Processing Tech I

Fuji Vegetable Oil, Inc. is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic team player to join our CBE Team as a Process Tech for our Savannah, GA Plant. Our pay range for Process Tech I is $24.00/hr. - $26.00/hr. based on experience. 2 Bonus Opportunities each year based on Performance. This Swing Shift position is available immediately!

Fuji Vegetable Oil (FVO) has an Excellent Benefits package including Semi- Annual Bonus Opportunities, Company 401K contribution of 12.5%, traditional health and welfare benefits, PTO and paid holidays.

We also provide Basic Life insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance & Remote Health Care as well as an Employee Assistance Program.

We offer several outstanding health insurance options; our full-time employees are eligible for health benefits on their first day of work. Employees may also enroll dependents, including their legal spouse and dependent children under age 26.

FVO provides boot vouchers and required PPE.

The Processing Technician performs tasks associated with the receipt, handling, processing, blending, packaging, and bulk loading of vegetable oil. The Processing Technician operates and maintains edible oil processing equipment

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Operate computer driven process equipment, steam boilers, and wastewater treatment facilities.

Sample, measure, inventory, and check temperatures of tanks.

Receives and puts away chemicals, ingredients, and miscellaneous supplies.

Blend and transfer oil by operating valves, checking the heat tracing, and clearing lines.

Check the pump flow, controls, PH, and neutralization chemical levels of the wastewater system, adjusting as needed.

Monitor the conversion of fuels, the water feed system, and the controls on the low and high pressure boilers.

Contain and clean oil in the event of a spill.

Clean and change industrial filters.

Prepare the plant equipment for startup, shutdown, freeze plans, and hazardous weather conditions.

Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain processing equipment as needed.

Drive a fork lift truck to move drums and other production items.

Maintain and clean processing and plant areas.

Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to communicate on a radio.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, and type on a computer keyboard. Must be able to distinguish between hot and cold to verify if the process line heat tracing is working. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk, including on cat walks or ladders approximately 60 feet above the ground; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear on the radio and telephone. Hearing is also used to monitor some equipment statuses. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision to read a computer screen including color coded indicators, pressure gauges, temperature and level gauges, gas and product flow indicators, and other measuring equipment.

The employee is occasionally required to work in confined spaces and must be able to pass a respiratory clearance test.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and explosives. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is loud when around processing equipment.