Food Production Floater — 1st Shift, Hands-on & Team‑Focused

Lassonde Pappas & Co., Inc.; Boardman Township, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Summer Garden Food Manufacturing in Boardman, OH is seeking a Food Prep Floater for first shift to safely operate production equipment and process ingredients in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting.

The role requires reading and writing English, physical endurance for lifting and moving heavy materials, and the ability to follow GMP/SQF procedures while maintaining quality and safety. Training on site, with opportunities to grow within the team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Frequent lifting of material up to and including 80 pounds.
• Ability to push and pull materials up to 500-600 pounds.
• Able to read and write English fluently.
• Basic mathematic and reading.
• Regularly required to talk, hear and see
• Frequently required to stand, walk and bend.
• Manual dexterity with ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Climbing ladders and stairs often.
• Able to work in both hot/humid (in excess of 110 degrees F) and cold (below -20 degrees F) environments.
• Able to bend and go under conveyers.
• Ability to work flexible hours and flex hours to production needs.

Responsibilities

• Safely and properly changeover and operate equipment located in the immediate work area.
• Properly and thoroughly clean and sanitize the immediate work area.
• Fill in each Food Prep position when needed in fresh/dry/processing room/tomato room.
• Perform operator level adjustments and preventative maintenance on equipment located in the immediate work area.
• Successful and accurate completion of all paperwork and touch screen entries.
• Safe operation and knowledge of work environment equipment butter cutter, butter melter, tote dump, mix tank and knowledge of recipes.
• Participate in the SGFM training program which includes training all employees in your immediate work area.
• Working knowledge of weights, weight cans, barrels, totes, measurements, measurement conversions, and recipes and their ability to read.
• Run totes of finished mixes to the kettles.
• Able to track lot codes for traceability.
• To CIP tanks and to up process line for CIP
• Clean out tanks when required and clean and sanitize all processing equipment.
• Build a team environment within the immediate work area and throughout the SGFM organization.
• Follow safety regulations and procedures required by SGFM/Quality/SQF/GMP’s/OSHA regulations/Preventative Controls.
• Operate a forklift and Pallet Jack as required to move pallets around and off the lines. (In house certification will be provided)
• Ability to work under pressure while multi-tasking.
• Follow instructions and goals set by their supervisor.

Skills

English fluency

Manual dexterity

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Summer Garden Food Manufacturing in Boardman, OH is seeking a Food Prep Floater for first shift to safely operate production equipment and process ingredients in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting.

The role requires reading and writing English, physical endurance for lifting and moving heavy materials, and the ability to follow GMP/SQF procedures while maintaining quality and safety. Training on site, with opportunities to grow within the team.