Pasteurization Specialist – Bliss Microcreamery – Attleboro, MA

Bliss Microcreamery is a premium ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturer located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The company is committed to producing high-quality frozen dessert products through food safety excellence, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, sanitation, teamwork, and superior manufacturing practices.

Position Summary

The Pasteurization Specialist is a highly skilled manufacturing position responsible for mix preparation, batching, pasteurization, heating and cooling of processed mixes, ingredient handling, sanitation, quality monitoring, yield control, regulatory documentation, and process execution within the mix room and pasteurization department.

This role is responsible for supporting safe and efficient dairy processing while maintaining compliance with PMO requirements, food safety programs, allergen controls, lot traceability, production documentation, and quality standards. The successful candidate possesses strong technical knowledge of dairy processing systems, frozen dessert manufacturing, sanitation practices, and production operations.

Key Responsibilities

Dairy Processing & Mix Room Operations

• Prepare and batch ice cream mixes and frozen dessert products according to approved formulas and production specifications
• Verify ingredient accuracy, lot codes, weights, formulas, and production requirements before use
• Weigh, stage, organize, and prepare dry and liquid ingredients for production
• Assist with receiving and verifying dairy ingredients, liquid sugars, milk products, cream, stabilizers, emulsifiers, sweeteners, flavors, and other production materials
• Support mix preparation, homogenization, heating, cooling, and pasteurization activities
• Maintain proper storage, labeling, inventory rotation, allergen segregation, and ingredient handling procedures
• Package mix products according to company specifications and customer requirements when assigned
• Operate and monitor vat pasteurization systems, processing equipment, tanks, pumps, valves, product lines, and related equipment within training and authorization limits
• Monitor critical control points (CCPs), processing times, temperatures, charts, recording devices, flow requirements, and process controls to ensure compliance with food safety standards
• Verify pasteurization charts, temperature recordings, batch documentation, and regulatory records
• Monitor fat content, total solids, allergen controls, cryoscope readings (when applicable), production yields, weights, and other quality measurements
• Communicate processing deviations, equipment issues, product quality concerns, or regulatory issues to management immediately
• Support efficient batching, product consistency, flow rates, and overall production performance

Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Compliance

• Follow all GMPs, HACCP requirements, CCPs, PMO regulations, SOPs, allergen control procedures, sanitation programs, and company policies
• Maintain responsibility for food safety, sanitation, and product quality within assigned processing areas
• Assist with product sampling, quality verification, testing procedures, and production monitoring
• Identify, document, and report food safety, sanitation, quality, equipment, or regulatory concerns immediately
• Ensure products meet company, customer, and regulatory quality standards
• Participate in inspections, audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives

Sanitation & Equipment Cleaning

• Perform CIP, COP, manual cleaning, and sanitation procedures according to company standards
• Clean and sanitize tanks, vats, pumps, valves, product lines, utensils, and processing equipment
• Test and monitor cleaning and sanitizing solutions as required
• Maintain clean, organized, and sanitary production, processing, and storage areas
• Complete sanitation documentation and cleaning records accurately and on time
• Assist with equipment teardown, inspection, cleaning, and setup for future production runs

Documentation & Recordkeeping

• Maintain accurate production, sanitation, receiving, batching, pasteurization, PMO, quality, and traceability records
• Complete production documentation clearly, accurately, and on time
• Record temperatures, ingredient usage,…