Processing Operator - 3rd shift

Campbell's•Ashland, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery Processing Operator helps keep bakery operations running safely, efficiently, and continuously. The role operates processing and baking equipment, monitors product quality, prepares ingredients, and adjusts production to ensure products meet established Quality Assurance standards. It requires attention to food safety, equipment operation, quality, and maintaining a safe and clean manufacturing environment. The position is located in Ashland and is scheduled for third shift, Sunday through Thursday, from 10:50 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Starting times and hours may vary based on production schedules, coverage needs, report-offs, and holidays. Mandatory overtime may be required. The base rate is $21.40 per hour, plus a $0.50 shift differential. The operator works closely with production and bakery team members, supervisors, Quality Assurance, sanitation, maintenance, and other operations partners. Clear communication is important for escalating quality concerns, identifying equipment issues, and maintaining appropriate raw-material levels.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and/or at least 1 year of production experience in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to read and understand batch sheets, recipes, production information, and operating procedures.
Ability to accurately weigh ingredients and record production information.
Ability to work safely around moving mechanical equipment and follow established food safety, sanitation, hygiene, and chemical-handling procedures.
Ability to work the third-shift schedule and mandatory overtime when required.
Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including frequent to continuous standing, frequent walking, continuous use of hands, occasional to frequent climbing, occasional stooping and kneeling, and continuous talking, hearing, tasting, and smelling.
Ability to continuously handle items weighing up to 25 pounds, handle items up to 50 pounds as required, and occasionally handle heavier items with appropriate assistance.
Ability to work in a manufacturing environment that may include moving mechanical parts, wet or humid conditions, airborne particles, chemicals, varying temperatures, noise, dust, vibration, and occasional exposure to elevated work areas or outdoor conditions.

Nice To Haves

Certified Production Technician (CPT) certification.
Previous experience operating processing, baking, or other food-manufacturing equipment.
Experience with equipment changeovers, preventative maintenance, sanitation, or 5S practices.
Previous forklift and/or pallet-jack experience.
Experience working in a food production or bakery manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Safely operate processing and baking equipment to produce products according to established Quality Assurance guidelines and quality standards.
Mix ingredients and monitor temperature and moisture levels, making adjustments as needed.
Monitor products throughout processing and remove improperly formed, overlapped, or otherwise unacceptable products.
Start, operate, change over, and shut down processing and bakery equipment according to established procedures.
Support preventative maintenance activities and identify or report defective equipment.
Read and follow batch sheets and recipes, including accurately weighing raw materials.
Monitor and document temperatures, mix times, item numbers, raw-material weights, and piece weights of extruded products, making adjustments when necessary.
Monitor production for possible foreign material and communicate or escalate quality concerns to appropriate team members.
Follow sanitation procedures during cleanups and changeovers, including established chemical-handling requirements.
Track and properly dispose of production waste.
Move raw ingredients using material-handling equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks.
Maintain appropriate raw-material levels, unload raw-material trailers, and communicate material needs to appropriate team members.
When applicable, monitor seasoning coverage and make necessary adjustments.
Follow established safety, hygiene, housekeeping, 5S, and personal protective equipment requirements.
Keep work areas, aisles, and exits clean and free of obstructions.
Follow safe lifting and material-handling practices and promptly report workplace injuries or equipment concerns.
Perform other duties as assigned to support production needs.