Summary

Employee will assist in the daily operation of the tankyard and lead a team of tankyard caretakers. Employee will coordinate and oversee all caretaking tasks including heading tanks, un-heading tanks, brine making and the 95 brine lixator, brining up tanks, skimming tanks, circulating tanks, pumping tanks and brine navigation throughout the tank yard, cleaning out tanks, processing tanks, tank sampling, and tank repair and maintenance.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Leads a crew of tankyard caretakers. Must be able to coordinate daily work flow requirements to ensure all tasks are completed in a safe and efficient manner. Ensuring that job tasks are rotated fairly and evenly through the caretaking crew.

Employee is required to learn and be competent in all areas of caretaking being a fill in as needed. Including, but not limited to, heading tanks, un-heading tanks, brine making and the 95 brine lixator, brining up tanks, skimming tanks, circulating tanks, pumping tanks and brine navigation throughout the tank yard, cleaning out tanks, processing tanks, tank sampling, and tank repair and maintenance.

Must be able to complete assigned tasks with minimal supervision.

Monitor adherence on the yard to Good Manufacturing Practices and ensure Food Safety and Quality requirements are met.

Employee is required to learn the differences between brine types (sea salt, organic, used, & green), be competent in formulating each, and effectively manage required ingredients.

Employee is required to coordinate available tankyard space throughout the season, ensuring clean and appropriately sized tanks are provided to outside production.

Employee is required to learn and be competent on the table saw and band saw to be able to cut new tank head boards and rounding boards for the caretaking crew.

Employee must have a fundamental understanding of and ability to carry out basic maintenance duties (i.e. fiberglass patching, plumbing, wiring, pump troubleshooting, etc.) as necessary to maintain the tankyard.

Must be able to work well with other closely related departments (Outside Production and Maintenance).

Employee is required to take and maintain inventories on tanking chemicals (salt, vinegar, calcium chloride and potassium sorbate), assist in the unloading of chemical deliveries, and relay any necessary orders to their supervisor.

Employee is required to take and maintain inventories on tools and supplies needed for caretaking and relay any necessary orders to their supervisor.

Employee is required to learn and be competent operating all forklifts (5 ton, 10 ton, and industrial lift).

Participate in cross functional continuous improvement initiatives as directed.

Must have the ability to work effectively within a team environment and cover any area of the department as needed.

Keeps work area clean and neat.

Follows safety rules and company policies.

Other Duties

Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.

Receives written and verbal instructions on the above job tasks and performs other duties as directed by Supervisor.

Lead Responsibilities

Communicate caretaker expectations, communicate team performance, and oversee caretaker work to ensure quality and compliance.

Schedule caretakers to assure all areas of the tankyard are effectively covered.

Employee will ensure that caretakers comply with the “Standard Operating Procedures” (SOP’s)

Employee will ensure that all caretakers adhere to all company policies and GMPs.

Employee will be responsible for maintaining the empty tank cleanout inventory and assigning daily tank cleanouts.

Employee shall provide an open dialect between Outside QC and the Operations and Maintenance groups.

Complete special projects or tasks as directed by Management.

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

Forklift, table saw, band saw, reciprocating saw, drill, hammer, skimmer, pumps, pushers, hoses and hose clamps, valves (liquid and air), wrench, crowbar, step ladder, broom, shovel, pressure washer.

Physical Demands

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerate degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady forces in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a high position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/ or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and\or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

Work Environment

Works outside, subject to wide seasonal temperature variations and intermittent wetness from rain or some job tasks. Gloves, goggles, ear protection and steel inserts for shoes available as needed.

Employee will be expected to work long hours and/or weeks; including Saturdays.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

High school graduate plus additional training needed. Ability to read, write and speak in English required Spanish a plus. Math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions needed for job tasks. Must have the ability to follow directions and complete special tasks or projects as instructed by management.

Employee must have computer skills, typing skills, as well as good written and verbal communication skills.

Employee must obtain knowledge of applicable laws, rules and regulations. Employee shall be willing to be trained extensively through any schooling or course deemed necessary by upper management. Employee must be familiar with applicable laws; Federal, State, EEOC, ESC, FDA, EPA, OSHA, USDA, etc.)

Employee shall be able to manage and get along with a diverse group of employees as well as coordinate job functions in other areas.

Employee will be expected to make prompt, competent decisions and utilize authority wisely. Employee shall maintain discipline, morale, and good team work at a high level/standard.