Batcher Lead

Monster•Phoenix, AZ

9d•$19 - $25

About The Position

As Lead Batcher, you'll take charge of directing and managing daily operations with the intensity and precision that define Monster Energy. Your mission is to ensure every process meets our high standards for safety, quality, and production goals, all while complying with food safety regulations. You'll oversee the journey from raw material staging to kitting, batching, and through the micro-blend to the filler. Your expertise ensures that every blend of raw materials meets the exact specifications, creating the electrifying beverage products that fuel our brand. Get ready to lead with energy, precision, and the Monster spirit!

Requirements

Must show basic knowledge of the English language.

Nice To Haves

Prefer a Bachelor's Degree in the field of Food Safety/Manufacturing.
Additional Experience Desired: 3-5 years of experience in a beverage production facility.
Additional Experience Desired: 1-3 years of experience as a batcher or technician in an FDA regulatory environment.
Computer Skills Desired: Must have minimum skills with Office Suite/PC.
Preferred Certifications: N/A.

Responsibilities

Manage and direct activities of the sanitation and batching departments, ensuring product adheres to standards of safety, quality, and meeting production schedules.
Verify all batching equipment meets the sanitary condition directed by the company requirements, including allergen control surface swabs—Adenosine TriPhosphate (ATP) swab results.
Test chemical concentrations and tear down and wash the processing and batching tanks and associated equipment.
Responsible for daily cleaning of equipment, including clean-in-place (CIP) of all tanks, maintaining good housekeeping throughout the area.
Ensure consistent and accurate measurements and blending to ensure continuous product supply to filling equipment.
Perform routine tests to affirm the final mixture meets itemized properties and consistencies, in addition to tests for batch temperature requirements.
Analyze reports for batching yields, enterprise resource planning (ERP) system accuracy, raw material lot management, system processes, and quality checks.
Recommend and help implement measures to improve production batching methods, equipment performance, and quality of the product, and reduce raw material/product waste.
Collaborate with maintenance and plant leadership on process improvements.
Develop, train, and ensure team members follow all Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs) in compliance with guideline principles and adhere to all requirements to protect the integrity of the process and product.
Work in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) expectations.
Operate blenders and programmable logic controller (PLC) controlled agitation and transfer after the product has been released by QC.
Interface with multiple departments within the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met.
Develop, train, and ensure team members follow all Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs) in compliance with guideline principles and adhere to all requirements to protect the integrity of the process and product.
Work in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) expectations.