Lab Jobs in Logan, UT (NOW HIRING)

Our Production Operator I is responsible for the transferring, bulk loading and packaging of finished products. We are hiring for 7am - 7pm and 7pm - 7am. The days of the week will rotate allowing 2 weekends off per week.

• Responsible for understanding and following all personnel and equipment safety policies, all GMP, HACCP, Sanitation, and Business Unit policies and procedures.
• Understand written customer specifications and mill flour to meet customer specifications.
• Safe and efficient operation of all transferring equipment and systems.
• Sample and analyze milled flour.
• Analyze flour with lab instruments. Safely operate lab analytical instruments.
• Lockout, open, unstack, repair, and restack sifters.
• Measure levels of flour and feed in storage bins with tape measure.
• Responsible for sanitation efforts such as recording sanitation duties, performing sanitation duties, and completing work orders assigned to them.
• Interact with scheduler, elevator, blender, quality team, maintenance, and packer to communicate workflow, milling schedule, and equipment issues.
• Monitor flour additives, ingredients, and other supplies.
• Required to assist with the upkeep and quality of bins and silos.
• Responsible for consistently conducting visual inspections of the FPZ transfer sifter.
• Set up and monitor finished package weights to ensure that bags conform to specifications.
• Set up the packer scale weights prior to a run.
• Check the precision of the check scale prior to the start of the run.
• Continually check the finished package weights throughout the run.
• Ensure that the finished product is bagged, sealed, and palletized in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion on structurally sound pallets.
• Pull samples of product, both prior to packaging, and throughout the run, and run analysis on samples on equipment located in mill control room.
• Perform the metal detector checks on a scheduled basis set by the quality department and notify supervisor of any substandard conditions.
• Pull samples prior to the run (or at the startup of packaging) to help ensure conformity to specifications.       
• Samples pulled during a run will normally be one sample per grade, once conformity is verified.
• For government contracts, one sample will be taken per pallet, for weight and lab testing.
• Keep bags available and ready to be used, including bags labeled for special customers.
• Attach labels to bags as necessary.
• Clean and sanitize all packing and loading areas (including hopper area above packers).
• Feed any product that did not meet specifications back into the system to rework.
• Assist in the training of new and existing personnel in any packaging functions/positions.

• On-the-job training is provided.
• Safety training is required and provided by the company in group settings, as well as individual computer-based training.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Strong reading comprehension, writing, math, and communication skills.
• Strong work planning and decision-making skills.
• Analytical skills to recognize and assess problems.
• Interpersonal skills communication and team skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and schedules.
• Communication skills in English (both verbal and written).
• Basic computer skills (for data entry and process control).
• Available to work flexible hours including rotating shifts.

Working Conditions:

• This position requires physical efforts such as straining, pulling, lifting, working, and standing and walking on concrete floor.
• Exposure to elements such as noise, minable dust, cold and hot temperatures.
• Extreme climate or climate variation.
• Heat up to 100 degrees and low to 40 degrees.
• Changes of >30 degrees within a shift.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment hazards, especially forklifts.
• Climbing ladders.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (first day of the month after starting date)
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and AD&D, Employer Paid
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident Insurance, optional
• Critical Illness Insurance, optional
• 401K, Employer Match
• PTO & Vacation Pay
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Company Product Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement, up to $5,000.00 per calendar year
• Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave
• Company Incentive Plan
• Bereavement Pay
• Relocation Available

Utah Flour Milling dba Greenfield Milling is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state, or local law.