What are the responsibilities and job description for the Processor position at Ventura Foods?
Employment Type: Hourly
Shift: Various Shifts
Work Designation:Onsite
As a Processor, you'll be an essential part of our team, responsible for efficiently mixing finished products and maintaining the highest possible quality standards. This role also offers an exciting opportunity to advance your career within our structured path for growth and guaranteed pay progression milestones at 90 days and 180 days!
- Prepare product according to established formulas, while monitoring the needs of production to keep filling areas supplied with finished product
- Use Local Control Panel (LCP) and scales to control the additions of all metered and manually added/weighed ingredients to mix and transfer completed batches to production lines or portable equipment
- Supply a product sample, as required, to Quality Control (QC) for testing and approval for packing
- Make and document all necessary adjustments, while keeping records of batches made and ingredients used including lot numbers. Also record re-work used on batch sheet, perform pre-start up checks and fill out standard paperwork for each shift
- Perform deck set up for daily schedule, operate equipment to aid in processing formulas; keep processing equipment clean and sanitized
- Clear out product lines and pumps with water at the end of daily product run. Remove empty containers, garbage and follow good housekeeping standards
- Flexibility to work shifts, weekends and overtime as needed
- Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls
- Other duties as assigned
- High School Diploma/GED or equivalent food manufacturing experience
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Math skills required to accurately verify quantities of ingredients
- Good communication skills required to effectively interact with co-workers, operators, supervision and management
Why Join Us:
Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provideready-to-goproduct solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves.When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work.As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you're willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.
Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:
- Competitive hourly rate starting at $20.81with guaranteed pay increases over your first 180 days to $23.12! Earn an additional $2.00 per hour shift differential for night shifts and an extra $1.50 per hour for training other team members!
- Career Growth: We've added new advancement opportunities to some of our popular positions- providing a clear path for promotion with higher pay and opportunities for skill development.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage from day one, along with paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and profit-sharing/401(k) matching after eligibility criteria are met.
Physical Demands:
Regularly requires intermittent sitting, standing, walking, climbing, squatting, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.Physical strength and dexterity sufficient to perform the required task(s). Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more with assistance.Additional demands may be required.
Work Environment:
In addition to normal business hours, work schedules may include after hours and weekends as needed. May work outside and in adverse temperatures which include extreme hot, cold, and humidity.May be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. Must be willing and able to wear personal protective equipment as required by established Company Safety standards.May require work in confined and dark spaces, and at heights in excess of 18 feet for prolonged periods of time.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.
Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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