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Production Technician

Job in Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, 50009, USA
Listing for: The Marzetti Company
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Manufacturing Production, Food Production
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 20 - 21 USD Hourly USD 20.00 21.00 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Production Technician 2

Overview

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About Us The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti dressings and dips, New York Bakery garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden dressings, Chick-fil-A sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings sauces, Arby’s sauces, Subway sauces, and Texas Roadhouse steak sauces and frozen rolls.

Our food service business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.

Overview

PTO time effective immediately on date of hire

Monthly employee engagement activities

Benefit eligible first of month following 30 days of employment

Benefits include but are not limited to:

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Accident/Disability Insurance
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid Parental leave

Pay range: $20-$21/hour

WORK HOURS
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The work hours of this position may require flexibility in order to meet production requirements. Some mandatory overtime may be required, and voluntary overtime may be available. Shift hours: 7AM – 3:30 PM Monday through Friday.

The Production Line Team Member consists of a wide variety of positions:
Inspector, Processor, Packer, and Palletizer. The individual may be a trained and qualified individual in job functions that support the Food Safety Plan Critical Control Points and Preventive Controls such as product cooker temperature recording, metal detection operator, assisting in equipment cleaning, and label verification.

Responsibilities
  • ASSEMBLES INGREDIENTS AND TOOLS:
    Identifies, sorts, counts, gathers and prepares raw materials and tools as required for regular production activity (may consist of lifting all raw ingredients)
  • Transports raw materials in and out of production, warehouse, coolers and freezers.
  • ACCURATELY PRODUCES RAW PRODUCTS:
    Follows detailed instructions on mix sheets, spec sheets, training materials, equipment operating instructions and other materials to produce raw and cooked product to company and customer specification
  • OPERATES POWER EQUIPMENT:
    Uses and transports hand and/or power trucks, carts, conveyors, and hoists to handle and transport products and materials; operates commercial mixing machines, dough presses, extruding equipment, conveyors and other powered mechanical devices for the production of raw and cooked products
  • MAINTAINS ACCURATE RECORDS:
    Stamps, codes, labels, records weights and measures or otherwise mark identity on raw products
  • MOVES PRODUCTS, INGREDIENTS AND WASTE MANUALLY:
    Transfers dough and other materials, may require lifting heavy weights and operating equipment such as forklifts or pallet jacks as part of routine production
  • CLEANS AND MAINTAINS OWN WORK AREA AND OTHER AREAS IN PLANT:
    Operates cleaning equipment and performs routine cleaning duties
  • SANITATION:
    Participates in mid shift line rinses or cleans under supervision; safely perform cleaning operations using required PPE; assist in basic cleaning of lines and equipment
  • Food Safety and Quality Responsibilities:
    Applies the food safety and quality principles as described in the Marzetti Corporate Food Safety and Quality Manual and internal policies
Qualifications
  • At least 18-years of age
  • High School Diploma or General Education (GED) preferred
  • Prior Manufacturing Experience preferred but not required
  • Ability to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check
  • Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
  • Ability to read, comprehend and follow detailed instructions, short correspondence, and memos
  • Ability to write correspondence with high school level accuracy
  • Ability to perform arithmetic operations with…
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