Club Pack Spice Tech I - Green Days (6:00am-6:30pm)

About LiDestri Foods

LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Responsibilities

• Club Pack Area:
  • Perform all shipping & receiving functions for all work areas, setting up lines correctly;
  • Ensure labels, stickers & shrink wrap are applied properly;
  • Ensure packaging meets customer specifications; all work performed is FIFO and no lots are mixed;
  • Verify product type is available, delivered, and ready for work;
  • Follow all requirements needed for rework, club pack and MODs;
• Spice Room Area:
  • Prepare spice mixes in accordance with the batch cards and standard, sanitary procedures;
  • Mix cheese and various spices to accurate proportions;
  • Inspect raw materials prior to use;
  • Observe operations to detect product (raw or finished) defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary;
  • Maintain GMP (good housekeeping) standards at and around machinery;
  • Perform SOPs for machinery in assigned area;
  • Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations;
  • Maintain good attendance record per company policy;
  • Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED;
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather, skid resistant work shoes/boots;
• Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions and reasoning;
• Ability to use various hand tools (knife, water hose, band cutters, can opener and scales);
• Previous experience operating a forklift (for applicable work areas);
• Lock out/tag out certified;
• Possess a continuous improvement and team-oriented mindset.

Working Conditions

• Manufacturing environment with exposure to long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors;
• Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions;
• Lifting/carrying;
• Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending.