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What they do
A Blending Machine Operator operates and maintains machines that blend materials, such as foodstuffs, chemicals, color pigments, or other ingredients in a manufacturing process.
$45,568 / year median in Iowa
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description Position Title:
Mixer Wage:
$21.00/hourShift:
3rdHours:
10:00pm- 6:30am The Mixing Machine Operator is an essential member of our production team in Ankeny, IA, responsible for accurately blending ingredients and monitoring product quality throughout the manufacturing process.
Mixer Responsibilities:
- Inspects physical condition of mixing equipment and ingredients
- Loads ingredients into mixing equipment or scales according mix instructions
- Starts equipment and adjusts valves and meters to admit liquid ingredients, steam, or cooling fluids to steam jacket or devices in mixing equipment to aid in blending
- Operates equipment until mixture reaches desired consistency or required specifications, and operates control/panels to transfer batch mixture through milling/batch holding tank/pasteurization systems
- Operates auxiliary equipment to break up, grind, dry mix, or otherwise prepare mixture for final transfer/processing
- Inspects, measures, tests, and verifies that product quality conforms to company, regulatory and customer specifications
- Investigates, analyzes, and resolves mixing problems
- Maintains continual communication with other team members in order to keep the mix stand and production line running as efficiently as possible
- Maintains time, mixing results, quality specifications, and detailed records of all lot numbers
- Adheres to quality and safety standards Requirements for
Mixer:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
- Related experience preferred but will train the right candidate!
- May require flexibility in scheduling
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