What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packing Operator position at Aspire Bakeries?
Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery , Otis Spunkmeyer , and Oakrun Farm Bakery . With 14 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.
The Operator is under the direction of the Bakery Supervisor, and plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates daily activities of the Packaging and Retail Bagging Departments.
Accountabilities :
- Performs duties as assigned by the Packaging Supervisor or their designee.
- Ensures adherence to the daily production, packaging, and retail bagging schedule.
- Coordinates, organizes, and assigns subordinates daily job tasks in packaging and retail bagging departments.
- Verifies that metal detectors are operational and performs regular tests as directed by the Quality Assurance Department.
- Monitors blast freezer temperature and core product temperatures to ensure product temperature specifications are met. Monitors products to ensure that other product specifications are met.
- Informs maintenance department or Packaging Supervisor of equipment maintenance issues.
- Adjusts and prepares inkjet coder for daily production. Monitors to ensure accuracy and legibility.
- Ensures that lot codes, bar codes, use-by dates, case labels, and retail bags are correctly applied, used, or inserted into the cases according to specifications.
- Ensures that sufficient packaging materials are available for daily activities (cartons, labels, retail bags, pallets, pallet tags, case tape, etc.).
- Operates forklift and pallet jack to move product, including into and out of the freezer.
- Completes duties, and ensures that subordinates complete their duties, in accordance with quality assurance, GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), safety and other company programs and procedures, and in accordance with government codes and regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Shift : 2nd shift (2pm -10 : 30pm)
Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
