Production Lead

ROASTER LEAD OPERATOR JOB DESCRIPTION – TIER 2

1. PURPOSE

The Roaster Lead Operator is responsible for ensuring roasted products meet established food safety, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements, including roast level, salt content, product identity, allergen controls, and validated roasting parameters. This position requires specialized technical knowledge of roasting equipment, process controls, food safety requirements, and production documentation. The Roaster Lead Operator coordinates assigned employees, monitors production performance, performs routine troubleshooting, completes required process documentation, and coordinates with supporting departments. Roasting is a Critical Control Point (CCP) within the HACCP program.

2. SCOPE

This job description applies to Roaster Lead Operators responsible for roasted products, roasting equipment, assigned employees, production documentation, and food-safety controls during their assigned shift.

3. TIER CLASSIFICATION

Tier 2 Leads require stronger technical and process knowledge than Tier 1 Leads. The role requires specialized equipment knowledge, routine production and process adjustments, food-safety and CCP responsibility, technical troubleshooting, coordination with QA and Maintenance, employee training, production documentation, and cross-functional communication.

4. GLOSSARY / DEFINITIONS

5. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

6. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

6.1Obtain and maintain required annual HACCP training.

6.2Ensure roasting activities follow food safety, quality, regulatory, customer, and approved process requirements.

6.3Assist with roaster calibration and verification of validated roasting parameters.

6.4Coordinate employees assigned to roasting operations, including work assignments, breaks, and production coverage.

6.5Maintain clean, organized staging areas and appropriate allergen/product segregation.

6.6Open and manage roasting work orders in NAV and ensure required ingredients, supplies, and materials are available before production.

6.7Conduct food-safety and operational inspections before startup; document findings and report deviations.

6.8Verify the correct product, lot, PO, and customer requirements before product enters the roaster.

6.9Complete all required startup and hourly process checks.

6.10Set and monitor approved temperature, salt-brine, bed speed, bed depth, flow, and other required process parameters.

6.11Monitor and document salinity, flow-meter readings, temperatures, and other required process-control measurements.

6.12Perform routine troubleshooting and authorized process adjustments; immediately escalate abnormal conditions or conditions outside established limits.

6.13Maintain complete and accurate roasting logs and production documentation.

6.14Coordinate with QA, Maintenance, Scheduling, Warehouse, Sanitation, and Production Management.

6.15Train roasting employees and operators on assigned procedures and safe work practices.

6.16Communicate food-safety incidents, injuries, process deviations, product concerns, and equipment problems to appropriate personnel.

6.17Suggest and support process improvements related to safety, quality, consistency, and efficiency.

6.18Follow all company safety, GMP, HACCP, food defense, allergen, PPE, and other applicable requirements.

6.19Perform other duties assigned by Supervisors or Managers.

7. Reference Documents

7.1. GMA Safe Nut Handling Guide

7.2. Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (FSMA)

7.3. SQF Code – A HACCP Based Supplier Assurance Code for the Food Safety Industry

(most current version)

8. ADA CHECKLIST

PHYSICAL / MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

EXPOSURE TO:

MENTAL DEMANDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE JOB:

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES USED:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Primex Farms, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.