1st Shift Oil Technician

Description: The Oil Technician maintains the oil system and components within the facility. He or she is responsible for maintaining every aspect of the system; from receipt, transfer, filtering, testing, operation, collection, disposal and cleaning. The oil technician is expected to assist in other functions within the sanitation department as needed.

Work Environment: Oil Receiving Areas (Lines and Tanks), Oil Storage Areas (Line and Tanks), Oil Use Areas (Fryers)

Physical Demands:

- Lifting and Carrying: Ability to lift and carry heavy objects, typically up to 50 pounds, and occasionally heavier items with assistance.

- Standing and Walking: Prolonged periods of standing and walking throughout the facility.

- Bending and Stooping: Frequent bending, stooping, and crouching to access equipment and perform maintenance tasks.

- Climbing: Climbing ladders and stairs to reach elevated areas and equipment.

- Manual Dexterity: Fine motor skills for handling tools, parts, and equipment with precision.

- Reaching: Reaching overhead and at various heights to perform tasks.

- Pushing and Pulling: Pushing and pulling carts, tools, and equipment.

- Kneeling and Crawling: Kneeling and crawling to access hard-to-reach areas and perform repairs.

- Visual Acuity: Good vision to read technical manuals, schematics, and to inspect equipment.

- Hearing: Ability to hear alarms, machinery sounds, and communicate effectively in a noisy environment.

- Balance and Coordination: Maintaining balance and coordination while working on ladders, scaffolding, or in confined spaces

Competencies:

- Troubleshooting: Identifying and resolving issues with oil processing machinery.

- Documentation: Maintaining accurate records of oil processing activities and equipment performance.

- Regulatory Knowledge: Understanding of food safety regulations and standards related to oil processing.

- Safety Protocols: Adhering to all safety regulations and company policies.

- Communication: Effectively communicating with team members and supervisors.

- Time Management: Prioritizing tasks and managing time effectively to meet production schedules.

- Inventory Management: Managing inventory of oil processing supplies and equipment.

- Flexibility: Adapting to changes in production demands and processing requirements.

Core Responsibilities:

- Maintain Food Safety, Food Defense and cGMP practices at all times.

- Follow all OSHA Safety Regulation and Safety Rules.

- Report any Safety concerns to management.

- Ensure that all ingredient oil is received according to procedure in a sanitary manner and to the appropriate vessel.

- Prepare and use vessels appropriately and ensure oil transfers are conducted appropriately.

- Monitor the oil in use via testing and determine appropriate course of action such as filtering, refreshing, etc.

- Dispose of waste ingredient oil promptly and according to procedure.

- Clean and maintain the oil system components at designated frequency to ensure food safety and quality.

- Additional Duties:

- Oil Transfers

- Confirm that the vessels used to make the transfer (small tanks or totes typically) are suitably cleaned, sanitized, labeled and otherwise appropriately prepared to receive the transfer.

- Ensure that transfer activities are conducted in a sanitary manner that does not increase the risk of contamination of the oil being transferred.

- Oil Monitoring and Testing

- Deliver samples of oil to the QA lab for FFA and moisture analysis on a prescribed frequency to maintain product quality.

- Collect an oil sample each day and refresh it daily for external analytical testing.

- Collect additional oil samples throughout the duration of accelerated oil degradation for external analytical testing.

- Waste Oil Disposal

- Ensure that materials are in place to properly collect waste oil as it is produced and actively seek ways to prevent the loss of oil from being made into waste.

- Ensure that waste oils are properly transported to the storage bin and inform management when the bin is ready for emptying.

- Oil System Cleaning

- To conduct all internal and external cleaning activities related to the fryers, fryer pump skids, fryer heat exchangers, fryer oil piping and storage tanks.  This includes daily debriding

- Maintain clean and sanitize the equipment, utensils and work areas. (Boil out/ CIP)

- Support MSS

- Changeovers: assist during changeovers on TC line and Pellet line to debride fryer as this a part of the changeover paperwork and procedure.

- Assist with other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma/GED preferred