3. About Me
Boulder, CO
University of Oregon, June 2014
(Ethnic Studies, Geography)
Gap Year (Southeast Asia, Eastern
Europe)
Nyagi Project
Ski, Golf, Travel
4. The Internship
Location: Lake Odessa, MI
Position Title: Operations Intern
Supervisor: Jessica Swiontek
5. Training
4 Weeks of training
3 different shifts
Each production room
Shadowed line operators, food handlers, sanitation crew
Learned standard operating procedures
Safety
7. OSHA Report
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Report
Safety guarding in POLO, FEL, Maintenance
POLO E-Stop
Guard or grind down rotating shafts with keyways,
setscrews plant wide
Labeling (pipes, hoist lift)
Exit & directional signs
Painted eyewash stations
8.
9. Rotating Shafts
The Problem:
Unsafe rotating shafts with keyways/setscrews plant wide (152 locations)
Eliminate exposure to trapping clothing, fingers, hair
The Solution:
Identify all shafts that do not meet code
Address which shafts need grinding or capping
Order shaft caps from Dodge, IPTCI, AMI
10.
11. Safety Guarding
The Problem:
Inadequate guarding around all FEL pick and place robots
Inadequate guarding on FEL paddle arm pneumatic assemblies
Eliminate shear points & large gaps that don’t meet OSHA code
The Solution:
Worked with C&T to construct/design appropriate safe guards
12.
13. POLO Emergency Stop Cables
Installed E-stop cables along pack off area
Worked with Windemuller to complete
14. X5 Auger Chute
The Problem
On big tote days, egg spills off auger chute & conveyer belt
in X5 - builds up on mezzanine
Due to high velocity and poor design on original chute
Creates loss of product
Causes micro issue
The Solution
Worked with C&T to design larger chute with higher side
walls, less angle
Goal - Curb loss of product, improve sanitation, higher yields
18. Small Projects
Replaced safety data sheets
Active shooter presentations
Measured light intensity of plant
3.5% of plant did not meet OSHA regulations
POLO temperature study
Assisted taking temperatures in POLO robot room & cooler
Track temperature change
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 Group’s Interest) stands for man, woman child living in impoverished area desperately in need of medical care
-Dedicated to increasing diagnostic ultrasound use around the world
-Vision to proactively save lives with ultrasound
SOP’s
-Purpose to achieve efficiency, quality output and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication & failure to comply to industry regulations.
POLO temp study – 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