Commissary Machine Operator - Anaheim

About Us

Northgate Gonzalez Market has grown from one store in Anaheim in 1980 to over 40 locations across Southern California, and we’re looking for passionate, customer-focused team members to join our family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and your household—all in a positive and fun work environment where you’ll feel valued and appreciated.

If you’re enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to build a career with us, we’d love to meet you. To learn more, please visit

Prepares, test and set up all equipment technology pieces in the production floor. Ensures that all production PLC’s work appropriately and calibrates every equipment to perform as per equipment operating procedure. Commissions every piece of equipment and gets it ready to perform the daily production schedule. Ensures that all equipment PLC’s are in proper working condition and reports immediately any visible water damage.

Ensures that all dates, codes, and product information are input correctly in all equipment pieces and that matches the day’s production schedule. Executes HACCP under direction of the Quality Assurance team. Works closely with Maintenance department in providing preventive maintenance to each piece of equipment. Executes the daily production work as per Production Manager’s schedule, following company’s GMP’s policies and procedures.

Ensures all processes meet customer’s specification requirements and minimizes risk to the company.

Works all PLC-related equipment with precision and the outmost safety procedures as per company guidelines. Assists Production Manager in cooking-packing-x-ray detection-chilling products that meet established quality, customer service, safety, sanitation, innovation, and cost metrics consistent with schedules and policies at the back of the house. Executes work standards and maintains improvement through sustaining behaviors, operating with discipline and rigor. Using daily production scheduling as base, batches, mixes and cooks all recipes in steam kettles ensuring proper temperature are reached in every step of the formula.

Has a solid understanding of computers to operate PLC programs in every processing/packing equipment. Works closely with kettle cooks in the evacuation of kettle product. Works closely with sanitation to clean and maintain equipment clean and in optimum sanitary conditions. Consistently apply all Company Policies and Procedures.

Servant Leadership, Hard Work, Respect, Loyalty, Unity, Innovation, Communication, Openness, Objectivity, Education, humility, Trust & Honesty.

• The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Assists Production Manager in executing daily production scheduling of entire facility.
• Executes the lock-out / tag out program in his/her area of responsibility.
• Packs, x-rays, chills all finished product according to recipe.
• Follows formula’s procedural steps rigidly, never deviating from recipe.
• Practices safety procedures as per training in the handling of all process equipment.
• Reports immediately any unsafe equipment or malfunction. Works in conjunction with the Maintenance department to maintain a preventive maintenance program in all related equipment.
• Responsible for his/her safety and well-being of plant associates.
• Executes the quality assurance program as per company standards.
• Responsible for keeping the work area or assembly line in optimum sanitation condition and ensures that all SOP’s, HACCP & SSOP’s are executed as planned.
• Follows company standards in the execution of the allergen program and immediately reports any deviation.
• Fills all paperwork with accuracy related to temperature checks, traceability, and sequential process.
• Conducts all formulation with precision and double checks all weights and measures. Records in recipe every procedural step. Initials every completed step in formula.
• Ensures that all equipment is properly calibrated and sanitized before use.
• Rigorously…