What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Assistant position at Ever Fresh Fruit Co?
Are you a hardworking, motivated, self-starter with a strong desire to be part of a stable, supportive, fast paced team? We offer opportunities for a long-term career, with consistent hours and opportunity for growth.
What Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers!
We work closely with our customers to create unique flavor elements to ice cream bases and yogurt preps. Many of our ingredients end up in easily recognizable brands on the store shelf as we produce for both international corporations as well as smaller, local brands. Our Research and Development is done in-house so we get to witness the whole process from ideation to creation. We support regional trade organizations, source locally when appropriate and help to bring healthy food to people’s tables.
Production Assistant - Formulated
Department: Formulated
Status: Non-exempt
Employee Classification: Regular Full-time
Reports To: Plant Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Shift: Monday through Thursday, 9:00am to 7:30pm or 5:00am to 3:30pm
Job Summary: This individual performs manual labor with accuracy and efficiency in the Formulated Department, adhering to the highest standards of quality and service.
Essential Functions:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
What Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers!
- Monday through Thursday schedule
- $1.00 per hour shift differential for PM shift
- Overtime is available
- Dedicated Employee Development Specialist to assist with career growth
- Opportunities for advancement
- A leadership team that works alongside you for continued support
- Employee recognition programs
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short-term disability
- Life insurance plan
- Vacation and sick time
- 6 paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Generous 401(k) match
We work closely with our customers to create unique flavor elements to ice cream bases and yogurt preps. Many of our ingredients end up in easily recognizable brands on the store shelf as we produce for both international corporations as well as smaller, local brands. Our Research and Development is done in-house so we get to witness the whole process from ideation to creation. We support regional trade organizations, source locally when appropriate and help to bring healthy food to people’s tables.
Production Assistant - Formulated
Department: Formulated
Status: Non-exempt
Employee Classification: Regular Full-time
Reports To: Plant Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Shift: Monday through Thursday, 9:00am to 7:30pm or 5:00am to 3:30pm
Job Summary: This individual performs manual labor with accuracy and efficiency in the Formulated Department, adhering to the highest standards of quality and service.
Essential Functions:
- Assists the Production Operator with verifying quantities and lot numbers of various raw ingredients; including but not limited to handling, processing and packaging of formulated ingredients.
- Completes daily documentation of ingredient in batches with comprehensive understanding of the data and its impact to the operation.
- Operates within all standard operating procedures.
- Operates forklifts and other heavy equipment.
- Cleans and maintains work area.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
- Adhere to proper GMPs.
- Operates food processing equipment, including but not limited to mixers, sieves and steam kettles.
- Packages finished product.
- Tests and records in process verification checks of finished products as necessary.
- One to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Legible hand writing
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to assemble at least one line for all pack styles
- Ability to shuttle waste and recycling out of the facility in an efficient manner, before overflowing
- Ability to work all fill station roles (filling, weighing, cleaning, labeling and stacking)
- Ability to assemble/disassemble at least 50% of the lines
- Shows initiative to jump to another line when they need help
- Ability to assemble/disassemble on all lines (40s/spreads filler, 100s, 250s, 300, 1500s)
- Ability to fill out a WO accurately and neatly
- Ability to set up and operate all specialty equipment (dicer, finisher, thermutator/terlotherm)
- Ability to cover a cook's break and monitor a batch
- Ability to train new production assistants
- Shows potential to develop into a cook role
- Ability to operate forklift and/or certified to operate forklift.
- Worker may be exposed to a loud working environment.
- Worker may be exposed to hazards in the work place such as proximity to equipment conducting extreme heat, moving parts, and electrical current.
- Must be able to work in environment containing allergens (nuts, milk, wheat, etc.).
- Must be able to use normal office equipment (scanner, printer, copier, computer)
- Must be able to talk/hear/sit for prolonged periods of time.
- Frequently required to lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
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