Bakery Processing Operator - 2nd Shift (3:00pm - 11:00pm)

Responsibilities

• Operates the bakery processing equipment to produce product within guidelines established by Quality Assurance and to the highest possible standard of quality.
• Makes minor adjustments to the machinery to achieve the correct product, troubleshoots, maintains machinery, and records information.
• Communicates and escalates quality issues to appropriate team members.
• Reads and understands batch sheets including following recipes and accurately weighing raw materials.
• Maintains proper raw material levels, unloads raw materials trailer, and updates personnel on raw material needs.
• Moves raw ingredients using material handling equipment including forklift and pallet jack.
• Makes adjustments for seasoning coverage if applicable.
• Follows sanitation procedures for cleanups and changeovers, including chemical handling.
• Monitors and logs current temperatures, mix times, item numbers, and raw material weights (piece weights of extruded product).
• Maintains proper raw material levels, unloads raw materials trailer, and keeps appropriate personnel updated in raw material needs.
• Moves raw ingredients using material handling equipment including forklift and pallet jack.
• If applicable, monitors correct seasoning coverage amount, adjusts accordingly.
• Practices and adheres to appropriate safety and hygiene guidelines/procedures for safe housekeeping/5S and personal protection; keeps work area clean; stores supplies in designated areas; keeps work area aisles/exits clear and free from obstructions; removes trash from work area floor; follows instructions for safe lifting/carrying of various sizes, shapes, and weights of objects; identifies/reports defective equipment; reports all job-related injuries to supervision.
• Mandatory overtime may be required. May perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred, but not required.
• Experience: 1-year production experience in a manufacturing environment preferred, but not required.
• Physical Requirements: Sitting: Seldom; Driving: Seldom/Frequently; Standing: Continuously; Walking: Frequently; Using hands: Continuously; Climbing: Occasionally; Squatting/Kneeling: Occasionally; Talking/Hearing: Continuously; Using vision (far, near, peripheral, and depth perception): Continuously; Following directions and routines: Frequently; Concentrating, memorizing, and recalling: Frequently; Analyzing data: Seldom; Problem solving: Frequently; Working independently with appropriate judgment: Frequently; Reading, writing, comprehending numbers and words: Frequently; Lifting/carrying/pushing weight up to 10 lbs.: Continuously; Up to 25 lbs.: Continuously; Up to 50 lbs.: Seldom; Up to 100 lbs.: Seldom/Never (must be with assistance); More than 100 lbs.: Seldom/Occasionally (must be with assistance);