Machine Operator

CLASEN QUALITY CHOCOLATE; Nevada; On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Appreciation

Job summary

Clasen Quality Chocolate (CQC) in Sparks, NV is hiring Machine Operators / Jr. Technicians for 12-hour shifts from 4:55pm to 5:25am, Sunday to Tuesday and every other Saturday. Starting pay is $30.00 per hour with a $3.20 night shift differential, with built-in overtime in the 4-day workweek.

Join a family-owned company that values flexibility, safety, and teamwork. Benefits include health, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid vacation and holidays, and opportunities to advance across a

Qualifications

• Reading recipes and following GMP procedures.
• Operating packaging and manufacturing equipment.
• Performing quality tests and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Mixing ingredients according to the recipe and using the PCS/HMI.
• Test samples and adjust formulas to meet product specs.
• Operate chipline, refiners, and conches to achieve desired fineness.
• Package finished product and complete required paperwork and checks.
• Move and rotate materials using RSS inventory system and FIFO procedures.

Skills

Reading recipes

Quality testing

Equipment operation

Packaging

Inventory checks

Tools

PCS plant control system

HMI

RSS inventory system

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Clasen Quality Chocolate (CQC) is a world-class manufacturer of chocolate and innovative coatings. We have recently been awarded the Top Workplaces Award by the WI State Journal - No. 2 Large Employer and the Benefits Award. CQC has been growing double digits annually because of our flexibility, commitment, respect and integrity, and we are looking for quality individuals to join our team. Working for a family-owned company provides you with the opportunity to wear many different “hats,” make a difference every day, and have fun doing it! We are committed to being an Employer of Choice in the Reno/Sparks area and offering our employees a variety of traditional and unconventional benefits.

We are currently accepting applications for Machine Operators / Jr. Technicians at our state-of-the-art production facility in Sparks, NV (Spanish Springs). This position will work 12 hr shifts from 4:55pm-5:25am, Sunday - Tuesday and every other Saturday. Pay starts at $30.00 per hour (plus $3.20 night shift differential).

Because you're only working 3-4 days per week, you have more full days off for hobbies and time with friends and family. Also, there is 8-hours of built-in overtime during your 4-day workweek. Last, if you want to volunteer for an extra workday and its available, it is paid at double-time.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance (Low deductible and copays, LASIK reimbursement, Adults orthodontics)
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Match – up to 5%
• Paid Vacation, Personal and Volunteer days plus 11 holidays
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Wellness: Free fruit, insurance discounts, gym and run/walk/bike event reimbursement, free wellness checks
• Scholarships – Employee, spouse, and children
• Summer Camp Reimbursement – children of employees
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events
• Free chocolate and coating!
• Bonus Potential – Perfect Attendance ($300+ quarterly) & Year-End (5%+)
• Double Time Pay

JOB SUMMARY:

The primary purpose of a Junior Technician is to read and understand coating recipes, produce bulk and finished coating in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) procedures, and safety procedures and also display competency in material handling. The Junior Technician / Technician must also possess a great deal of flexibility in their ability to multi-task and maintain a team attitude in all actions taken.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Mixing: Read recipe and add ingredients to mixer or bulk tank by hand and by using the plant control system (PCS).
• Testing: Collect and test samples of product in various stages of the production process. Add necessary ingredients to the conches. Melt ingredients for production orders.
• Refining: Prepare and operate the pre-refiner, refiners, and conches to achieve desired fineness and viscosity.
• Chipline: Operate chipline depositor and troubleshoot color, shape, and size issues on finished products. Read, interpret, and mix bases, flavors, and dyes to meet product specifications.
• Packaging: Operate all packaging equipment to ensure product meets customer standards and complete all required paperwork and checks.
• Shipping & Receiving:
• Move ingredients in and out of racking, utilizing RSS inventory management system, to achieve proper first in-first out (FIFO) / product rotation procedures.
• Load and unload inbound/outbound trailers, completing the necessary inspection forms. Requires working at heights and using fall protection to accomplish task.
• Receive, inspect, sample, tag, and route all incoming materials. Pick, pack, load, and ready orders for shipping.
• Sanitation: Utilize correct cleaning procedures to complete production and non-production cleaning responsibilities. Set up, tear down, and clean tanks, pipes, pumps, and plates.
• Train and certify in all eight areas noted above within the designated timeframes.
• Inspect product for color, shape, and size issues on finished products.
• Read and interpret production and distribution schedules.
• Understand and display competency in using the plant control system (PCS) and human machine interfaces (HMI).
• Complete paperwork and log production information accurately (labor reports, recipe weight, waste sheets, Master Sanitation Schedule (