Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verify label information and load ingredient into the blender in the order specified in the batch record.
• Maintain and clean equipment, parts, tools, utensils and work area ensuring good housekeeping and 5S standards are met.
• Maintain appropriate separation of materials and equipment by food allergens.
• Consistently meet production needs and goals while making efforts to minimize product shrink and downtime.
• Conduct basic troubleshooting of all blending equipment and processes; contacting Maintenance as needed.
• Accurately complete all required paperwork and transactions in a timely manner including batch entry logs, cleaning forms, room logs, work orders, etc.
• Identify Critical Control Points (CCP).
• Actively participates in shift exchanges and work team meetings.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.

• This position requires the ability to work with dairy and nut products in addition to other related ingredients and allergens.
• Safety Protocol
  • Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.
  • Correct or report any observed safety hazards.
  • Support safety policies and programs.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications:

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred

Experience:

• Minimum one (1) year of experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred

Certification/Licensure Required:

• Ability to be forklift and pallet jack certified
• Ability to be Lockout Tagout (LOTO) certified

Skills Required:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Dedication to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, establish priorities, ability to multitask, and meet deadlines.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with colleagues and individuals inside and outside the organization.
• Basic math skills plus fractions, decimals and percentages.
• Basic computer operational skills; able to input and retrieve computerized information.
• Able to exchange basic informational data (fill out forms/checklists, copy data from one record to another, etc.).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment.
• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.