Candymaker - 2nd Shift

Overview

The Candy maker - 2nd Shift will work as an essential member of the kitchen team, crafting high-quality chocolates and confections while operating and maintaining specialized candy-making equipment.

• Operate kitchen equipment such as large mixers, steam kettles, fire cookers, and large pots safely and proficiently according to company standards.
• Mix and cook candies in batches per Russell Stover standards.
• Read and understand formulas/recipes, measurements, tapes, scales and thermometers.
• Interpret product specifications and recognize deviations.
• Monitor more than one batch or process simultaneously.
• Perform clean-up activities as assigned.
• Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) guidelines to ensure product quality and food safety.
• Complete FSQA training and programs to comply with regulatory requirements.
• Report and take appropriate action on observed or potential food safety hazards, process deviations, or non-conformities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the food safety culture through engagement and actions aligned with your role.

10-hour shifts Monday through Thursday, 1:30 PM to 12:00 AM. Overtime may be required during peak season.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to speak, read, and write English fluently.
• Can read and understand recipes.
• Basic math skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Can lift and carry up to 50 lbs consistently throughout the shift.
• Can routinely stand, stoop, bend, lift overhead, and stand on hard surfaces for the duration of the shift.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience working in a commercial kitchen.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.

• Safe, GMP-trained environment with protective gear.
• Work alongside automated packing machines, forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and chocolate candy banks.
• Active, engaging work with continuous movement, lifting, and climbing.
• Climate-controlled environment.
• Exposure to a variety of ingredients, including potential allergens.

Russell Stover Chocolates is an equal-opportunity workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment is contingent upon I-9 verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.