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Boiler Operator

Westway Feed Products LLC
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Position Overview: To ensure operate the boiler and ensure it is functional. To produce product for sale per quality, quantity and formula standards.

Job Duties: Below is a list of essential duties of this position. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

  • Safely and efficiently operate the boiler per the seasonal demands of production.
  • To maintain the boiler and assist with tear down for inspections.
  • Safely and efficiently operate pumps, valves, and tanks to mix ingredients and blend liquid feed based on company formulas and established operational procedures.
  • Test all finished products and inbound ingredients to ensure they meet quality standards. Review finished products for formulary and weight accuracy as well as for label and tag accuracy.
  • Load and unload bulk liquid trucks and railcars.
  • Organize, schedule, prepare, and set up machines to carryout the production. Use equipment such as tools, valves, pumps, forklifts, and the boiler in compliance with manufacturer recommendations, government regulations and company policy.
  • Maintain an accurate inventory of all raw ingredients.
  • Ensure that all equipment is operating correctly. Calibrate equipment and perform routine maintenance as needed. Report equipment safety hazards and malfunctions.
  • Accurately and in compliance with regulations, complete all paperwork.
  • Ensure all activities are handled within company and state/federal policies, practices, regulations, and laws.
  • Keep work area tidy and clean.
  • Attend training seminars and pass required tests for HSE / Operations related criteria.
  • Interact and communicate with clients and co-workers in a professional and appropriate manner and respond to and give feedback in a respectful and positive manner.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all corporate, personnel and research matters.
  • Take the initiative to identify problems, use judgment to find appropriate solutions and follow through on resolving issues in a timely manner.
  • Support team efforts, actively work to generate respect and enthusiasm, cooperate with others, and actively learn from other team members.
  • Report to work on time prepared to perform the duties of the position and willing to perform the duties as workload necessitates.
  • Employee shall comply with applicable regulatory and company health, safety, environmental, and security requirements. Employee is expected to complete required training in a timely manner; perform duties in a safe and environmentally sound manner; and immediately report injuries/illnesses, environmental spills/releases, and any unsafe acts or conditions to supervision in support of continual improvement of the company's health, safety, environmental, and security performance.

Basic Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Current Boiler License issued by the State of Minnesota ( Min. Class 2-B License)
  • Basic computer skills & comfortable with basic mathematics
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Legally able to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
  • Ability to follow sequential instructions for mixing/batching start-up and shut down.
  • Minimum (on the job training acceptable) experience in equipment maintenance.
  • Ability to become certified and operate a motor vehicle, forklift, and similar equipment.
  • Ability to carry out the duties of this position while helping the company to meet its mission and while adhering to policies, procedures and regulations, especially safety regulations.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Minimum of one years of boiler experience or 2,000 hours.
  • Ability to maintain a current boiler license.
  • Mechanically inclined with ability and skill in using boiler, hand/power tools, and production equipment (pumps, valves, pipelines, tanks, and laboratory equipment).

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to wear safety equipment, including safety shoes, goggles, gloves, and similar equipment
  • Comfortable in a variety of weather conditions, including rain/snow and heat/cold
  • Comfortable in a manufacturing environment with noise/vibration, fumes, or moving mechanical parts
  • This position involves standing/walking for up to 100% of the day and climbing/crouching/crawling/stooping/reaching with hands and arms up to 25% of the workday.
  • Frequently the employee is required to push, pull, lift, twist, carry and/or exert force up to 50 pounds.