Production Processes

Bagging: Wet and Dry

1. Reviews: Operation of the bagging system.

 Job description, critical task procedures and protective equipment.
 Product Integrity Manual for bagging and coding.
 Packing Instructions and Procedure.
2. Read the operations and maintenance manuals for the bagger, scales, and
sewing machines.
 Review the maintenance check points in Maintenance Manager (oils, lubes, &
inspections) for each major piece of equipment.
 Compare the operator’s manual’s schedule of maintenance to the location’s
Maintenance Manager. Look for any deviations between the two schedules;
discuss your findings with the location maintenance team and plant manager.
3. Tags
 The associate should be able to demonstrate how to effectively use the tag
applicator and printing machines.
4. Bagging unit capacities
 Determine the capacity of your locations bagging equipment. Various forms
of feed should be considered when figuring the capacities (grains, pellets,
cubes, crumbs, minerals, etc).
 Identify at least two limiting factors (bottlenecks) which effect bagging
productivity and work hours per ton.
5. Monitor the changeover times at your plant for a week. What is the best, worst,
and average times? Make suggestions to achieve a change-over in 3 minutes or
less. This is available in the Video Library at
http://can.cargill.com/prodeng/safety/sectn1/Video%20Library%20Web%20List.p
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6. What is your locations standard for over packing? (i.e. Packing bags to 50.2lbs)
 Why is this done
 If each bag packed at your facility last year was over packed by an additional
0.1 lbs how many tons of shrink would that have equated to?
7. On-the-job experience: Performs all jobs associated with bagging, and prepares
flow diagram. Conducts times studies and compares those studies to the
locations model mill standard
8. The associate should be able to:
 Change a needle (Ensure lockout tagout procedures are followed)
 Thread the machine (Ensure lockout tagout procedures are followed)
 Set stitch sizes
 Adjusts cutters for thread length
 Time conveyor belt speed to the sewing head
 Lubricate the scales, bag hanger, and scale feeder
 Explain operation of interlock (sequence of operation)
 Calibrate textured packer liquids and operates the textured line system
  Cleans scales
 Make adjustments to the auto bag hanger
 The associate should review and critique process improvement sheets for all
shifts while working in the packing area
 Calculate direct bagging costs using Model Mill
 What is average cost of a single bag and 1,000 tags?
 Where are empty bags, tags and string ordered from?
 What is your locations string type and size?
 What are your locations bag sizes, what are they made of, how many plies?
 Reports at least one near miss in a high risk area of bagging and complete an
investigation
11. Review the operation, maintenance, and adjustments of the auto stacker. If your
location does not have an auto stacker, compute the cost savings (if any) of
purchasing an auto stacker
12. The associate should be able to complete packing yield reconciliations and the
liquid reconciliations for the textured packer.
13. Reference the CAN Plant Operations Talent Development Competencies for
relevant details.
14. Reference World Class Management Model for relevant Accountability and
Competency Statements.
15. Refer to relevant Model Mill process screens and reports.
16. Able to complete all LRT functions for the packing process.
17. Reviews and signs off on all related SOP’s for this process.

Formal review with plant manager upon completion of training.