{"id":4330929,"url":"https://alion.io/job/premiumpnut-shelling-technician","title":"Shelling Technician","company":{"id":3262248,"name":"premiumpnut","domain":"premiumpnut.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/premiumpnut","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Paycor","truth_index":null},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Santee, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GMP","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-15T06:13:06Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-15","last_verified_at":"2026-11-15T06:13:06Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Pay Range Min $18 Max $22.50\nResponsibilities: The Shelling Technician plays a crucial role in the efficient operation of our peanut shelling plant. As a member of the top deck team, you will be responsible for running and maintaining the equipment necessary for shelling peanuts. Your primary focus will be all the process equipment within the shelling plant.\nKey Duties:\nStart up and shut down the shelling equipment as needed.\nMonitor the flow of peanuts through the sheller, gravity separator, and cleaner.\nCollaborate with other team members to maintain a steady production pace.\nReport any malfunctions or safety concerns promptly to the supervisor.\nMaintain a clean and organized work area.\nFollow safety protocols and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).\nIn addition to the existing responsibilities, the Shelling Technician will also be responsible forchanging the sizing screens in the equipment. This crucial duty ensures that the peanuts are sorted and sized according to customer specifications. By adjusting the screens, you’ll help maintain consistent quality and meet the specific requirements of our valued customers. \nUnderstands Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) grade sheets.\nResponsible for APSA Grade Requirements.\nSheller: Operate the peanut sheller, ensuring it runs smoothly and efficiently. Monitor the shelling process, adjust settings as needed, and troubleshoot any issues that arise.Sheller Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Performs daily checks on all stages of the shellers. Ensuring that efficiency is being met.\nChanges out Sheller bars and baskets as needed.\nCommunicates with coworkers and leadership both verbally and in writing.\nPerforms sanitation and maintenance on equipment and surrounding areas.\nRequired to follow all Good Manufacturing Practices.\nComplies with all SOPs including LOTO.\nComplies and focuses on food safety responsibilities.\nCompletes all paperwork for the department and turns it into supervisor.\nAssists with any other duties as assigned by Production Supervisor.\nAssists any of the shelling plant top deck operators with daily tasks.\n\nGravity Separator: Manage the gravity separator, which separates peanuts based on weight and density. Ensure proper calibration and adjust settings to achieve optimal separation results.\nGravity Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\nManages the Marc 500 gravity machines to ensure that maximum efficiency, product separation and through put is consistently maintained daily.\nManages the gravities to ensure that the accepted peanuts are free from any foreign material.\nManages the overhead gravity bins to allow for product flow forward.\nIdentify any upset conditions that impact product quality and value during the scheduled shift; work with supervisor and team to identify, collect, monitor, and analyze these conditions.\nMonitor continuous flow of peanuts through the entire process.\nFollows all company policy and procedures such as GMPs and SOPs.\nMakes necessary adjustments to equipment to ensure our customer specifications are met.\nKeeps area clean and free of any debris following all sanitation requirements.\nThe successful candidate must have critical thinking skills with the ability to figure out breakdowns, quality issues, and out of spec. grades.\nCandidate must be able to get to root cause of any upset conditions that may occur during their scheduled shift.\nMust be able to maintain accurate records, pay attention to detail, possess good attendance, and have a positive attitude.\nMust be able to work in a team environment.\nThe candidate should always focus on food safety and employee safety.\nAssist and perform any other duties assigned by management.\nCleaner Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\n3. Cleaner: Oversee the peanut cleaner, which removes debris, dust, and foreign particles from the shelled peanuts. Regularly inspect and clean the cleaner to maintain its effectiveness.\nMonitors cleaners for proper operations adjusting when necessary.\nAdjust machines for proper foreign material removal.\nEnsures constant flow of product from the farmer stock warehouse, through the cleaners and to the shellers.\nOperator must scrape sizing screens to ensure proper sizing throughout the cleaning process.\nOperator must blow out screens daily to allow for adequate airflow.\nEnsure cleaners are properly maintained and cleaned per OEM instructions to minimize downtime. \nPerforms sanitation in work area and maintains a clean area.\nPerforms daily checks to ensure each machine is efficient and operating correctly (meats in trash check and magnet check)\nRequired to follow all Good Manufacturing Practices.\nAssist with any other duties as assigned by Shift Supervisor.\nOptical Sorter Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\nEnsure Satake color sorters are operating correctly, capable of testing the machinery and product to ensure the equipment is working properly and the product meets expectations\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\nEnsure constant flow of product\nPerform sanitation and maintenance on equipment and surrounding areas\nMonitor Satakes for proper operation and make necessary adjustments\nTest product to ensure quality parameters are met\nEnsure testing equipment is calibrated and working correctly\nCommunicates both verbal and in writing.\nPerforms sanitation and maintenance on equipment and surrounding areas.\nRequired to follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and assist with any other duties as assigned by management.\nComplies with LOTO SOPs.\nPerforms operator level maintenance SOPs.\nProperly maintains and cleans per OEM requirements to minimize downtime.\nComplies with food safety responsibilities and focuses on them.\nFulfills all Food Safety responsibilities and abides by all Health Safety rules.\nFollows S.O.P ‘s.\nCompletes all paperwork for the department and turns it into supervisor.\nFollows all Good Manufacturing Practices.\nAssists with any other duties as assigned by Production Supervisor.\nMonitors and maintains the Re-mill station.\nAssists and fills in for any of the shelling plant top deck operators.\nPerform sanitation and maintenance on equipment and surrounding areas.\nSupervisory Responsibilities: This position does not involve supervisory responsibilities.\nQualifications\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nEducation and/or Experience\nHigh school diploma or general education degree (GED); and a minimum of one year experience operating equipment in a manufacturing environment, or one-year experience running complex farm equipment, one year of experience preferred and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Mechanical aptitude and experience operating industrial machinery. Ability to troubleshoot and address minor equipment issues. Must be mechanically inclined; having the capability to change decks, screens and sizing reels not limited to any other function needed within the shelling process. Attention to detail and commitment to quality control.\nLanguage Skills \nAbility to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.\nMathematical Skills\nAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.\nReasoning Ability \nAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.\nPhysical Demands\nWhile performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Physical stamina to stand, lift, and move equipment parts. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.\n Work Environment\nWhile performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The shelling facility is not a climate-controlled environment.\nThis position is located in a peanut processing facility where constant exposure to peanut dust and particles is unavoidable. Due to the nature of the work environment, we may be unable to provide a reasonable accommodation for individuals with severe peanut allergies.\nAdditionally, this role requires working at elevated heights, including climbing ladders and platforms up to 60 feet. Individuals with a significant fear of heights or related conditions may find this aspect of the job challenging.\nWe are committed to engaging in the interactive process to assess each request for accommodation on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).\nWork Ethic\nStrong communication skills and a cooperative attitude. Flexibility to work shifts as needed.\nThis position description is not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of tasks, competencies, prerequisites, or goals. Other tasks or goals may be assigned - either on a temporary or permanent basis - as deemed necessary by company officials. Position descriptions, or the employee’s job, may be modified or changed by the company at any time. This position description should not be considered to be a contract of employment. \nIn addition to the duties listed above, the position holder must carry out tasks assigned by his supervisor. that are essentially related to his duties.\nIf you are a reliable and detail-oriented individual with a passion for ensuring smooth equipment operation, we encourage you to apply for the Shelling Technician role at our peanut shelling plant. 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