Batch Maker

Beck Flavors Inc • Maryland Heights, MO

11d • $19 - $22

About The Position

The Batch Maker operates production machinery effectively, efficiently, and safely to produce products according to Beck Flavors specifications. The role also requires reporting food safety and quality problems to managers who have authority to initiate action. The employee sets up the production area, operates machines, monitors for malfunctions and product defects, maintains operating materials, and mixes, weighs, and records production information according to product recipes. Depending on production needs and individual performance, management may move the employee between production machine formulator/operator roles within the department. The position also includes cleaning machinery, such as scraping, washing, and disinfecting.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand instructions given in English.
• Intermediate math skills, including addition and subtraction of fractions.
• Ability to work 8–12-hour shifts or other schedules determined by business need, including overtime as required.
• Able to perform the physical requirements described, including lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds and repetitive lifting of 65 pounds.
• Able to potentially pull or move up to 2,500 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Technical or vocational training.
• Manufacturing or food production experience.
• Additional education that includes manufacturing or assembly-line experience.
• Knowledge of sanitation, GMPs, and general food safety and quality.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions in practical situations.
• Experience with lot control and traceability.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with work orders.

Responsibilities

• Set up the production area each day according to established procedures.
• Operate production machines according to established standards and guidelines.
• Promptly detect and report machine malfunctions and product defects to management.
• Maintain an adequate supply of operating materials and obtain additional materials according to procedures.
• Mix and weigh ingredients and record information according to product recipes.
• Maintain shift logs of production and other data.
• Report food safety and quality problems to managers with authority to initiate action.
• Perform cleaning tasks, including scraping, washing, and disinfecting machinery.
• Move between production machine formulator/operator roles within the department when directed based on production needs and individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED