What are the responsibilities and job description for the Candy Maker position at Atkinson Candy Company?
Job Title:
Candy maker
Level/Salary Range:
Days $12.50
Schedule Hours:
Days 6:45am - 2:45pm
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operates vacuum and/or open flame candy cooker
- Prepares rework candy for recycling
- Moves candy through various stages of manufacturing
- Cleans work area
- Monitors all temperature, vacuum, and pressure gages
- Incorporates RedZone into daily practices
- Cooling candy batch to correct temperature
- Adding correct amount of color, flavor, and other ingredients to candy batches
- Moving candy batch through production process in a timely and correct manner
- Cleans and sweeps work areas
- Unwrapping candy
- Taking all dirty trays/utensils/equipment to steam room
- Sanitizing utensils/equipment
- Monitoring quality of wrapped and bagged finished product for acceptance or rejection
Physical Activity and Strength Requirements:
Strength: Standing 60 %
Walking 20 %
Sitting 10 %
Weight: Lifting up to 100 lbs (between 2 men)
Carrying up to 85 lbs
Pushing up to 85 lbs
Pulling up to 85 lbs
Employees can sit between batches. Candy batches are pushed, pulled, and picked up by employees every 5-10 minutes while the employee is standing. This requires bending and twisting also. A partial batch (approx. 65 - 85 lbs) is carried about 6 - 8 feet from cooling table to pulling machine. Other ingredients and rework is added to the batch while on pulling machine and two employees move the batch (approx. 100 lbs) about 6 feet from the pulling machine to the warming table. The final candy batch (approx. 80 - 125 lbs) is prepared and moved about 50 feet on a “stretcher” type table with wheels by two employees.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $12.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Morning shift
Application Question(s):
- Must be able to lift up 60 pounds regularly throughout the day
Work Location: In person
Salary : $13