What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Prep Associate position at Heritage Specialty Foods, LLC?
About Heritage Specialty Foods:
Our company is comprised of two local families and two generations who are joined together by the same mission of supporting our customers with naturally fresh, kettle cooked foods for retail and food service operations.
With over a decade of experience in fresh food manufacturing, we understand the intricate and delicate balance of taking a recipe and producing it on a grand scale while still maintaining the recipe’s integrity.
We take full advantage of the abundance of local ingredients available to us in Portland to create our soups, chilis, chowders, entrées, sauces, marinades, and puddings also including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options and are looking for someone who relates to our company culture to join the team!
Job Description:
Prepare raw materials for recipes by chopping, cutting, weighing, and measuring ingredients.
Food Prep Associate Responsibilities:
- Put ingredients for each recipe to designated recipe rack shelf.
- Weigh raw materials for each recipe.
- Do inventory by counting raw materials.
- In between each raw material: wipe down table, sanitize table, dry table.
- Move rack shelving throughout facility.
- Confirm all raw materials are ready for production for each recipe.
- Clean and sanitize entire room, machinery, product containers, flooring, tables, sinks, walls,
- Breakdown bulk items for easy use.
- Verify recipes against production schedule.
- Weighing spices per each batch/recipe.
- Hand cut raw materials.
- Read scales and use scales for raw materials.
- Machinery assembly.
- Use machinery to cut raw materials.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Attention to detail is a must.
