Seasoning Machine Operator - Weekend Night

Utz Brands, Inc.; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Seasoning Machine Operator on the Weekend Night Shift in Hanover, PA. This hands-on role involves operating seasoning equipment, ensuring product quality, and maintaining a clean workspace. Enjoy benefits while working with a trusted brand known for quality snacks.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Match

Profit Sharing

Employee Stock Purchase

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Basic knowledge of cleaning procedures for food handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor seasoning equipment, ensuring product quality.
• Inspect product quality and maintain detailed logs.
• Participate in sanitation activities for equipment and facilities.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Job description

Join to apply for the Seasoning Machine Operator - Weekend Night role at Utz Brands, Inc.

Are you ready to join a company that makes some of your favorite snacks and values hard work, teamwork, and growth? Utz Quality Foods is hiring a Seasoning Machine Operator to join our manufacturing team in Hanover, PA at our 900 High St facility on the Weekend Night Shift. This is a great opportunity to step into a hands-on role with a trusted company that’s been making quality snacks for generations!

As a Seasonal Seasoner, you’ll play an important role in making sure our snacks are perfectly seasoned and full of flavor. You’ll be responsible for operating and monitoring seasoning equipment, inspecting product quality, keeping detailed logs, and helping with sanitation efforts to keep our equipment and workspaces safe and clean. This position works Friday - Sunday from 5:55 PM to 5:55 AM.

Essential Functions

1. Stacks boxes of seasoning from warehouse on skids.
2. Places skid on platform of packaging machine using tow motor.
3. Fills dispenser on packaging machine with seasoning from boxes on platform.
4. Tastes and visually inspects chips to ensure proper seasoning.
5. Monitors and adjusts flow rate to ensure product quality of chips going into packaging machine.
6. Assembles and tears down seasoning equipment at beginning and end of production run.
7. Calculates amount of seasoning used daily and maintains comprehensive seasoning log. Enters seasoning totals into program daily. Keeps running total of seasoning inventory above on seasoning platform.
8. Understands the D365 entry system and completes electronic documentation.
9. Carries tubs filled with seasoned chips from bad bags up ladder to platform and empties them into packaging machine.
10. Maintains awareness of allergen segregation and documentation.
11. Works from an elevated surface.
12. Cleans platform of boxes.
13. Participates in sanitation activities to maintain, clean, and safeguard equipment and facilities used for food processing and packaging.
14. Uses air wands, high pressure rinse, cleaning chemicals, hand cleaning, squeegees, and motorized sweepers for cleaning.
15. Works proactively in a cross-functional team with diverse groups.
16. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

1. Basic knowledge of cleaning procedures for food handling equipment.
2. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
3. Careful and diligent working with expensive equipment, attentive to detail.
4. Ability to work with chemicals, water, and water hoses.
5. Wears all required PPE.

External Recruitment Process

1. Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer key questions.
2. Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share experiences online, aligning with our values.
3. Live Interview: Meet with the hiring manager to explore fit and culture.

Our Commitment

At Utz, we’re passionate about delivering delicious snacks made from high-quality ingredients. With over a century of family heritage, our portfolio includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. We value our associates and provide a supportive, inclusive environment with opportunities for growth, benefits, and programs for a healthy life. Our full-time benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase, and more.

Join us in becoming the fastest-growing U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.