Job Description
The Pellet Mill Operator operates and maintains pellet manufacturing equipment, monitors production quality, performs troubleshooting and routine maintenance, and ensures safety and efficiency in a manufacturing environment focused on sustainable wood bioenergy solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain pellet mills to ensure optimal feed rates and pellet quality.
- Adjust machine components such as rolls and dies to regulate speed, pressure, and temperature.
- Monitor equipment performance and detect malfunctions using gauges and indicator lights.
- Perform inspections and routine maintenance on equipment to maintain good condition.
- Conduct quality control testing, including ash tests, to meet company standards.
- Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and coordinate repairs or maintenance.
- Ensure a clean work environment and adhere to safety procedures.
- Record and report operational data and maintenance requests accurately.
- Analyze equipment data to make process adjustments for desired throughput and quality.
Requirements
- Must demonstrate mechanical aptitude.
- Proficient in mathematics and measurements.
- Ability to read data and trends to make appropriate process adjustments.
- Proven record in upholding safety standards.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- At least two 2 years of previous manufacturing experience.
- Control operations of equipment or systems.
- Monitor gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure proper machine operation.
- Use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Determine causes of operating errors and decide what to do about them (troubleshooting).
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees.
- Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.
- Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
- Work at elevated heights and on slippery or uneven surfaces.
- Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and pulling for up to twelve hours a day.
- Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
- Pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA.
- Climb a crane in excess of 100 feet high.
- Work from heights at least 20 feet off the ground.
- Climb vertical ladders up to 20 feet in length.
- Climb multiple flights of steps and angled ramps as needed.
- Work on computer screen format for up to twelve hours a day.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range not specified
Work schedule includes up to 12-hour shifts, working in outdoor environments, and working at heights up to 100 feet
Work environment perks include working in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial settings, and wearing safety equipment
Additional benefits include safety training, equipment maintenance, and opportunities for troubleshooting and operational control
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