Computer Operations Shift Supervisor jobs in Pasco, WA

Description

SUMMARY:

Operates, sets up, cleans, and analyzes operations of equipment used in processing line from product even-flows to finished box. Including, but not limited to; Even-flows, Dicer, Conveyors, Shaker Tables, Food Pump, Electronic Defect Removal System, Blancher, Chiller, Vacuum, Freeze Tunnel. In addition to duties of Shift Operations Supervisor this position includes training other persons in this position, coordinating maintenance activities and communicating with management needs and concerns. Supports all programs and policies to ensure product is of the highest quality, meets specifications and is safe, legal and wholesome.

Benefits - Full Time Employees

• 401(k) with Company match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company paid Life insurance
• AFLAC
• Paid sick Leave/Paid time off
• 7 paid Holidays
• 5 extra Floating paid holidays
• Personal leave up to 60 days
• Free childcare
• Free Naturopathic doctor visits
• Pet insurance
• Scholarships opportunities
• College tuition reimbursement
• Cross-training options
• Career Building

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides training and supervision to ensure that employees are performing assigned work properly.
• Inspects equipment and ensures that glass and glass like items like plexi-glass are intact and not broken or damaged. Reports and findings of issues and takes corrective action. See Glass Policy.
• Monitors production to ensure that safety, quality and cost standards are maintained. Evaluates subordinate performance, communicate with employees and provide information on improvement.
• Enforces company work rules and safety guidelines.
• Performs finished product quality analysis and documentation that finished products meet or exceed specifications.
• Completes shift reports daily.
• Sanitation activities for the production line at each clean up period.
• Reviews production schedule to ensure proper packaging, identification and stacking are provided.
• Ensures proper sanitation and cleaning practices are done as scheduled.
• Assists in the investigation of issues to determine root cause and prevention ideas.
• Must be able to start and operate the equipment on the processing line within 15 days meeting company production throughput and recovery expectations.
• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repairs.
• Requisitions spare parts as need arises.
• Follows all company policies, operating procedures and safety regulations.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Inspects production equipment for proper operation and ensures that fluid levels and cleanup of oil spills, etc. are completed.
• Checks for leaks in steam, water, air, oil and other utility lines.
• Checks all conveyors and idlers for proper operation.
• Oils and greases machines as scheduled.
• Cleans work area, tools, and equipment.
• Logs and records production data and then utilizes this information to base his/her decision on proper equipment operations for best recovery while meeting quality specifications.
• Interprets quality specifications and ensure that finished product meets those requirements in every way.
• You are required to be on or near processing production lines (from peelers to final box) at all times unless at breaks. Monitoring quality, equipment performance including flow rates, recovery, efficiency, etc. The Packaging Supervisor is your backup for lunches and breaks and you are their back up.
• You must be the one to turn off and on the processing equipment (dicer to the freeze tunnel) and make sure that they are properly adjusted for speed and quality.
• If you are called to the office you must get your backup and have permission from Production Manager to leave the line n/a on swing shift
• Inspects the line, communicate with the oncoming shift operator and complete your paperwork and clock out within 15 minutes of your shift end time. If there is an issue that requires you to be here later please get permission from Production Manager.
• During defrost periods you must be somewhere alongside the packaging production line inspecting and helping to ensure the equipment is getting cleaned and sanitized properly and mechanically ready to start back up on time.
• You must complete at least three observations during each week, one per day on a particular task or procedure. Any procedure that needs to be modified, you must write up the modifications and turn in with your paperwork.
• You must carry the cell phone and inform maintenance personnel when you are about to shut down for defrost and start up. You must be available by cell phone for a Production Manager to contact you.
• Quality of the finished product is your responsibility. You need to address issues raised by both the peel teams and the packaging team members and work together to solve them. If more than 2 pallets have a quality issue, stop running until you resolve the issue.
• You are the main contact with the Production Manager for any concerns on both peeling and packaging.
• A priority for Production Line Mechanics is your responsibility. This means that if there are multiple issues for the production line mechanics you are the one to advise them on the priorities. If you need help with this contact Production Manager.
• You are not to receive food or special items from the persons that work under you unless they are providing it to all crew members.
• You are not authorized to fire anyone. You can send a person home for not following your direction or company policies and ask them to return next business day to meet with VP Operations. If this occurs you must also inform the VP Operations (via email) of the reason you sent them home with the facts.
