Relief Fryer Operator - Week Nights

Utz Brands, Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Utz Quality Foods in Hanover, PA is seeking a Relief Fryer/Peeler Operator for our Week Night Shift (Mon–Thu, 6PM–6AM). The role focuses on removing waste from potato conveyors, trimming defects, and ensuring a steady supply of peeled and sliced potatoes for the fryer.

The ideal candidate will perform start-up/shut-down prep, sanitation tasks, blade changes, and operate the peeler/slicer to support production, while maintaining safety and quality standards for a fast-paced snack manufacturing

Qualifications

• Reports quality or mechanical problems to supervisor.
• Works proactively in a cross-functional team.
• Maintains safety at all times and communicates safety issues.

Responsibilities

• Inspects peeled potatoes and trims defects to control raw input quality.
• Operates potato fryer in relief of regular operator, including start-up/shut-down prep.
• Performs daily and weekly sanitation for peeler or frying area.
• Changes and sets blades.
• Prepares peeler/slicer or frying system for production start-up.
• Operates peeler/slicer to maintain supply of peeled/sliced potatoes for fryer.
• Reports quality or mechanical problems to supervisor.
• Works in a cross-functional team with diverse groups.
• Maintains safety and communicates safety issues to supervisor.
• Performs quality and food safety tasks for the position.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Safety awareness

Quality focus

Job description

Utz Quality Foods is looking to grow our loyal, career driven, and customer focused team, and are currently recruiting for a Relief Fryer/Peeler Operator to join our team of manufacturing professionals in Hanover, PA on our new Week Night Shift.

As a Relief Fryer/Peeler Operator this candidate will be responsible for removing waste from the conveyor belt that holds peeled potatoes and will also cut oversized potatoes and spots from all potatoes. This position works Monday to Thursday 6PM-6AM.

Responsibilities

• Inspects peeled potatoes and trims defects to control quality of raw potato input to fryer.
• Operates potato chip fryer in relief of regular operator, including preparation for start-up and shut down.
• Carries out all necessary daily and weekly sanitation procedures for either peeler or frying area
• Changes and sets blades.
• Performs all necessary duties to prepare peeler/slicer or frying system for production start-up.
• Operates peeler/slicer system to maintain sufficient supply of properly peeled and sliced raw potatoes for fryer operation.
• Reports all quality or mechanical problems to the supervisor.
• Requires working proactively in a cross-functional team with diverse groups of people.
• Works in a safe manner at all times and communicates any safety issues to supervisor.
• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Reports all quality or mechanical problems to the supervisor.
• Requires working proactively in a cross-functional team with diverse groups of people.
• Works in a safe manner at all times and communicates any safety issues to supervisor.
• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our full-time benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.