedures and ISO standards.
• Weigh ingredients to meet recipe specifications and load them into the equipment, or handle pre‑blended materials.
• Monitor production and equipment performance, troubleshoot issues, and adjust processes as needed.
• Operate machinery to mix, extrude, discharge, or handle materials according to standard operating procedures.
• Inspect materials visually or physically for conformance, take samples for lab evaluation, and document any required batch adjustments.
• Maintain data integrity by completing required system inputs, logs, and reports, and perform all required machine cleaning.

Required profile

• Physically able to stand for long periods, lift up to 55 lb regularly and up to 250 lb occasionally, and work in wet, humid, dusty, or chemically exposed environments.
• Committed to following all safety rules, wearing required personal protective equipment, and maintaining departmental housekeeping standards.

Required skills

• Operation of production machinery and equipment.
• Weighing and measuring of ingredients according to recipes.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting of equipment and processing issues.
• Accurate data entry and documentation of production activities.