• You must take corrective action for any associate who is not following company policies or procedures. This action should be in written form and be discussed with the associate in private with another supervisor as a witness.
• You must follow all company policies and procedures and be aware of each of them so that you can train and follow up with your crew members to ensure they are following them as well.
• If you have any questions or concerns that you are not comfortable dealing with yourself you must contact the Production Manager and/or VP of Operations immediately.
• Outside Truck Drivers wanting to pick up finished products You are the contact for these persons after business hours. You are to communicate with Production Manager to get instructions for them.
• Defrost Schedule 1 Quick and 1 Regular you are responsible to decide whether a regular defrost is needed. This would depend on the condition of the freeze tunnel and air flow through the coils. Be sure to consider the ice buildup on the chains and sprockets as this can cause damage to the tunnel belt. You must document the type of defrost in the Defrost log and make notes in the log at each defrost.
• The type of product being produced will greatly affect the coils (smaller cuts make them plug up faster than larger cuts). Frequency and accuracy of coil blowing during production will also affect the tunnel.
• Dicers you must ensure that dicer parts and assemblies are prepared and, on the shelf, ready to go at all times. If for any reason you cannot keep up with the dicer assemblies you must include this in your daily email.
• Door Seals you must ensure that all door seals and scrapers for the tunnel, chiller and blancher are maintained and working properly. If for any reason you cannot keep up with this you must include this in your daily email.
• Coil Blowing Regular coil blowing on belt side of coils will be determined and done by Operator every 30-40 minutes Cold Storage Temperatures you are responsible to monitor the temperature of the cold storage and to report to maintenance any temperatures above zero. Also include on your daily email.
• Doors must be kept closed and operating properly you are responsible to inspect them and to report to maintenance any door that is not functioning properly.
• Pre-Op inspections when you come on to your shift and after each defrost you are required to do a pre-op inspection and to address any concerns immediately. You must also document them on your daily email and pre-op inspection report.
• Crisis Manager for any crisis, disaster, downtime, injury, accident, damage to equipment or building, etc. you are the key contact for managers and directors as well as maintenance. You must review any near miss or accident report with the supervisors involved.
• Packaging Supplies and maintenance Parts it is your responsibility to determine the supply needs for the packaging line. Report any items that we appear to be running short on including parts for equipment and all packaging supplies as well as gear needs work with your supervisors to ensure you get all information necessary to report.
• Scales you are the key contact for the scale repairs and notification of any issues. Check them on your shift and be sure that those that are not working are tagged and included in your daily email if not repaired during your shift.
• Label Maker, Powell Filler, Box metal Detector, Other Metal Detectors, etc. Any issues with the equipment in the packaging room including the labeling equipment you must be made aware of and work with the packaging team to resolve the issues. You will contact the Production Manager if it cannot be resolved and include in your daily email.
• Supports all programs and policies that ensure that product is of the highest quality, meets specifications and is safe, legal and wholesome.
• Other related duties may be assigned by the supervisor.
• It is not necessary for this position to do every assignment included in this job description although it is preferred. If an accommodation is needed for any of these assigned tasks, you must submit a request with Human Resources Manager. This request must then be officially approved before it can go into effect. For those needing an accommodation it may be requested for even just one day.

Qualifications

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/EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one-year production related experience and training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English. Ability to communicate in English on the phone.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Ability to calculate recovery percentages based on sample sizes and large batches of product produced over varied periods of time, both on past production run and to estimate and predict future results.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to take many factors and variables of the product characteristics and equipment use to develop standard operating procedures that will provide best results for production runs.

OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Must be able to use a computer to create word documents, email correspondence, retrieve computer documents, create excel spreadsheets, work with PLC programs and other computer programs to operate equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform successfully 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; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and other lifting over 10 lbs. is infrequent and is optional. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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, humid and/or freezing conditions and fumes or airborne particles. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.