Foremost Dryer Operator - Night Shift

At Actus Nutrition, our focus is to create high-quality ingredients designed to optimize health and nutrition. We are passionate and dedicated people. Each day, we collectively explore new, innovative ways to enhance product performance and value through our broad human and animal nutrition portfolios. Both divisions are backed by the speed, execution, and passion it takes to exceed the expectations of our customers.

Join our team as a Dryer Operator! Operate and monitor production equipment, perform cleaning and CIP tasks, complete routine maintenance, and help keep operations running safely and efficiently.

Pay: From $27.50 USD per hour and up based on experience (+ $0.50 USD per hour night shift differential)

Shift: Night Shift | 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM

Short Description:
Join our team as a Dryer Operator! Operate and monitor production equipment, perform cleaning and CIP tasks, complete routine maintenance, and help keep operations running safely and efficiently.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor dryer equipment, tanks, and Honeywell controllers.
• Add lime to adjust product pH, including manually handling 50-pound bags.
• Record required production readings each hour.
• Perform manual dryer cleaning using tools such as an air hammer.
• Operate CIP systems and use cleaning chemicals to clean equipment and finisher stacks.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Operate a company forklift after completing required certification.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance and assist maintenance personnel with repairs as needed.
• Complete additional production, cleaning, and operational duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to safely perform physically demanding, hands-on production and cleaning tasks.
• Ability to work independently and follow established safety and operating procedures.
• Ability to manually handle 50-pound bags of lime as required.
• Ability to obtain required company forklift certification.

Actus Nutrition prides itself on advancement opportunities for our current workforce to promote from within. We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as a healthy 401(k) company match program. Applicants must maintain legal authorization to work in the United States throughout the duration of their employment. We are unable to sponsor employment for this position either now or in the future.