Oven Operator - 2nd Shift

Ellison Custom Food Ingredients; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Vision

401K match

Life Insurance

Paid days off

Paid vacation

Uniforms provided

Boot reimbursement

Job summary

Ellison Bakery in Fort Wayne, IN seeks an Oven Operator for 2nd shift from 3:30 pm to 12:00 am, with possible weekend work. You will form, bake, and cool dough to meet safety and customer specs while following HACCP controls and daily production schedules.

Responsibilities include maintaining equipment and records, ensuring proper recipes and settings, and assisting other production areas as needed. High school diploma or GED required; prior manufacturing/food handling experience beneficial.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Experience in manufacturing or food handling is preferred.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions accurately.

Responsibilities

• Execute the daily production schedule and process orders in sequence.
• Ensure product is baked using correct recipes and settings.
• Perform HACCP CCP monitoring checks.
• Maintain clean and safe utensils, equipment and work areas.
• Keep accurate batch records and processing parameters.
• Monitor automated equipment to verify proper operation.

Skills

Read and follow instructions

Effective communication

Self-management

Manufacturing/food handling knowledge

Lift up to 50 lbs

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Box cutter

Scales

Barcode scanner

Spatulas, scoops, scrapers

Computer interface

Job description

Experience Required

Job Details

• 2nd Shift- $20.00/hr. plus 1.00/hr. shift differential.
• Experience Required.

Hours

• 3:30 pm - 12:00 am.
• Weekends may be required.

About Us

Founded in 1945, Ellison Bakery is a leading industrial bakery located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ellison produces cookies, snack bars, crunch and inclusion, and other products for the industrial market, foodservice industry, and retail and private label space.

Ellison Bakery credits ongoing growth to the commitment of its employees to excellence in all phases of the operation. Ellison Bakery believes that the only way to make the very best cookies is to hire the very best employees. It is their strategy to do just that and to let the employees apply the very best baking processes to the very best ingredients. Since only the best can make the best, Ellison Bakery prides itself on its most important asset, the employees.

Benefits At Ellison Bakery

• Health, Vision Dental.
• 401K Match 50% up to your 6% contribution.
• Life Insurance and Voluntary Life Insurance.
• Person Days Off.
• Paid Vacation Time.
• Uniforms were ordered after 2-weeks on the job.
• $75.00 Work boots/shoe reimbursement after 45 days of hire.

Purpose

The Oven Operator is responsible for correctly forming, baking, and cooling the dough to help deliver a finished product that is not only safe to eat but meets all customer and internal specifications.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute the daily production schedule and process orders in the established sequence.
• Ensure that the product is baked using the proper recipes and settings established.
• Perform required HACCP monitoring checks to verify that CCPs are working properly.
• Ensure that all utensils, equipment, and work areas are maintained in a clean and safe manner.
• Accurately and legibly maintain records of batches made, equipment used, deviations, and other processing parameters.
• Monitor automated equipment to verify it is functioning properly.

Follow All

• Company Policies.
• Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Food Safety Management System Policies and Procedures.
• Sanitation Procedures.
• Safety Procedures.
• Assist other areas of production as needed.
• Effectively communicate all relevant information to other production shifts and employees.
• Immediately report any food safety and quality problems to management.
• Other duties assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Manufacturing or Food Handling industry knowledge.
• Being able to consistently lift up to 50 lbs.
• Industrial Technical or Machinery experience.
• Basic hand tool and computer user interface knowledge.
• Food and Safety knowledge.

Equipment Used

• Box cutter.
• Spatulas, scoops, and scrapers.
• Scales.
• Computer and barcode scanner.

Ellison Core Competencies

The following Leadership Behaviors are important to the success of the organization:

• Collaboration
• Develops Others
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results
• Motivating Others
• Integrity & Trust
• Peer Relationships

Skills/Work Experience Needed

• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Read and follow work instructions.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers.
• Work independently; self-managed.

Ellison Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ellison Bakery does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.