Wheat Process Team Member

About us

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 154 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Process Team Member to join our Team in Trafford Park. The process operator will be reporting to the Team Shift Manager and operate processes within the wheat plant in a controlled safe and environmentally compliant manner to achieve the business requirements and serve the needs of our customers. They will endeavour that the process is operated in the most efficient manner and look to resolve issues in a proactive manner. The operator also forms part of the process shift team and will work closely with other interrelated groups on site such as refinery plant and ethanol operations. They will report into the Team Shift Manager.

Shift pattern: 4 on 4 off & 4 on 6 off

Responsibilities

• Daily monitoring and review of process performance both from DCS and in plant
• Ensure production targets are met including yield and efficiencies and area KPI’s
• Using central computerized Screens to monitor and control plant in line with daily goals
• Interpretation of data and troubleshooting of unit operation
• Maintaining and improving housekeeping standards
• Assisting other team members as required
• Learning all 3 processes within the wheat plant and rotating between roles periodically to keep skills to date
• Ensure Cargill standards for health and safety/ food safety and environmental issues are maintained
• Ensure the process is controlled and maintained to remain within all operational safety and design limits
• Isolate and prepare process plant for maintenance activities
• Report issue w.r.t safety/ food safety /health and safety
• Participate in behavioural safety program
• Taking samples of products
• Basic laboratory checks on product
• Completing written records detailing information for ISO and Food Safety Standards
• Front line maintenance activities
• Raise Work orders to rectify defects within channel
• Partake continuous improvement activities 5Why, 5S, Operator Care, IDEX

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in centrally controlled process operation environment using computerized screens to monitor and control a plant
• Proven experience in production
• Excellent understanding of Food Safety and Quality Standards, and Health and Safety
• 5 GCSE’s grade A-C (including English and Maths) or equivalent
• Strong communication skills and ability to coach colleagues
• IT literate
• Proactive attitude, and willingness to be accountable for performance
• Ability to challenge the status quo in a constructive manner
• Awareness of ‘TQM’ principles and ‘TQM’ in practice (Reliability Excellence)
• In process analysis experience
• Front line maintenance experience, preferably proved in a process plant environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Levels 2/ 3 in Process Operation
• Basic chemistry knowledge, GCSE or equivalent
• Experience in wheat processing

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