Fryer Operator Spec - C Shift

Position Title: Fryer Operator Spec - C shift

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Othello

Requisition ID: 10763

Ensures the finished product meets customer specifications and company standards for the highest quality.

• Promotes and adheres to company safety work rules and regulations
• Operates prime fryer equipment.
• Performs machine preventative maintenance checks, diagnostic checks, and routine adjustments on equipment.
• Coordinates with other operators in varying departments.
• Controls and monitors Times, Temperatures, and quality requirements to ensure product meets customer specifications.
• Prepares and maintains process control sheet data.
• Inputs all information into Infinity and completes all records and reports.
• Monitors and troubleshoots oil recovery system.
• Performs tests for quality requirements and machine efficiencies.
• Monitors and maintains batter sweeco filter.
• Cleans and sanitizes processing equipment during scheduled shutdown and as needed.
• Interprets data from computer screens, graphics, and conversion charts to prepare data reports.
• Attends and participates in all annual, departmental, and job specific requried training and monthly informational meetings.
• Communicates problems or changes in production or quality to supervisor and appropriate personnel.
• Understands and adheres to the concepts and techniques of the quality process in order to ensure a quality operation.
• Keeps area clean and orderly in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).
• Helps to build and promote a strong “Teamwork” environment in each individual work group, the Factory, and the Company.
• Participates in continuous improvement process.
• The employee may be required to successfully complete the orientation and training provided during the first ninety- (90) days of employment.

REPRESENTATION

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  Must adhere to the McCain Code of Conduct.

SCOPE OF AUTHORITY

• Responsibility to monitor work areas, watch for suspicious behavior and report any concerns regarding unidentified visitors and/or unauthorized personnel.
• Authority to question and take appropriate measures regarding the safety of themselves, other employees, products, and equipment.
• Responsibility of maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the food processing facility, especially where any raw or finished product is produced.
• Authority to report and/or eliminate hazards to the safety of the food that is produced in the facility.

• McCain Safety Policy/Accident Reporting
• Annual HACCP/GMP’s Training
• Annual Sexual Harassment Awareness Training
• Plant Emergency Evacuation Training/Emergency Response
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Right-To-Know
• Lockout-Tag out
• Ladder Safety
• Fall Protection/PPE’s
• Confined Space
• Hot Work
• Blood-borne Pathogens
• Key-Element Training
• Crisis Management
• MQP Training
• Other Training as Required

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

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.

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  Work positions (# hours, % of work shift, # times/shift):

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  Sitting…………………….… 1-10%
• Standing……………………. 70-80%
• Walking……………………. 5-25% (Distances 10-100 ft.)
• Climbing stairs……………… Frequently (34-67%)
• Leaning forward……………. Occasionally (1-33%) to frequently (34-67%)
• Trunk rotation/twisting……… Occasionally (1-33%) to frequently (34-67%)
• Bending/stooping/crouching… Occasionally (1-33%) Pick up potatoes, trash, or debris on floor, etc.

• Weight lifting requirements:

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  Maximum weight: 3-90 lbs.
• Pushing: Up to 100 lbs. of force.
• Carrying: Occasionally (3-90 lbs.) for a distance of 5-50 ft.

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  Use of upper extremities:

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  Horizontal reaching: Occasionally (18 – 42 inches)
• Vertical reach height: Occasionally (24 inches below floor to above shoulder height)
• Heights of tables/moving belt from floor: 30-80 in.
• Grasping/handling: Frequently (34-67%).
• Fine manipulation: Occasionally (1-33%).
• Resistive tool use: Gripping Occasionally (1-33%).
• Dexterity: Fine to medium

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  Sensory requirements:

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  Visual acuity and alertness (i.e. for inspecting, maintenance, quality assurance, charts, forms, and graphs, as well as for safety due to moving belts/equipment, sharp knife, hot oil, etc.)
• Speech/communication/hearing (requires ability to inform supervisor or operator of changes in quality, production, problems, etc. requires ability to listen and follow any special instructions pertaining to safety, problems, etc.)
• Touch. Must be able to use fingers to grasp objects, operation of machinery.

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  Physical agility/flexibility: Medium

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  Able to perform all job safety requirements.

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  Able to perform all company handling and sanitation standards.

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  Average hours per work shift: 8 hours Time spent inside: 100%

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  Availability of task rotation: Completion of inspection jobs as needed.

• Personal protective equipment furnished by company (i.e. hard hat, hearing protection, hair net, aprons, safety goggles, etc.)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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  Mechanical (i.e. equipment, moving parts, conveyors, etc.)
• Electrical
• Hazardous chemicals such as chlorine for cleaning
• Fumes, odors, batter, oil
• Mist/steam
• Burns
• Wet or slippery surfaces
• Vibration
• Noise (ear protective devices required)
• Sharp tools (cutter blades)
• Concrete floors, metal catwalks, uneven footing (i.e. hoses)
• Stair steps/ladder
• Inside temperature: Extreme heat with changes
• Humidity: High (wet/humid)

The above statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required for the position. Flexibility and improvement of job skills are essential to all positions at McCain Foods USA, Inc.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

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Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: Production Lines
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Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.