Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: Plover WI - Plover, WI, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Shift: 3rd Shift, Position Summary: Operates machine to blend ingredients into compounds for processing by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Set up of equipment for startup and change over
- Load ingredients into mixing machine hopper from pallets
- Start machine and adjust valves to admit water to mixing chamber to aid in blending and densifying
- Operate machine until mixture reaches desired consistency, and turns lever to unload mixture onto production line
- Operate auxiliary equipment to break up, grind, dry mix, or otherwise prepare mixture for final processing
- Monitor mixing machine by filling hoppers with ingredients periodically to ensure consistent flow
- Adjust equipment for efficient operations and product quality at all times; proper coating coverage; proper pick-up %
- Monitor waste reductions
- Record ingredient usage, lot codes, viscosity settings and temperature of batter
- Weighs and records waste at the end of production run.
- Record ingredient usage and lot codes and ensures that correct ingredients being used and correct amounts
- Record downtime data and data for quality assurance and inventory
- Complete preventive maintenance as needed
- Ensure all safety devices are operable and being used
- Work with enthusiasm and sense of urgency daily
- Maintain adherence to company policies, safety standards and good manufacturing practices
- Must wear required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as provided
- Must follow all plant food safety and person safety rules and procedures
- Perform other duties as required and directed
This role will require extended hours based on production needs, including work to be performed after regular business hours and on weekends.
Qualifications: Education, prior work experience and specialized skill and knowledge:
- Ability to understand and communicate effectively.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
Physical environment/working condition:
- The employee is regularly required to stand, use hands, fingers, and arms to handle, feel and reach.
- The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel or crouch.
- The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.
- The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and electrical powered equipment.
- The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold and vibration.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD TO WORK FOR MONOGRAM APPETIZERS