Club Pack Spice Tech - Green

LiDestri Foods Job Opportunity

LiDestri Foods has grown from its roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

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Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more…

The primary purpose of this role is to proficiently operate the machinery and operations within the club pack area or spice rooms.

• Club Pack Area
• Perform all shipping & receiving functions for all work areas, setting up lines correctly;
• Ensure labels stickers & shrink wrap is applied properly;
• Ensure packaging meets customer specifications, all work performed is FIFP and no lots are mixed;
• Verify product type is available, delivered, and ready for work;
• Follow all requirements needed for rework, club pack and MODs;
• Spice Room Area
• Prepare spice mixes in accordance with the batch cards and standard, sanitary procedures;
  • Cannot be allergic to fine ingredients and dust particles;
  • Mixing cheese and various spices to accurate proportions;
• Inspect raw materials prior to use
• Observe operations to detect product (raw or finished) defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary;
• Maintain GMP (good housekeeping) standards at and around machinery;
• Perform SOP's for machinery in assigned area;
• Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations;
• Maintain good attendance record per company policy;
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

• High School Diploma or GED;
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather, skid resistant work shoes/boots;
• Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions and reasoning;
• Ability to use various hand tools (knife, water house, band cutters, can opener and scales);
• Previous experience operating a forklift (for applicable work areas);
• Lock out/tag out certified;
• Possess a continuous improvement and team orientated mind set.

Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to:

• Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors
• Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions
• Lifting/carrying