Technician- Packaging

Location : Rajpura 

City : Rajpura 

State : Punjab (IN-PB) 

Country : India (IN) 

Requisition Number : 38181 

Business Title: Technician – Packing     
Location: Rajpura        
Department: Packing

Overall purpose of job:

Working to strict safety and quality requirements, help to achieve daily production requirements in terms of quality and quantity, optimizing efficiency and maintaining operational excellence. Able to work on many/all areas of the production process.

Preference:

 Candidate having knowledge of Nondairy whip topping/Dairy/Ice cream/Juice/Fat/Edible Oil Processing plant and able to handle frozen products must be preferred.

Main Accountabilities :

• Set up machines (calibration, cleaning etc.) to start a production cycle.
• Control and adjust machine settings (e.g., speed).
• Fix issues that might occur during the shift.
• Knowledge of equipment operating through PLC.
• Check output to spot any machine-related mistakes or flaws.
• Keep records of approved and defective units or final products.
• Operate production line equipment such as knowledge of handling Homogenizer, pasteurizer & PHE operations, Online Printers and Metal detectors.
• Able to maintain all records and documents having basic knowledge of computer.
• Weigh and label packaged goods ready for dispatch.
• Knowledge of handling homogenizer, pasteurizer & PHE operations, printers and metal detectors.

Health, Safety and Environment :

• Identify and report health or safety hazards & dangerous situations and put appropriate control measures in place.
• Ensure LOTO is followed by all, training others as required.
• Be a Company Contact in their area.
• Encourages ALL to behave in a safe manner and challenges unsafe behavior.
• Carry out cleaning with knowledge of handling the chemicals in the line (Caustic, Nitric etc.) to operate the CIP and basic maintenance of work areas and the machines.

Quality :

• Ensure equipment is capable to manufacture products in accordance with quality procedures and standards, using process control techniques where applicable.
• Perform agreed Quality improvement activities monitoring and controlling key process parameters to measure success where applicable.
• Storage of ingredients as per FSSC standard, issue, use and consumption of ingredients as per FIFO/FEFO.
• Daily reconciliation of RM/PM in log sheet to ensure the right quantity uses of ingredients in manufactured batches.
• Kean knowledge of batch traceability, capsuling, record keeping etc.
• Knowledge of Food Safety Management system (HACCP, PRP, OPRP, CCP and other food fraud controls)
• Measure, grade and feed batches of raw materials into production machinery/process.
• Monitor the production processes and carry out basic testing and quality checks.
• Ensure all external and internal auditory standards and improvement requirements are met.

Customer Service includes :

• Priorities and complete improvement activities to improve equipment efficiencies with a view to increase overall department through-put.
• Perform improvement activities on changeover times to reduce losses per changeover.
• Identify and implement agreed improvement opportunities to increase the production plant flexibility.

Cost:

• Lead improvement activities to improve efficiency and reduce costs, supporting operators to complete kaizens as required.
• Implement cost optimization activities eliminating losses that may not impact on OEE (e.g., yield, energy, and spare parts)

5S :

• Ensure 5S standards are clearly defined and followed in work area
• Ensure safe working practices are maintained and ‘Standard Operations’ adhered to.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities.

Autonomous Maintenance :

• Support the AM activities (e.g., cell meetings, step audits, board updating).

Preventative Maintenance :

• Ensure breakdown analysis for all component failures using the EWO process and the implementation of countermeasures to eliminate root causes has been completed.
• Ensure the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are reviewed, and the gap analysis is carried out on a regular basis to understand and input into the improvement plan.

Focused Improvement :

• Ensure the losses are being recorded and classified accurately challenging and supporting others to correct errors.
• Regularly monitor and analyses unit loss trees to identify loss pattern and take action to eliminate gap.
• Identify and lead improvements from top loss re-occurring breakdowns.   

Knowledge and Skills:

• Sound knowledge of Processing, Production & Packing Technologies (Whip toppings, cooking cream, dairy analogues, bakery mixes, confectionery, and decorations, culinary, Proprietary Foods etc.
• Hands on experience in Manufacturing & Trouble Shooting of whip topping, fat emulsions etc.
• Good knowledge on Food Safety, Process & Quality Assurance aspects, Food Safety, GMP of Food Products.

Other requirements:

• Shall be flexible and mobile.

Educational Qualifications:

• Diploma in Food / Dairy Technology from a Premier Institution.

Experience:

• 2 to 5 Years of Ice cream/Dairy/Juice/Nondairy whip topping/Edible Oil/Vegetable Fat plant operation with hands on experience in manufacturing and filling.