Bakery Processing Operator - C Shift (7:00am - 7:00pm)

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 accurate weighing of raw materials.
• Maintains proper raw material levels, unloads raw materials trailer, and keeps personnel updated on raw material needs.
• Moves raw ingredients using material handling equipment including forklift and pallet jack.
• Maintains proper 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), and makes adjustments accordingly.
• Maintains proper raw material levels, unloads raw materials trailer, and keeps personnel updated on raw material needs.
• Moves raw ingredients using material handling equipment including forklift and pallet jack.
• If applicable, monitors correct seasoning coverage amount, adjusts accordingly.
• Follows 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.

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, Communicating - Continuously, Reading - Continuously, Writing - Continuously, Comprehending Numbers and Words - Frequently, Moving Raw Ingredients - Continuously, Using Material Handling Equipment - Continuously, Fine Motor Skills/Manipulation - Continuously, Bending - Continuously, 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).