Mixer - 2nd shift - Starting pay: $25.90

Doist; Hillside (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

At the Hillside facility, the Mixer will manufacture bulk food products according to the daily schedule, upholding strict GMP, safety, and regulatory procedures. The role requires reading batch cards, recording data, monitoring equipment, and ensuring product quality throughout the mixing and transfer processes.

Responsibilities include operating mixers for oils, dressings, spreads and other products; sampling in-process items for QA; documenting results; and maintaining clean, sanitized

Qualifications

• Read batch cards to determine product specifications and processing information.
• Record production and test data for each batch, including ingredients, lot numbers, temperatures and speeds.
• Monitor gauges and instruments to adjust mixing and temperatures for quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Operate and tend machines to mix or blend a variety of food products.
• Inspect for leaks and equipment malfunctions; report deviations to supervisors.
• Sample in-process products for QA testing and log results.
• Document results in batch records and logs; ensure compliance with specs.
• Maintain knowledge of transfer valves and pumps used in bulk transfers.
• Sanitize equipment and adapt to shifting priorities to meet goals.

Skills

Food safety

GMP compliance

Quality testing

Record keeping

Tools

Thermometers

Mixing equipment

Job description

The Mixer will be responsible for the manufacturing of bulk food products to be filled and packed as required by the daily production schedule. This operation is to be performed keeping safety as a primary objective and following established GMP, Safety, Regulatory and Stratas Foods’ procedures and policies.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting the plant's food safety culture and complying with all food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements applicable to the position.
• Adhere to all GMP and Safety requirements.
• Read batch cards to determine product specifications, processing information, and technical information.
• Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as ingredients and lot numbers, used temperatures, mixing speeds, and test results.
• Monitor and regulate gauges, recording instruments, flow meters, and thermometers to correctly adjust the addition of raw materials, mixing temperatures, mixing speeds, etc. to maintain product quality, and ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Operate and tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of food products such as edible oils, dressings, margarines, spreads, shortenings, cooking cherries, vinegars, cooking wines, etc.
• Patrol work area to detect leaks, equipment malfunctions, and to monitor operating conditions.
• Report any deficiencies to Production Supervisor / Maintenance Supervisor.
• Examine product samples during production to evaluate necessary in-process testing requirements.
• Sample in-process products for the quality assurance laboratory for testing.
• Test samples of products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.
• Document results in required logbooks and/or batch records.
• Report any deviations of results to the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Modify manufacturing directives with written authorization by the Quality Assurance Department by adjusting mixing cycles and/or addition of ingredients.
• Responsible for having knowledge of transfer valves, pumps, etc. which transfers bulk products from manufacturing tanks to running tanks.
• Can operate CCP checks.
• Clean and sanitize all the equipment necessary for the manufacture of food products.
• Adapts to shifting priorities and assists wherever needed to meet company goals.