Batching/Blending Operator

Chelten House Products; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned food manufacturer in Halifax seeks a Processing Operator to stage ingredients and ensure quality recipes are produced for packaging. This role involves following strict recipe instructions and maintaining GMPs throughout the batching process. Candidates should have a High School diploma or GED and prior experience in a manufacturing setting. The position offers union benefits and opportunities for advancement.

Benefits

Union benefits such as medical, vision, and dental

Paid holidays and paid time off

Employee appreciation events

Supplemental life insurance

401k contributions

Incentive-based Refer-a-Friend Program

Team training sessions and advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Must understand GMPs and recipe instructions.
• Ensure proper weights for all ingredients.
• Communicate effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Stage ingredients for recipes in a timely manner.
• Make quality recipes for production lines.
• Maintain a safe working environment.

Skills

Knowledge of ingredient specifications

Attention to detail

Ability to follow recipe protocols

Education

High School diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

Monday-Thursday 10-hour shift 1st or 2nd

Chelten HouseProducts, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned food industry manufacturer with facilities in Swedesboro, New Jersey. We are an industry leader widely recognized for our commitment to creating the finest tasting pasta sauces, salad dressings, salsas, ketchups, and other sauces and blends.

What We Have:

• Union benefits such as medical, vision, and dental
• Union paid holidays and paid time off
• Employee appreciation events
• Supplemental benefits, including life insurance and 401k contributions
• Incentive-based Refer-a-Friend Program
• Team training sessions and advancement opportunities

What we need

The processing operator is directly responsible for staging ingredients for recipes, making quality recipes and providing them in a timely manner to the production lines for packaging. It is the processing operator’s responsibility to make sure that the proper GMP’s, recipe instructions, and packing temperatures are adhered to throughout the batching process.

This position will report directly to the processing team lead. This position is responsible for carrying out the daily tasks in the processing kitchens. Key job functions consists of preparing ingredients for batches, following recipe protocol for cooking batches, and maintaining a safe working environment in the kitchens . The processing operator is an integral component of the processing department. The employee must meet the following qualifications/criteria:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Gain knowledge of each ingredient, its specifications and allergen status.
• Check production schedule for items for the day, necessary washes, and pack temperatures.
• Check that batch sheets are available for each item for the day.
• Verify each ingredient is properly weighed and staged for each item.
• Follow process steps exactly as on the batch sheet, pay attention to detail.
• Assure all staged are covered to avoid contamination.
• Verify each ingredient has been added, cook time/temp has been reached, all steps are complete and product has been approved by Quality Control before pumping batches.
• Notify maintenance of any equipment break downs or issues.

What you need:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment blending or mixing