tea partner, Manufacturing, 2nd shift

About the role

The role of Tea Partner at Starbucks involves various responsibilities such as maintaining product quality, monitoring and documenting quality measures, conducting light preventative maintenance, and operating packaging equipment. The position requires adherence to safety, quality, and sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Understand and follow safety guidelines and actively prevent safety incidents.
• Maintain product quality through adherence to good manufacturing practices and quality procedures.
• Monitor and document quality measures using analytical tools.
• Replenish raw materials on automated and manual packaging equipment.
• Respond to stoppages on packaging equipment, conduct troubleshooting, jam clearing, and cleaning.
• Assist machine operators with changeovers on packaging equipment.
• Perform quality checks on packaging, including lot coding, aesthetics, and seal integrity.
• Maintain packaging equipment and work area in accordance with maintenance and sanitation policies and standards.
• Utilize wrapping machines, pallet jacks, and other equipment to prepare pallets.
• Identify and measure correct raw materials for tea blending, converting unit of measure from metric to English standard and accurately record raw material usage.
• Perform quality checks and record in database as well as in manual document forms.
• Check ingredients for foreign materials, separating and bagging them for quality assurance (QA) assessment.
• Determine type and quantity of flavoring oils for cycle and demonstrate special handling and safety for hazardous oils that are flammable and cause skin irritation.
• Conduct light preventative maintenance of blenders and secondary systems.
• Create lot numbers, create bag and pallet labels using Oracle Production Module.
• Safely operate material handling equipment to include those that are electrically driven.
• Maintain oil room according to all combustible material guidelines and MSDS.
• Conduct and record inventory cycle counts.

Requirements

• Production, operations, or distribution environment experience (1 year).
• High school diploma/GED, US military service or equivalent.
• Intermediate math skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and unit of measure conversion from metric to English standard.
• Basic computer skills to enable recording of production, completing labels, and printing.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds from floor to chest level in a safe manner multiple times a shift.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Attention to detail.
• Available to work variable shifts to support business needs.
• Ability to work in elevated areas.
• Experience gathering and performing quality tests, and recording results.
• Familiarity with food safety regulatory requirements and global standards including Preventive Controls for Human Food (21 CFR 117) and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
• Experience with BRC or SQF certifications.

Qualifications

• Must qualify to work in the oil room (contains flammable hazards).

Skills

• Operate manual and automated packaging equipment.
• Experience with food safety regulatory requirements and global standards.
• Experience with BRC or SQF certifications.

Benefits

At Starbucks, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Additionally, partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation, eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year. The company also offers a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools. Qualified applicants can also participate in a 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to, providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state, and local ordinances. Starbucks is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at applicantaccommodation or 1(888) 611-2258.