Universal Corporation

Operator

• Operate and tend machines to mix or blend materials
• Maintain equipment and prepare materials for usage, storage, or shipment
• Independently adjust machines, reattach parts, set speeds, and adjust settings for operational efficiency
• Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, and products to meet requirements
• Read work orders to determine production specifications
• Monitor production equipment for safe and efficient operation
• Mix or blend ingredients for specified times
• Load specified material quantities into machinery
• Stop machines when product qualities are achieved and transfer mixtures using valves and pumps
• Adhere accurately and timely to the production schedule
• Participate in SOP creation, standard settings, and continuous improvement activities
• Conduct quality checks and sampling and complete line checks
• Record production data and make process adjustments based on findings
• Clean equipment and facilities
• Identify and correct problems or notify appropriate resources
• Stop, reset, and troubleshoot malfunctioning machines; clear jams and report defects
• Prepare, stage, and set raw and packing materials using powered industrial equipment
• Fill blenders according to bills of material
• Fill bag liners to proper weights, heat-seal bags, and tape-seal cases
• Perform other assigned duties

Blending Machine Operator