Industrial Mixer Operator - Food Processing & Quality

Trident-Seafood; Motley (MN); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Telemedicine

Employee assistance

Wellness programs

Long-term disability

Life and AD&D

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Trident Seafoods, a leading North American seafood company, is seeking a Mixer to set up, tend, adjust, and operate mixing equipment to blend product ingredients. The role involves handling batches, ensuring correct ingredient usage, and maintaining cleanliness per SOP.

Ideal candidates may have 3–6 months of food manufacturing experience. The job offers full-time hours with comprehensive benefits and a focus on safety and quality in a challenging work environment.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 months food manufacturing experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Reviews Batch Schedule to ensure correct ingredients and amounts are used in each batch.
• Lifts frozen product onto pallets or pitches frozen product into crusher.
• Weighs or measures ingredients and product to ensure conformance to requirements.
• Operates the Mixer to blend ingredients and adds new ingredients at the appropriate times throughout the mix process per SOP.
• Observes equipment and alerts maintenance of breakdowns and mechanical problems
• Makes minor adjustments to equipment to control product flow or adjust color hue.
• Examines ingredients and product visually and with hands in order to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Stops mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and opens valves and starts pumps to transfer mixture.
• Notifies Quality Assurance of any ingredients that may not meet the required standards.
• Keeps equipment, tools and work area clean in accordance with company specifications.
• Records information for each batch mixed per company specifications.
• Dismantles and cleans equipment according to standard sanitation procedures then reassembles it.
• Acquires knowledge of Trident’s Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions.
• Notifies designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety trainings.

Job description

Trident Seafoods, a leading North American seafood company, is seeking a Mixer to set up, tend, adjust, and operate mixing equipment to blend product ingredients. The role involves handling batches, ensuring correct ingredient usage, and maintaining cleanliness per SOP.

Ideal candidates may have 3–6 months of food manufacturing experience. The job offers full-time hours with comprehensive benefits and a focus on safety and quality in a challenging work environment.