Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; however, other duties may
be assigned.
- Reads entire order to gain an understanding of the exact materials needed and the
number of batches required.
- Measures and weighs cleaning materials (rubber/water) to effectively clean rotors.
- Sets heater at appropriate temperature (170-180 degrees) and effectively cleans
rotors.
- Reviews and preps mixer order, locating and organizing the raw materials in the
order in which they will be mixed.
- Weighs each ingredient, ensuring that the scale is “zeroed out” after each weigh in. Uses plastic bags to hold raw materials as they are weighed.
- Enters amount of each ingredient into the computer.
- Ensures raw materials meet specs, rounding number to the nearest tenth (10th),
keeping materials at the lower end of the fraction.
- Shuts down control panel to perform clean-out.
- Inspects and cleans out the mixing area to make sure the entire area is free of
debris to avoid contamination: inside the machine, under the machine, the floor
surrounding the mixer, the doors to the mixer.
- Returns to order and reviews mixing directions, following each step of the
process.
- Checks temperature gauges to ensure the batch is mixed at the correct
temperature.
- Tests the temperature of the batch, using a probe to confirm the temperature and
ensures the batch is within the correct parameters (to prevent burning).
- Secures mixing area.
- Once the first batch is done, takes a sample to the lab for testing and further
instructions: modification of the mix or continuation to phase two.
- When given the go-ahead to continue, drops the batch to the extruder conveyor,
checking the extruder control panel to ensure that the batch is moving through the
process as it should.
- Communicates with Extruder Operator to ensure the line moves smoothly.
