Helper - English

KONTOS FOODS INC; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kontos Foods Inc. is seeking a kitchen production associate to help maintain the flow of processing personnel and equipment to meet product specifications.

The role reports to the Shift Supervisor and requires communicating across shifts to coordinate production needs. Responsibilities include assisting with reliefs, maintaining cleanliness of the Proof Box and Fingers area, monitoring flour usage, logging inventory data, and ensuring proper operation of ovens and oilers.

Qualifications

• Bakery production experience is preferred, but will accept experience within other areas of the food industry.
• Must be able to read and write basic English in order to know ingredients and complete paperwork; testing may be required
• Must be able to perform basic Math and legibly write numbers; testing may be required
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs
• Job requires Walking 60%, Standing 20%, Lifting 10% and Sitting 10%

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Helpers from prior shift about status of Flour Hoppers, Oilers and Ovens.
• Communicate with Shift Supervisor about production requirements and personnel issues.
• Assist Shift Supervisor with the reliefs of the Mixing and Stretching personnel for lunch and breaks.
• Maintain the floor pans inside the Proof Box in a relatively clean condition. Remove dough and recycle or discard as necessary.
• Maintain levels of dusting flour in the flour sifters in the Fingers area. Record information about the flour usage and the lot number on the Inventory form.
• Report problems with functioning of the flour recovery system to the Shift Supervisor and/or Maintenance.
• Maintain clean condition of fingers. Remove accumulations of hardened dough.
• Collect discarded “good” dough in white buckets from the Stretching personnel and return it to the Mixer for re-use.
• Collect discarded “bad” dough in grey buckets from the Proof Box and Fingers area and throw it into cardboard waste totes.
• Maintain levels of oil in the Oilers at the front and rear of the Oven. Make adjustments to oil spray as required depending on the product. Record information about the number of buckets and the lot number on the Inventory form.
• Know the location of the controls for the Proof Box, Fingers, Belts, Oilers, Oven and Cooler in order to set up the equipment at product changeovers.
• Understand the flatbread process. Feedback information to the Shift Supervisor regarding product quality.
• Remove burnt material from the oven band brush assembly and from the floor under the rear of the Oven. After it cools, throw it into the lined cardboard waste totes.
• Maintain clean floor and control buckets from Proof Box to Coolers.
• Be able to perform sanitation on the Oilers and/or Oven after shutdowns including disassembly, cleaning and re-assembly.

Skills

Bakery production

Basic English literacy

Math skills

Physical strength

Stamina/Endurance

Tools

Spatulas

Scrapers

Utility knife

Job description

Basic Purpose

Responsible for maintaining flow of Processing personnel and equipment to assure product is made to specifications

Reports To

Shift Supervisor

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate with Helpers from prior shift about status of Flour Hoppers, Oilers and Ovens.
• Communicate with Shift Supervisor about production requirements and personnel issues.
• Assist Shift Supervisor with the reliefs of the Mixing and Stretching personnel for lunch and breaks.
• Maintain the floor pans inside the Proof Box in a relatively clean condition. Remove dough and recycle or discard as necessary.
• Maintain levels of dusting flour in the flour sifters in the Fingers area. Record information about the flour usage and the lot number on the Inventory form.
• Report problems with functioning of the flour recovery system to the Shift Supervisor and/or Maintenance.
• Maintain clean condition of fingers. Remove accumulations of hardened dough.
• Collect discarded “good” dough in white buckets from the Stretching personnel and return it to the Mixer for re-use.
• Collect discarded “bad” dough in grey buckets from the Proof Box and Fingers area and throw it into cardboard waste totes.
• Maintain levels of oil in the Oilers at the front and rear of the Oven. Make adjustments to oil spray as required depending on the product. Record information about the number of buckets and the lot number on the Inventory form.
• Know the location of the controls for the Proof Box, Fingers, Belts, Oilers, Oven and Cooler in order to set up the equipment at product changeovers.
• Understand the flatbread process. Feedback information to the Shift Supervisor regarding product quality.
• Remove burnt material from the oven band brush assembly and from the floor under the rear of the Oven. After it cools, throw it into the lined cardboard waste totes.
• Maintain clean floor and control buckets from Proof Box to Coolers.
• Be able to perform sanitation on the Oilers and/or Oven after shutdowns including disassembly, cleaning and re-assembly.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Equipment Used

• Spatulas
• Scrapers
• Utility knife

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Bakery production experience is preferred, but will accept experience within other areas of the food industry
• Must be able to read and write basic English in order to know ingredients and complete paperwork; testing may be required
• Must be able to perform basic Math and legibly write numbers; testing may be required
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs
• Job requires Walking 60%, Standing 20%, Lifting 10% and Sitting 10%

Work Environment

Kontos offers a professional yet friendly environment devoid of the usual trapping of most “corporate” environments. We work towards maintaining an environment of mutual trust and camaraderie. Overtime is required when necessary.

Kontos reserves the right to modify this description at their discretion. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.