Production Associate (Kitchen Cook) | 3rd Shift

About the Company

Georgia Nut Company (GNC) is a food manufacturing company that combines classic recipes with state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide consumers with both everyday confections they love and innovative snacks that continue to drive our industry. Founded in 1945, GNC has been a family-owned business for over four generations, bringing forth new ideas and driving the entrepreneurial spirit of the company into the future. Our mission is to create a pleasurable eating experience for our customers by offering high-quality confections and snacks while maintaining an unrelenting commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

• Operate hot pans while maintaining all aspects of the kitchen cooking process, including following operation formulas according to customer requirements.
• Perform daily preparation, mixing, and blending of sugar solutions and ingredients.
• Maintain 5S standards, clean and organize the work area, and perform changeovers (SSOP).
• Complete HACCP forms and document material consumption.
• Inspect and prep equipment prior to start-up.
• Fill out material worksheets, production reports, batch log sheets, and inventory ID sheets for all production in the kitchen.
• Report any problems (equipment, material shortages, formulas, and employees) to the supervisor as they occur.
• Report scrap according to procedures and ensure efficient production.
• Record all materials used in the production batch order and document all materials.
• Keep the entire work area clean and organized at all times, including maintaining cleanliness and operation of equipment.
• Follow all procedures related to job responsibilities and report any equipment, quality, formula, or material shortage problems as they occur.
• Perform general production duties such as boxing produced orders and preparing them for shipping.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, and/or equivalent education.
• Basic math skills, including the ability to convert measures into weights, knowledge of linear measurement, percentages, and ratios.
• Strong communication skills, computer skills, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate in English and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Mechanical skills to troubleshoot and/or make adjustments as necessary to ensure a quality product.
• Ability to stand on a concrete floor for long periods, bend, stoop, twist, turn, reach, and lift up to 53 lbs.
• Willingness to wear proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, safety glasses, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
• Ability to work well under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines, and maintain good attendance.
• Willingness to work extra hours on weekdays and weekends, including mandatory overtime when needed.
• Computer literacy.

Physical/Environmental Requirements

• Standing on a concrete floor for extended time periods.
• Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Required to work weekends during peak season.
• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).