Mixer - 2nd shift

Mixer - 2nd shift

Starting pay: $25.90

Full-time

Work Location:

Hillside, NJ

• Adhere to all GMP and safety requirements.
• Read batch cards to determine product specifications, processing information, and technical information.
• Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as ingredients and lot numbers, used temperatures, mixing speeds, and test results.
• Monitor and regulate gauges, recording instruments, flow meters, and thermometers to adjust the addition of raw materials, mixing temperatures, mixing speeds, etc. to maintain product quality and ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Operate and tend machines to mix or blend a wide variety of food products such as edible oils, dressings, margarines, spreads, shortenings, cooking cherries, vinegars, cooking wines, etc.
• Patrol work area to detect leaks, equipment malfunctions, and monitor operating conditions; report any deficiencies to Production Supervisor or Maintenance Supervisor.
• Examine product samples during production to evaluate necessary in‑process testing requirements.
• Sample in‑process products for the quality assurance laboratory for testing.
• Test samples of products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment; document results in required logbooks or batch records; report any deviations to the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Modify manufacturing directives with written authorization by the Quality Assurance Department by adjusting mixing cycles and/or addition of ingredients.
• Responsible for knowledge of transfer valves, pumps, etc. which transfer bulk products from manufacturing tanks to running tanks.
• Clean and sanitize all equipment necessary for the manufacture of food products.
• Assist the company with any task needed.

• High school diploma.
• 4+ years of experience in process blends or similar field.
• Experience operating in a fast‑paced, ready‑to‑eat food facility is a plus.
• Ability to be self‑guided and motivated to operate independently.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to do simple math, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• English language proficiency; bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule formats.
• Must be able to pass a forklift safety and operations training certification written and practical tests.
• Knowledge of product knowledge.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to fingers, reach, stretch, bend, kneel, crouch, climb, balance, etc., and must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

• This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, climb stairs, bend, kneel, stand for extended periods, work in confined spaces, and work at heights.

$25.90 per hour.

Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law, including but not limited to, on the basis of race or color, religion, gender, age, genetic information, national origin/ancestry, mental or physical disability, family status/marital status, military/veteran status, and any other legally protected status.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision – the employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Employer’s legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)