Ingredient Technician Trainee

• Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs
• Understands how to look up QA Specifications for batter, condiment and ingredients
• Understands product codes and labels on batter and condiment tickets and how to use manifest to track inventory
• Safely opens, handles and hangs batter/ingredient bags
• Monitors and adjust sugar mix tank concentration as required
• Monitors condiment handling system with contact to Line 2 Line Lead and Fryer Op to ensure condiment is fed as required to the line
• Maintains dry batter hopper and auger levels as needed
• Assembles/Disassemble batter/ingredient equipment when needed
• Communicates problems to appropriate personnel
• Maintains expected level of sanitation in work area
• Fills out paperwork as required
• Must have a good understanding of chemicals and the hazards associated with the processing area
• Performs assigned duties during cut changes and defrost as required
• Cleans under and around batter and sugar mix areas during normal operations
• Responsible for Batter PC cleanups, allergen cleanups and non-GMO cleanups on dry and mix portions of batter system as required
• Knows safety rules and regulations for lift truck operation
• Inspects the lift truck prior to operation and reports any deficiency
• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device
• Understand the information on the manifest tickets and how this information applies to their responsibilities
• Understand the procedure for “First In First Out” procedures
• Loads and unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device as needed
• Reports all equipment failures and mechanical problems to appropriate personnel
• Completes forms in accurate, timely and legible manner and can identify cases, labels, cuts, colors, catalog numbers, day codes and acceptable case conditions
• Knows procedures for battery charging and changes
• Using a computer and the associated applications (including Word and Excel), maintains inventory by ticketing, issuing, and returning dry supplies
• Lock out-tag out procedures for dock locks
• Knows procedures for unloading and loading Semi-trailers
• Keeps the batter storage room and loading dock area clean and organized
• Supplies Kd’s, paper, poly, shrink wrap, tie sheets, slip sheets, cold glue, hot glue, and tote liners for packaging
• Communicates with leads/supervisors on inventories
• Prints out dry supply inventory sheets
• Operate ingredient bag compactor and manage appropriate storage of recyclable materials
• Must be able to use computer to enter checks with Military time
• Changes batteries on lift truck when required

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• or experience in sanitation, processing operator or lift truck operator job
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining integrity
• Three months experience using an inventory system preferred
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English
• Ability to write accurate information on simple forms in English
• Ability to effectively present or listen to information in one-on-one and small group situations with all other employees of the organization in English
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute percent
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Good decision-making and troubleshooting are necessary

Any food processing experience is a plus

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services