The Mechanic role is to work within a team to maintain production and quality by ensuring operation of machinery and mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities

·         Perform predictive and preventative inspections and repairs on mechanical equipment as identified in the CMMS system

·         Perform reactive work to mechanical equipment as directed by supervision in the event of equipment failure

·         Disassemble, inspect, and repair equipment as specified through work orders

·         Follow instructions from job foremen on specifics of job tasks

·         Identify worn or damaged parts and materials on mechanical equipment

·         Maintain proper housekeeping of job site during and after job completion

·         Identify reliability and safety improvements to equipment and processes

·         Use company systems to track and report daily work

·         Responsible for following all safety procedures, acting safely themselves, requiring coworkers to act safely at all times, and actively participate in Safety meetings and programs such as behavior based safety observations

Skills and Ability

·         Work with hand tools, power tools, and equipment to perform job tasks

·         Basic understanding of mechanical principles

·         Understanding of conveying systems is desired

·         Understand and carryout written and oral instructions and procedures

·         Work shifts as assigned and overtime as required with reliable attendance

·         Apply logical thinking to solve routine and non-routine problems

·         Adapt to changes in technology, policies, and procedures

·         Strong Teamwork Behaviors

·         Willingness to learn new skills and attend training

Qualifications:

·         High School Diploma or equivalent

·         3 to 5 years’ experience in the Mechanical or Electrical field

·         Must have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team

·         Basic computer skills

·         Minimum or three years prior work experience

·         Knowledge or experience in sugar processing desired

·         Performs wet chemistry and instrumental methods on process samples to ensure customer quality requirements are met.

·         Understands the relationships between analytical tests performed and process operating conditions necessary to produce in-specification product.

·         Initiates follow-up testing and troubleshooting support to Process Technicians and Managers.

·         Operates and performs minor repairs on laboratory instrumentation including:  refract meters, polar meters, spectrophotometers, Karl Fisher moisture  analyzer, Colorimeter, TOC (bench top and inline), pH meters, conductivity meters, etc.

·         Prepares standards and reagents as needed for instruments / analytical tests.

·         Assists with monitoring and audits necessary to ensure Food Safety/plant GMPs.

·         Prepares daily analytical reports for operations and management.

Skills/Abilities

·         Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment

·         Able to use reasoning skills to troubleshoot and solve problems.

·         Solid written and verbal communication skills

·         Excellent organizational skills – able to manage multiple priorities

·         Must be computer literate with MS Office – Word, Excel

• Previous experience working in a quality setting in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Qualifications

·         Minimum 1 year experience working in related field.

• Knowledge of various instruments and their use in performing analysis on food products.
• Knowledge of applicable federal regulations regarding laboratories and Food Processing plants.
• Good interpersonal communication and collaborative teamwork.
• Organize and express information in a systematic and logical way.
• Work rotating 12 hour shifts and overtime as required with reliable attendance.
• Apply logical thinking to solve routine and non-routine problems.
• Adapt to changes in technology, policies, procedures, and social systems.

·         Bachelor’s degree in a Science program with at least 2 years of Chemistry coursework. Examples may include: Biology, Microbiology, Food Science, Chemistry

Purpose

The operations technician’s role is to work within a Team to operate an assigned area of responsibility in the plant to safely meet the production requirements of their assigned shift and contribute to the development of the operation of the team as a unit.

Scope

This job description applies to eligible, full-time exempt employees of Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC.  Employees are responsible for the food safety and quality of the product.

Responsibilities

•      Operate and inspect front end loaders

•      Supply the refinery with Raw Sugar as needed

•      Operate, clean and inspect the slingers

•      Collection of Raw Sugar samples and correctly allocating the sugar

•      Cleaning and operating of sugar transfer systems

•      Washing and greasing front end loaders

•      Following all LSR safety, sanitation, and housekeeping requirements in and around the Raw Sugar Warehouse

•      Trouble shooting issues in the area and getting them addressed timely

Skills and Abilities

•      Prioritizes work to be completed

•      Learning multiple skills (skill blocks) and rotating through those blocks to maintain proficiency

•      Organize and express information in a systematic and logical way

•      Understand and carryout written and oral instructions and procedures

•      Work shifts of 12 hours and overtime as required with reliable attendance

•      Apply logical thinking to solve routine and non-routine problems

•      Adapt to changes in technology, policies, procedures, and social systems

•      Strong teamwork behaviors

•      Ability to maximize warehouse inventory with available tools and resources

•      Ability to work in extreme weather conditions

•      Implement motor vehicle safety in and around the warehouse

Qualifications:

•      High School diploma or GED

•      2 years of related experience in various loader types

•      Basic knowledge of sugar inventory control

•      Effective oral and written communications and collaborative teamwork

•      Good interpersonal communication and collaborative teamwork

•      Demonstrate Strong Team Work Behaviors

•      Organize and express information in a systematic and logical way

•      Accept personal responsibility for one’s actions

•      Apply logical thinking to solve routine and non-routine problems