Production Operator- Part time 10:30PM to 3:30AM (Monday to Friday)

About the role

Cérélia operates a state-of-the-art commercial bakery and production facility in Whitehall, Ohio, a 150,000-square-foot plant that opened in September 2021 and serves as the U.S. manufacturing hub for the Jus-Rol brand. Our Whitehall facility specializes in ready-to-bake chilled dough products—including pizza dough, pie crusts, puff pastry, and cookie dough—and continues to expand with new product lines to support national growth.

Responsibilities

• Inspects equipment prior to start mixing to ensure that is in working condition and free of any foreign material or damages. Document observations on start-up and shutdown checklists on a mobile app or tablet.
• Ensures consistency on all doughs by adjusting processing equipment to meet quality standards and customers' specification.
• Documents lot numbers, raw dough temperatures, and fat percentages communicating to the production supervisor product or ingredient deviations.
• Performs on-line bake-offs and verify results against quality standards.
• Reports any accidents or maintenance issues to the production supervisor.
• Follows standard operating procedures to operate various pieces of high-speed and/or high-tech processing and packaging equipment.
• Diagnostics and troubleshoots problems with machinery or equipment operation and partners with maintenance technician to resolve issues.
• Calibrates processing and packaging systems as required to meet required specifications.
• Maintains clean and organized work area(s) during production.
• Performs changeovers and end of run cleans including disassembly and reassembly of necessary equipment as needed.
• Familiar with using an SAP-based bar code scanner and system is preferred but not required; will train.
• Logs downtime and other maintenance issues into CMMS system to track and trend equipment breakdowns and production issues for continuous improvement projects.
• Performs other duties as directed by supervision.

Quality Assurance

• Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet SQF, regulatory, company, and customer requirements.
• Perform quality control tests and ensure dough meet quality standards and customers' specifications.
• Reports to the production supervisor any issues or suggestions to improve quality performance or the working environment.

Health & Safety

• Follows company safety policies and practices fostering a safe workplace and environment for ourselves and our co-workers.
• Makes SAFETY a priority, while carrying out his/her daily activities.
• Understands and follows all Lock Out Tag Out Standard Operating Procedures.
• Reports any unsafe acts or conditions to immediate production superior.
• Understands cleaning chemicals and their handling procedures.
• Maintains a safe, clean and sanitary working environment always.