Blood and Feather Operator

1 month ago


Vancouver, Canada West Coast Reduction Full time

The Blood and Feather Operator is responsible for operating the blood and feather equipment, controlling temperatures, moisture content, pressures, and other modes of equipment to ensure high quality finished products. Maintaining and enforcing safety precautions, standard operating procedures, and proper records of activity are also important tasks of this role.
The hourly rate is $30.00/hr.
WHY JOIN OUR TEAM?
- Build a stable career at a reputable company with more than 450 employees
- Continuous in-house training opportunities available - all our new drivers are provided hydraulic equipment training during onboarding
- Comprehensive compensation package offered to full-time employees including employer-paid extended health benefits
- Generous RRSP matching for employee contributions after 1 year

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Operate the feather hydrolyser, blood coagulator, centrifuge, dryers, hammer mill and blood meal suction system in an effective manner
- Monitor the entire system to ensure CCP standards are met
- Collect hourly samples of blood and feather meal to check for proper moisture content
- May be asked to safely operate forklifts and other hoisting devices when necessary
- Control motors, drag chain speeds, pumps, conveyors, fans, and various other equipment
- Maintain feather and blood meal flows through dryers to milling at a desired moisture setting
- Maintain a blood/feather cooking log sheet on an hourly basis
- Control product flow, internal steam pressures, and other operations in accordance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Ensure a clean work space and safety precautions when working with equipment
- Perform shift work based on company business needs which evolve and change in response to customer demands
- Work overtime as instructed to ensure mínimal downtime of facilities
- Adhere to the company Code of Conduct and all West Coast Reduction Ltd. policies
- Foster a positive team and company culture by ensuring treatment of others is respectful and aligned with company values
- Perform other duties as assigned by Manager or Supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS & FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

**Qualifications**:

- Possession of a valid Class 4 Power Engineer certification
- Proficiency in English, both written and verbal, with excellent communication skills
- Ability to read or interpret diagrams, schematic drawings and manuals to determine work procedures
- Ability to troubleshoot and solve related process issues

Functional Requirements
- Ability to frequently move, carry, lift, push and pull equipment up to 50 lbs without assistance and occasionally greater with assistance
- Perform repetitive motions including bending, kneeling, crouching, climbing and reaching overhead above the shoulders daily
- Adaptable to adverse conditions including confined space, heights, cold weather, odours and exposure to animal by-products

During the course of employment, staff may have access to Confidential Information. Any Confidential Information, whether oral, written, or electronic, should be maintained in a manner that ensures its confidentiality. The release, whether unintentional or intentional, of such Confidential Information may result in negative financial or competitive action, productive loss or cause legal or other non-beneficial impacts on WCRL. All confidential Information must be treated with care and respect by all employees who are authorized to have access to this information. All members who are authorized to use or disclose Information also have the responsibility to safeguard access to this information. You must limit access to those that have a legitimate business need to access and or those allowed by permission and/or by law. Access must be appropriate for the employee’s job responsibility. Any breach (disclosure or access) is a violation of WCRL policy and appropriate discipline will result.


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