3. About Me
๏ต Boulder, CO
๏ต University of Oregon, June 2014
(Ethnic Studies, Geography)
๏ต Gap Year (Southeast Asia, Eastern
Europe)
๏ต Nyagi Project
๏ต Ski, Golf, Travel
4. The Internship
๏ต Location: Lake Odessa, MI
๏ต Position Title: Operations Intern
๏ต Supervisor: Jessica Swiontek
5. Training
๏ต 4 Weeks of training
๏ต 3 different shifts
๏ต Each production room
๏ต Shadowed line operators, food handlers, sanitation crew
๏ต Learned standard operating procedures
๏ต Safety
7. OSHA Report
๏ต Occupational Safety and Health Administration Report
๏ต Safety guarding in POLO, FEL, Maintenance
๏ต POLO E-Stop
๏ต Guard or grind down rotating shafts with keyways,
setscrews plant wide
๏ต Labeling (pipes, hoist lift)
๏ต Exit & directional signs
๏ต Painted eyewash stations
8.
9. Rotating Shafts
๏ต The Problem:
๏ต Unsafe rotating shafts with keyways/setscrews plant wide (152 locations)
๏ต Eliminate exposure to trapping clothing, fingers, hair
๏ต The Solution:
๏ต Identify all shafts that do not meet code
๏ต Address which shafts need grinding or capping
๏ต Order shaft caps from Dodge, IPTCI, AMI
10.
11. Safety Guarding
๏ต The Problem:
๏ต Inadequate guarding around all FEL pick and place robots
๏ต Inadequate guarding on FEL paddle arm pneumatic assemblies
๏ต Eliminate shear points & large gaps that donโt meet OSHA code
๏ต The Solution:
๏ต Worked with C&T to construct/design appropriate safe guards
12.
13. POLO Emergency Stop Cables
๏ต Installed E-stop cables along pack off area
๏ต Worked with Windemuller to complete
14. X5 Auger Chute
๏ต The Problem
๏ต On big tote days, egg spills off auger chute & conveyer belt
in X5 - builds up on mezzanine
๏ต Due to high velocity and poor design on original chute
๏ต Creates loss of product
๏ต Causes micro issue
๏ต The Solution
๏ต Worked with C&T to design larger chute with higher side
walls, less angle
๏ต Goal - Curb loss of product, improve sanitation, higher yields
18. Small Projects
๏ต Replaced safety data sheets
๏ต Active shooter presentations
๏ต Measured light intensity of plant
๏ต 3.5% of plant did not meet OSHA regulations
๏ต POLO temperature study
๏ต Assisted taking temperatures in POLO robot room & cooler
๏ต Track temperature change
๏ต On average, temperatures increased 3-5 degrees from Evergreen
machine to cooler
I majored in ethnic studies and geography, completely unrelated fields, wanted to expand my horizons and gain an understanding in an unfamiliar field.
I wanted to become familiar with Cargill first hand. Learn about workflow of plant operations, operational & capital effectiveness, and reliability excellence
Ultimately, I wanted to add value to the plant and leave some sort of mark no matter how big or small.
-NYAGI (Now You Are the Groupโs Interest) stands for man, woman child living in impoverished area desperately in need of medical care
-Dedicated to increasing diagnostic ultrasound useย around the world
-Vision to proactively save lives with ultrasound
SOPโs
-Purpose to achieve efficiency, quality output and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication & failure to comply to industry regulations.
POLO temp study โ Goal was to track the temperature change of various product after exiting evergreen machine to the time it was put into cooler
Example - 4oz. cuppers came out of GASTI machine at 35 degrees F and arrived in cooler around 9.44 degrees F higher at just under 45 degrees