Mixer

SnackCraft; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,893,000; Full time

Job summary

SnackCraft is hiring a Mixer Operator for our Grand Rapids facility. The role requires operating and tending mixing equipment, loading materials, and ensuring batch accuracy per formulation. The job emphasizes safety, sanitation, and adherence to GMPs.

The ideal candidate will have high school or GED, at least 2 years in manufacturing, and fluent English. This on-site position offers steady shifts in a food production environment with opportunities to contribute to continuous quality

Qualifications

• Must follow GMP and safety protocols at all times.
• Efficiently manage production schedules and materials.
• Maintain sanitation and cleanliness of equipment and work areas.
• Demonstrate physical stamina to stand, lift, and move during shifts.
• Accurately calculate ingredient quantities and maintain batch records.
• Identify and solve issues in the mixing process promptly.

Responsibilities

• Operate and tend mixing machines to meet batch specs.
• Load materials and ensure proper hopper loading and machine setup.
• Record logs of feed formulations and batch data daily.
• Keep areas clean, organized, and free of hazards throughout the shift.
• Support production as needed to meet customer formulation requirements.

Skills

Safety Awareness

Time Management

Sanitation Practices

Physical Stamina

Mathematical Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512

Description

The Mixer Operator operates and tends machines that mix materials or ingredients used for production processes or manually mix ingredients. Loads materials into mixing equipment and ensures results comply with specified batch requirements.

Work Environment

This job operates in a food production and warehouse setting. The floor surface is concrete. The noise level is moderate with no vibration. Material movement takes place throughout the facility.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work on their feet, while using tools to perform repetitive actions
• Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
• Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling moderately heavy objects as assigned by position.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate bagging equipment.
• Reaching overhead, above shoulders and horizontally.
• Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching.
• Seeing to monitor food quality and quantity.
• The ability to stand and walk for an entirety of a shift.

Competencies:

• Safety Awareness: Adhering to safety protocols and guidelines.
• Time Management: Efficiently managing production schedules.
• Sanitation Practices: Cleaning and sanitizing equipment and work areas.
• Physical Stamina: Handling the physical demands of the job.
• Mathematical Skills: Calculating ingredient quantities accurately.
• Critical Thinking: Identifying and rectifying inconsistencies in the mixing process.

Trained Competencies:

• Batching
• General Mathematical Skills
• Assemble/Disassemble Equipment
• Clean Equipment
• Adhere to LOTO procedures
• Knowledge of Lot Code System
• Accurate Record Keeping Abilities
• Effective Communication Skills
• Sensory Evaluation Knowledge
• Problem Solving Abilities

Core Responsibilities:

• Maintain all GMP and Food Safety rules at all times.
• Be the example in following GMPs, OSHA Safety, and all other procedures.
• Learn and follow GMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) in Feed Mixer’s Guide.
• Take appropriate corrective measures to reduce and eliminate quality issues in a timely fashion.
• Ensure all mixing is in accordance with formula card for quality assurance.
• Keep management informed of any errors or issues in the mixing process.
• Produce product based on customer formulation specifications.
• Own processes associated with product hoppers; ensure machine is assembled properly according to procedures and product is loaded into the hoppers in a timely manner.
• Make sure equipment is operating properly, cleaned, and maintained to ensure proper and continual working condition of mill operation.
• Record and update logs of various feed formulations mixed daily.
• Assist in any area of production as requested by the production superintendent, plant manager, or supervisor.
• Proactively keep machine areas, floors, and bins clean, wiped down, and free of hazards throughout the shift, in accordance with standards, procedures, and expectations.
• Other duties as assigned by plant management.

QualificationsEducation and Experience:

• High School Diploma/ GED preferred
• Minimum 2 years experience in manufacturing and equipment operations (food manufacturing experience preferred)
• Speak, read, and write in English