Grade A Processor

The Marzetti Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company in Columbus, OH is seeking a Processor to maintain cooked product batches and operate mixing equipment, pumps, and valves to meet production schedules. You will monitor quality, manage allergen separation, and support training of mixer team members.

This role requires basic mechanical aptitude, computer use, and the ability to follow detailed instructions. A high school diploma or GED is required, with overtime and weekend work possible in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Basic mechanical aptitude and math skills are required.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Ability to read/write and follow detailed directions and to understand time, temperature, and weight measurements.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a team.
• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Combines ingredients in proper sequence, weights and proportions as specified by product formulas.
• Pulls pre-weighed pallets of ingredients weighing up to 3,000 lbs into processing area utilizing a pallet jack or electrical pallet jack.
• Lifts spice bags, bulk ingredients, and buckets of ingredients weighing 35 to 80 lbs. without assistance and up to 160 lbs. with assistance on a continuous basis.
• Reads scales and performs arithmetic calculations quickly and accurately.
• Provides product samples to lab according to defined requirements.
• Operates mixing equipment, pumps, and valves to add ingredients in correct amounts.
• Utilizes computer to maintain proper documentation regarding consumption and quality checks.
• Troubleshoots equipment failures and escalates to maintenance as needed.
• Completes all required daily documentation and reporting for equipment, supplies, and products.
• Maintains company standards for cleanliness, food safety and productivity in the processing area, including sanitation and CIP procedures.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Computer skills

Reading & writing instructions

Team collaboration

High school diploma or GED

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

The Processor is responsible for the maintenance of cooked product batches. A processor c ombines liquid and granular ingredients accord ing to specifications for producing glazes, sauces , dips, and dressings. The processor is also responsible for operating mixing equipment, pumps , and valves as required to efficiently maintain the required production schedule . Monitors equipment and oversees area procedures. Supports the training of Mixer team members. They are responsible for overseeing their area and keeping their mixing area and equipment clean and maintaining separation of allergens for all batches.

Overview

The Processor is responsible for the maintenance of cooked product batches. A processor c ombines liquid and granular ingredients accord ing to specifications for producing glazes, sauces , dips, and dressings. The processor is also responsible for operating mixing equipment, pumps , and valves as required to efficiently maintain the required production schedule . Monitors equipment and oversees area procedures. Supports the training of Mixer team members. They are responsible for overseeing their area and keeping their mixing area and equipment clean and maintaining separation of allergens for all batches.

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

• Combines ingredients in proper sequence, weights and proportions as specified by product formulas.
• Pulls pre-weighed pallets of ingredients weighing up to 3 , 000 lbs . into processing area utilizing a pallet jack or electrical pallet jack.
• Lifts spice bags, bulk ingredients, and buckets of ingredients weighing 35 to 80 lbs. without assistance and up to 160 lbs. with assistance on a continuous basis.
• Reads scales and performs arithmetic calculations quickly and accurately.
• Provides product samples to lab according to defined requirements.
• Rolls or pushes ingredient drums to pump into mixer .
• Op erates mixing equipment, pumps, and valves to add ingredients in correct amounts.
• Utilizes computer to maintain proper documentation regarding consumption and quality checks.
• Troubleshoots equipment failures and escalates to maintenance as needed.
• Participates in Safety and Quality initiatives to drive.
• Controls water, temperature, steam capacity valves, agitator and scraper drives to ensure precise product handling.
• Cleans and rinses equipment and area according to specified procedures.
• Completes all required daily documentation and reporting for equipmen t, supplies, and products.
• Maintains company standards for cleanliness, food safety and productivity in the processing area , including ensuring appropriate sanitation and CIP procedures have been completed.
• Provides support for the processing supervisor in maintaining continuous production.
• Supports training of new mixers and processors
• Assists other p rocessor positions when needed ; w orks cooperatively with other members of the processing area.
• Ensures adherence to quality, 5S, food safety, OSHA and HAC CP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards by all in work area .
• Serve as a Qualified Individual as part of the plant’s Food Safety Plan, including monitoring and verification activities related to process control and preventive control measures .
• R esponsible for preventive control measures including proper Allergen Cleaning. If properly trained to run the Grade A Dairy process, responsibilities will also include process control measures such as proper time and temperature requirements for pasteurization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

• Basic mechanical aptitude and math skills are required .
• Ability to use a computer.
• Ability to read/write and follow detailed directions and to understand time, temperature, and weight measurements.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a team.
• High school diploma or GED.

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in amanufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk,climb, crouch,lift, reach, grasp, and bend while moving about the facility . Must be able to move 75 pounds a distance of 25 feet or more at various frequencies and or intervals . Must be able to stand for an 8 – 12-hour shift (sometimes longer) with regular breaks while performing repetitive tasks . May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed . The employee may be exposed to non-ambient temperatures, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors,moving parts/equipment . The noise level is loud in the plant . Ear protection, eye/face protection, hair/beard nets, steel-toed/slip-resistant shoes, and gloves are required as necessary in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.