Job Description
The Pellet Mill Operator operates and maintains pellet manufacturing equipment to produce high-quality sustainable wood pellets, ensuring safety, efficiency, and adherence to quality standards in a manufacturing environment.
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, gauges, and indicator lights to detect malfunctions.
- •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 perform necessary repairs or adjustments.
- •Ensure a clean work environment and maintain safety standards during operations.
- •Document inspections, operational data, and maintenance activities accurately.
- •Coordinate maintenance requests and escalate issues promptly for resolution.
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.
- •Ability to control operations of equipment or systems.
- •Ability to monitor gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure proper machine operation.
- •Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- •Ability to troubleshoot by determining causes of operating errors and deciding what actions to take.
- •Ability to perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- •Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees.
- •Must be willing and able to work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments.
- •Must be willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
- •Must be able to work at elevated heights and on slippery or uneven surfaces.
- •Must be able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and pulling for up to twelve hours a day.
- •Must be willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
- •Must be able to pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
- •Must be able to climb a crane in excess of 100 feet high.
- •Must be able to work from heights at least 20 feet off the ground.
- •Must be able to climb vertical ladders up to 20 feet in length.
- •Must be able to climb multiple flights of steps and angled ramps as needed.
- •Must be able to work on a computer screen format for up to twelve hours a day.
Benefits
- •Compensation/salary range not specified
- •Work schedule includes working up to 12 hours a day, including outdoor environments and working at heights
- •Work environment perks include working in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments, with safety equipment provided
- •Additional benefits include safety training, opportunities for routine equipment maintenance, and a team-oriented work setting
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