2nd Shift Beverage Blender | Quality & Flavor Expert

Lassonde Pappas And Co Inc; Sparta (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Lassonde Pappas & Co., Inc. in Sparta, Michigan is seeking a Blender – 2nd shift to join our beverage manufacturing team.

This full‑time role ensures proper blending of concentrates to meet customer specifications, while upholding food safety and product quality. The position requires basic math, six months of manufacturing experience, and the ability to follow detailed formulas, perform batch checks, sanitation, and occasional taste tests.

Qualifications

• Six months of manufacturing experience.
• Must be proficient in mathematics.
• A high school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Read and follow blending guidelines as set forth on a formula sheet to adhere to company and customer specifications
• Match color and flavor and other quality attributes of juice to control standard, weigh and pump ingredients for batch, open drums, and containers for blending in batch
• Perform quality checks before releasing batches for production such as brix, acid, pH, sensory and color, and adjust batches to meet specifications
• Responsible for resolving all errors related to batches
• Perform sanitation of tanks and rooms, move empty drums/totes/bins for disposal or storage
• Accountable for food safety, food quality, and regulatory requirements for their position
• Encouraged to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues
• Adopt and maintain all SQF requirements for their position
• Empowerment to work with supervision to resolve food safety and food quality issues within their scope of work
• This role will be required to taste test products as needed, up to a couple of ounces per test
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned

Skills

Math proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Lassonde Pappas & Co., Inc. in Sparta, Michigan is seeking a Blender – 2nd shift to join our beverage manufacturing team.

This full‑time role ensures proper blending of concentrates to meet customer specifications, while upholding food safety and product quality. The position requires basic math, six months of manufacturing experience, and the ability to follow detailed formulas, perform batch checks, sanitation, and occasional taste tests.