Cook 2

Summary Of Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To ensure the quality and integrity of each batch of food.

Reports Directly To

Production Supervisor

Personal Protective Equipment Required

• Obey GMP’s and PPE’s for production areas.
• Personal Protective Equipment Required: Hair nets, ear plugs, smocks, gloves, and steel-toed boots.

Demonstrate Capability To Learn Procedures For All Products And Operate Equipment In All Four Batching Areas

• Must be able to perform the primary responsibilities and general requirements of other jobs in the department.
• Move objects weighing up to 2,500 pounds.
• Repetitively move and lift objects weighing from 6- 90 pounds.
• Work in a cool/damp area with an ambient temperature from 10º-90ºF.
• Communicate effectively with other team members and the Fill Room personnel to manage production flow.
• Maintain productivity rates required throughout department.
• Safe and efficient use of appropriate tools and safety equipment as required.

Mix The “Dry” (Powder) And “Wet” (Frozen, Refrigerated And Liquid) Batches Of Food Using Scales With Grams And Pounds

• Mix the “dry” (powder) and “wet” (frozen, refrigerated and liquid) batches of food using scales with grams and pounds.
• Weigh the batches of food in gondolas (industrial size metal carts).
• Follow the instructions of the batch sheets and verify them by annotation.
• Open and close the valves of the kettles via a touch screen computer to adjust the volume and temperature of the water within the kettles.
• Check and clear the magnetic traps of foreign objects three times per shift.
• Check the viscosity of some batches of food before pumping the product to the Fill Room.
• Pull samples for quality lab for various test/checks throughout the batch process.
• Input data into WINSPC database.

Works On Alternative Work Week (12 Hour)

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Prefer relative experience within last 3 years.

Education And/or Experience

• High School Diploma or GED (General Education Degree).

Training Requirements

• To perform this job assignment an individual must meet the required job specific training located in the Training Register.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

• Basic math skills.

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently walks; uses hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reaches with hands and arms; climbs or balances; stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls; talks or hears; and tastes or smells.
• The employee frequently stands. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.