Production Operator/Cook Job Boring Oregon USA,Manufacturing / Production

Location: Boring

Production Operator - Formulated

Reviews ingredients contents list and specific batch instruction to ensure accuracy and consistency, before production process. Operates food processing equipment, including but not limited to mixers, sieves and steam kettles adhering to the highest standards of quality and safety.

Essential Functions:

Operates ALL site food processing equipment, including but not limited to mixers, sieves and steam kettles.

Packages finished product.

Tests and records in process verification checks of finished products as necessary.

Completes daily documentation of batches with comprehensive understanding of the data and its impact to the operation

Operates within all standard operating procedures.

Cleans and maintains work area.

Operates forklifts and other heavy equipment.

Adhere to proper Good Manufacturing Practices.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

One to three years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the company.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

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.

Ability to operate forklift and/or certified to operate forklift (training in-house).

Ability to shuttle waste and recycling out of the facility in an efficient manner, before overflowing

Ability to work all fill station roles (filling, weighing, cleaning, labeling and stacking)

Shows initiative to jump to another line when they need help

Ability to assemble/disassemble on all lines (40s/spreads filler, 100s, 250s, 300, 1500s)

Ability to fill out a work order accurately and neatly

Ability to set up and operate all specialty equipment (dicer, finisher, thermutator/terlotherm)

Ability to train new production assistants and cooks

Working Conditions/Physical Factors:

Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.

Worker may be exposed to a loud working environment.

Worker may be exposed to hazards in the work place such as proximity to equipment conducting extreme heat, moving parts, and electrical current

Must be able to work in environment containing allergens (nuts, milk, wheat, etc.)

Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time

Occasionally required to use hands and fingers

Frequently required to talk or hear

Frequently required to taste and smell

Frequently required to lift/push/pull/carry weight up to 50 pounds

Specific vision abilities required for this job include: close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Exposure to moving mechanical parts

Exposure to fumes or airborne particles

We know it's impossible to convey every single task for a particular job in a single job post. Our hope is that as we work together, we can use this job as a starting point so that your role can evolve over time and we can adjust your job description accordingly.

Production Operator​/Cook

Production Operator/Cook