Process Operator - nights

Process Operator I - 12 hour nights (6pm-6:30am)

Full Time Operatives Lee Road North, Rochester, NY, US

8 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $23.36 To $26.99 Hourly

About LiDestri Foods

LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our 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.

Excellent

Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• 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….

POSITION SUMMARY:

Prepares products and batches per the batch cards per customer specifications and assures quality checks are performed and recorded by performing the following duties.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure all equipment is setup and functioning;
• Follow batch cards for all products verifying item codes, lot numbers, weights and descriptions;
• Responsible for preparing batches per batch card (kettles, breddos, brix, acid, and PH levels) per batch card;
• Assist with reports for ingredient lot numbers;
• Remove any product not required for current batch run;
• Participate in CIPs as needed;
• Ensure kitchen and all utensils are clean and ready for use;
• Understand written production orders;
• Report an accurate and current inventory to personnel with authority to initiate action;
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

REQUIRED EDUCATION,

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• 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 basic hand tools (knife, pumps, and scales).
• Previous experience as a machine operator.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

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