Blender; Day Shift

Position: Blender (Day Shift)

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Base pay range

$16.00/hr - $18.00/hr

Job Title:
Blender for Day Shift (6:00 am-4:30 pm)

Why Somafina?

Somafina is an industry leader in contract manufacturing of dietary supplements. Our commitment to our customers and our aggressive growth strategy provide opportunities to manage uniquely complex projects with a team of dedicated and expert collaborators. We pride ourselves on our superior commitment to maintaining the highest quality standards while fostering a company culture that is collaborative and supportive.

Essential Responsibilities

• Sets up and operates electro-mechanical machinery such as sifters and blenders of diverse volume capacities.
• Inspects materials for any foreign objects that may adulterate the batch.
• Follows the blending instructions that are placed on the batch record.
• Follows work instructions to perform each process step per set standards of health/quality, efficiency and safety.
• Uses scales and computers to collect and record information, such as weight, batch code, time of blended, if intensifier bar is needed, and amount of barrels that are produced.
• Investigates if product yield is not met to report in writing a reasonable justification.
• Uses hand tools for the assembly and disassembly of removable machines’ parts.
• Uses cleaning tools and sanitation substances to prepare room and equipment per public health standards of food products.
• Keeps cleaning tools and substances outside blending rooms and maintains them clean, pure, and in good order.

Additional Responsibilities

• Must contribute to department team incentive goals. Team incentive goals and rewards are based on productivity, in both quantity and quality of work and the accuracy to which the job and/or processes are completed.
• Support of and involvement in company, department, and/or safety policies, procedures, programs and activities.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Competencies/skill Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Good verbal and written communication skills are necessary.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Basic computer skills to input data into the database.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• This position requires the employee to obtain and maintain a current food handler’ permit.
• Written and spoken English proficiency required.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and converse and listen.
• The employee must exert up to 99 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 40 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include near acuity, far acuity, accommodation, color vision, and field of vision.

Character Requirements

• Friendly
• Approachable
• Proactive
• Honest
• Responsible
• Punctual
• Team worker

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Wellness and Fitness Services

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