Job Title: ATF Controller Job location: 531 West Poplar Avenue, Tipton, CA 93272.Job Type: Full-time union hourly employment.Salary: $23.29 first 90 days then $24.60. Shift: 3rd shift / shift differential $.050Reports to: Juice Room Manager

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Aseptic Tank Farm Manager or Production Supervisor, the ATF Controller operates controls coordinates and administers all shift activities in the bulk storage facility.

What you will do in your role

• Oversees the shift handling and receiving of NFC juice from the processing plant or bulk tankers.
• Coordinates the blending of juice from various bulk tanks for loading of bulk tankers or for packaging into drums in the processing plant barrel out operation.
• Operates the Aseptic Tank Farm PLC controls with a desk top computer for operation interface and control of the tank farm pumps, valves, pump speeds, tank pressure, valve positions, nitrogen blanketing system, cip system, proper preparation and sterilization prior to processing or export product from aseptic tanks, tank level and inventory systems.
• Responsible for entering into the Oracle System, and prepares all necessary accounting inventory control, traffic paperwork and read emails.
• Verifies brix, acid, and ratio or other juice attributes as necessary to ensure proper operation of all Aseptic Storage Systems.
• Operators and or directs the loading of bulk tankers of NFC from the Aseptic Tank Farm and concentrate onto tankers from the bulk concentrate tanks.
• Ensures all necessary maintenance is performed on all Aseptic Tank Farm equipment with appropriate records supporting maintenance activities.
• Will keep all processes HACCP compliant and assures all supporting process documentation of inspections and critical control points is kept on file.
• Will keep a stock of spare parts and keep a record of purchases, receipts and usage of those parts with a running inventory.
• Operates HTST for pasteurizing of lemon, orange and other varieties of NFC products.
• Operate sterilizer 1 and 2 for sterilizing or pasteurizing lemon, orange or other varieties of NFC products.
• Operates Ice Gen machine when required by the customer. And insure product meets the customer expectation on juice temperature.
• Executes compliance of company established polices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What you will bring to your role

• Some knowledge of computers is desirable.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Must understand sterilization and pasteurization of product techniques
• Must understand use of HMI screen and be able to understand and react to information provided
• Three years technical or production experience in the food or related industry.
• Must be able to perform simple math, including division, common fractions and ratio and percent.

The physical requirements ofy our role

• 25% of time spent in ATF Control Room under ambient temperatures and conditions
• 50% of time spent outdoors in ambient temperatures loading tankers which involves climbing stairs, discharging product from aseptic tanks into tankers, also offloading tankers to silos or surges.
• 25% of time spent inside on the ATF room walking lines, checking HMI screens
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders multiple times during a shift.