Processing Team Member – Sauce, 2nd Shift

Torani (R. Torre & Co.); San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

Profit sharing

Annual bonus

401(k) company match

Healthcare fully covered

Job summary

Torani is hiring a Processing Team Member for our sauce production line on the 2nd shift at the San Leandro Flavor Factory. You will help startup the line, ensure batches contain the right ingredients, and monitor equipment to deliver high-quality sauce consistently.

You will apply mechanical aptitude, GMPs and HACCP standards while coordinating with maintenance and filler operators. The role includes lifting up to 50 lbs and working 1:00 PM–9:30 PM, with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in food/beverage manufacturing.
• Sauce production and/or dairy experience preferred.
• Experience operating thermal processing equipment and pasteurizers.
• Better Process Control School (BPCS) certification.
• Understanding of GMPs, HACCP, and food safety documentation.
• Comfortable with perishable ingredients and cold storage.
• Able to work around dairy allergens.
• M–F, 2nd Shift 1:00PM–9:30PM, with overtime.

Responsibilities

• Operate multiple equipment areas to ensure proper batches and flow.
• Monitor viscosity and color; verify time-sensitive ingredients.
• Maintain safe, hygienic work environment following GMPs.
• Collaborate with maintenance, filler operators and QA to ensure quality.

Skills

2+ years experience

Sauce production

Dairy processing

Thermal processing equipment

Better Process Control School (BPCS)

GMPs/HACCP knowledge

Allergen handling

Batching and pasteurization

Lifting 50 lbs

Shift work 1:00PM–9:30PM

Job description

Processing Team Member – Sauce, 2 nd Shift

At Torani, we’re kicking off an exciting new chapter on our journey toward the $1 Billion vision - and we’re looking for passionate team members to join the journey. We’re building a brand-new, world-class manufacturing operation from the ground up. We’re introducing new technologies and building the systems that will power Torani’s next generation of growth. This is your chance to join in day one, be part of something exciting, and help shape the future of how we make and deliver flavor around the world.

We’re looking for team players who are proactive, collaborative, and always thinking a step ahead. We’re seeking Processing team members to help us on this journey who will ensure the right ingredients are in the right tank at the right time so that delicious, high quality Torani sauce can be bottled, every time.

As a member of our first‑ever sauce production team, you proactively engage in critical process communications, and your mechanical aptitude is showcased as you operate multiple equipment areas and ensure a job well done. Whether you are checking the viscosity and color of a batch or monitoring time-sensitive ingredients, you are recognized as an integral part of the team! If you’re ready to grow with our people‑first organization and make a real impact, we can’t wait to meet you!

Success Factors (First 12–24 Months)

• Mechanical Aptitude: You’ve helped ensure that our kettles, agitators and pumps are running optimally and the batches are flowing through. Your ability to troubleshoot our equipment, from temperature probes to flow meters, allows you to support our maintenance team by quickly resolving straightforward equipment issues affecting processing and pasteurization.
• Safety First: You’ve maintained a safe, hygienic work environment with zero safety incidents by consistently applying GMPs, allergen management, and sanitation standards. You’ve demonstrated care for your teammates’ safety and reinforced safe practices at every step. You safely and effectively operate machinery and equipment – always remembering to stay attentive to your task at hand. Your movement through the Flavor Factory demonstrates your acute awareness of your surroundings, ensuring your safety and the safety of fellow team members.
• Communication: As the “Conductor of Communication” you have been perfectly in tune with what’s happened in processing, with our ingredients and the manufacturing floor. You have effectively communicated to your critical partners at the Filler and proactively communicated timely information to support making the manufacturing team run like a well‑oiled machine!
• Continuous Improvement and Sauce Startup: Your motto has been “Blend it right the first time!” Your working knowledge of thermal processing coupled with your high level of automation proficiency allowed you to cook sauces to our defined quality and sensory standards. By effectively evaluating batches and making real time decisions there is minimal scrap in our bottling operations. You’ve effectively managed our critical control points and focused on key quality characteristics through checking, viscosity, color and allergens.
• Ownership Hero: You have taken ownership of the consistent flow of flavor to our lines, and the flavor is flowing! Through proactive collaboration with your scheduling partners, and intimate understanding of the thermal batching process, you have been flexible and nimble, and kept a keen eye on our strict food safety and quality standards. You oversee the progression of the sauce from batch processing through quality checks to sensory. You are trusted to work independently with batching systems, pasteurizers, and time-sensitive ingredients like butter and cream, while also coordinating effectively with filler operators and adapting to shifting priorities.

What You’ll Bring

• 2+ years of experience in food or beverage manufacturing
• Experience with sauce production and/or dairy preferred
• Experience operating thermal processing equipment and pasteurizers
• Better Process Control School (BPCS)
• Understanding of GMPs, HACCP, and food safety documentation
• Comfortable working with perishable ingredients and managing cold storage
• Able to safely work around food products, which may include common allergens such as dairy
• M–F, 2 nd Shift: 1:00PM – 9:30PM, plus overtime as needed
• Lift up to 50 lbs
• Stand, walk, bend, twist for up to 8 hours

Why Torani

• Become an owner: Every regular team member participates in Torani's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), giving you the opportunity to share in the long‑term success you're helping create: Profit Sharing, an annual bonus, and a 401(k) company match are just a few of the additional ways we celebrate and reward that success together.
• Growing with purpose: For more than 35 years, Torani has grown year after year. That growth creates opportunities to build new skills, work with new technologies, and take on new challenges to keep building our business.
• Better together: We work across teams, solve problems together, and support one another through both successes and setbacks.

More to Love

• Healthcare that's fully covered: We pay 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for our team members.
• Celebrate together: From Company Day and cultural heritage celebrations to team lunches and milestone celebrations, we make time to connect and celebrate.
• The perks are pretty delicious: Enjoy unlimited Italian sodas, flavored lattes, and plenty of opportunities to taste the products we’re creating together.
• And, of course, the essentials: Competitive pay, paid time off, and a comprehensive benefits package to support you.

Work Location:

San Leandro, 5 days on site at Toraniland: Flavor Factory.

Payrate:

$26.30/ hour