About this role
Cleaning Machine Operator – ECOM
Description
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Join our team as a Cleaning Machine Supervisor to operate and maintain processing equipment, protect product quality, and keep commodity operations safe and efficient.
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General Work Description
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The Cleaning Machine Operator is responsible for operating, monitoring, and maintaining commodity cleaning equipment used in the processing of sesame, soyabeans, and other agricultural commodities.
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The role ensures the efficient removal of foreign materials and impurities while maintaining product quality, operational efficiency, food safety, and compliance with company standards.
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The incumbent is also responsible for conducting routine equipment checks, maintaining production records, supporting preventive maintenance activities, and ensuring a safe and clean working environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate commodity cleaning machines in accordance with approved operating procedures.
- Conduct pre-operation inspections and ensure equipment is safe and ready for use.
- Start, monitor, adjust, and shut down machinery safely and efficiently to achieve production targets.
- Adjust machine settings such as airflow, screens, sieves, and feed rates to optimize cleaning performance.
- Remove impurities including stones, dust, sticks, metal particles, damaged seeds, and other contaminants from commodities.
- Monitor commodity quality throughout the cleaning process and promptly report quality concerns.
- Record production output, downtime, machine performance, rejects, and operational activities.
- Perform routine cleaning, lubrication, minor adjustments, and basic preventive maintenance activities.
- Troubleshoot minor machine issues and escalate complex faults for corrective action.
- Maintain cleanliness of machinery, workstations, and surrounding operational areas.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, environmental, and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) requirements.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing productivity, efficiency, and waste reduction.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Warehouse Supervisor or Administrative Manager.
Requirements
- Minimum of Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or equivalent.