ESL Batcher Pasteurizer

Ultipro; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Shamrock Foods Company in Phoenix is seeking a Pasteurizer/Batcher to ensure products meet recipes and quality standards during overnight shifts. The role includes pasteurizing, batching, and following GMP, PPE, and safety protocols.

You will measure ingredients, run tests, monitor temperatures, and document data while maintaining food safety and quality across the designated area. The position offers an overnight schedule with a 4/3 rotating pattern and a $2.00/hour differential, plus a $1,000

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 6+ months in manufacturing or dairy preferred.
• Forklift certified or willing to become certified.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to communicate to complete duties.
• Able to work in cold and wet environments.
• Able to work in various temperature-controlled zones.
• Demonstrates mechanical aptitude and can maneuver in tight spaces.
• Operate equipment at recommended speeds and report defects.
• Flexible to evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Regular and reliable attendance.

Responsibilities

• Measure ingredients, mix ingredients, and batch products to meet recipe guidelines.
• Take inventory and record lot numbers of ingredients used.
• Execute pasteurizing process including homogenization.
• Operate pasteurizing systems and send product to correct tanks.
• Run tests for butterfat and total solids.
• Set up tanks and line circuits for CIP and test chemicals.
• Reassemble items for reuse after processes.
• Keep support equipment clean to meet guidelines.
• Perform basic maintenance and replace parts as necessary.
• Report food safety and quality issues to management.
• Ensure documentation is complete and accurate per SOPs.
• Follow QA standards and collect samples for QA testing.
• Ensure paperwork is legible and complete.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Temperature tolerance

Communication

Mathematical ability

Flexible / adaptable

Forklift certified

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Schedule: Overnight shift, 4:00 PM to 4:00 AM, on a rotating 4/3 schedule. Work Wednesday-Saturday one week, then Thursday-Saturday the next week, giving you every other Wednesday off and alternating 3- and 4-day workweeks.

Receive a $2.00/hour Overnight Shift Differential
Plus a $1,000 Sign-On Bonus
Enjoy a consistent schedule with 3-4 days worked per week and built-in extended time off.

The Pasteurizer/Batcher is responsible for ensuring all products are prepared according to recipes. (S)he will process and pasteurize ensuring that all products meet customer, state and federal guidelines.

Follow all required work safe practices. This would include compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices, wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc.

• Measure ingredients, mix ingredients, and batch products to meet recipe guidelines
• Take inventory and record lot numbers of ingredients used.
• Expertly execute the pasteurizing process including homogenization.
• Operate pasteurizing systems sending product to correct tanks or tankers
• Run tests for butterfat and total solids
• Set up tanks and line circuits for CIP, test chemicals and adjust as needed.
• Once completed reassemble items so they are ready for use.
• Keep all support equipment clean to meet state and federal guidelines.
• Perform basic maintenance and replace parts on the equipment as necessary
• Responsible for food safety, pre-requisite programs and food quality related to designated area
• Report any food safety and food quality related issues to management immediately.
• Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOPs
• Follow Quality Assurance standards and collect required samples, as needed, for Quality Assurance testing.
• Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible and accurate format, and completed with required information.
• Follow all required work safe practices. This would include compliance of Good Manufacturing Practices, wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• 6+ months in manufacturing, dairy or another related field preferred
• Forklift certified or willing to become certified
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to communicate when necessary to complete duties
• Ability to work in cold and wet environment for prolonged periods of time
• Must be able to work in various temperature-controlled zones ranging from cold to hot
• Demonstrates a mechanical aptitude and can work and maneuver in tight and awkward areas and positions.
• Ability to operate equipment at recommended speeds and communicate mechanical and operational defects as they arise.
• Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to frequently reach up to 31-77 inches.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl
• Ability to reach and handle objects, tools, or controls
• Regularly taste or smell product
• Occasionally sit and occasionally climb ladders or work on a platform
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Corporate Summary:

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission:

At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

Why work for us?

Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, wellness programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law

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