Caramelizing Equipment Operator — 2nd Shift

Lehi Valley Trading Company; North Ridgeville (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehi Valley Trading Company in North Ridgeville, OH is seeking an Equipment Operator Caramelizer for the 2nd shift to operate and tend to cooking and packaging equipment, ensuring product quality. You will set temperature and timing, monitor gauges, clean and sterilize equipment, and record data, with a focus on safety and efficiency.

This role requires high school diploma, experience with industrial equipment and ability to stand long hours; preferred PLC experience and lean manufacturing

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience operating manufacturing or industrial equipment.
• Basic mechanical aptitude and ability to follow technical instructions.
• Familiarity with workplace safety standards and PPE usage.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Tends, operates and controls equipment such as kettles, cookers, vats and tanks, boilers and form & fill machines, to cook ingredients or prepare products for further processing.
• Sets temperature, pressure, and time controls, and starts machines or pumps.
• Cleans, washes, and sterilizes equipment and cooking areas, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions, or rinses.
• Observes gauges, dials, and product characteristics, and adjusts controls to maintain appropriate temperature, pressure, and flow of ingredients.
• Listens for malfunction alarms, and shuts down the equipment and notifies manager when necessary.
• Removes cooked material or products from equipment.
• Adds ingredients to cooking elements and removes products from equipment and transfers products for cooling and storage.
• Measures and weighs ingredients, using scales measuring containers multi-head scales.
• Reads work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications.
• Collects and examines product samples during production to test them for quality, color, content, consistency, viscosity, acidity, or specific gravity.
• Records production and test data, temperature and steam readings, cooking time, batches processed, and test results.
• Pours or loads prescribed quantities of ingredients or products into cooking equipment manually.
• Activates paddles to mix or stir ingredients, stops and begins to box product once ingredients are thoroughly mixes.
• The incumbent has the authority to take immediate corrective actions when dealing with Food Safety and Food Quality issues and is required to report these issues to the Department Manager or Food Safety Manager for further action, if required.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Equipment operation

PPE usage

Physical stamina

Follow instructions

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

PLC experience

Job description

Lehi Valley Trading Company in North Ridgeville, OH is seeking an Equipment Operator Caramelizer for the 2nd shift to operate and tend to cooking and packaging equipment, ensuring product quality. You will set temperature and timing, monitor gauges, clean and sterilize equipment, and record data, with a focus on safety and efficiency.

This role requires high school diploma, experience with industrial equipment and ability to stand long hours; preferred PLC experience and lean manufacturing