Batching/Blending Operator

Chelten House Products•Bridgeport, NJ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Chelten House P roducts, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned food industry manufacturer with facilities in Swedesboro, New Jersey. We are an industry leader widely recognized for our commitment to creating the finest tasting pasta sauces, salad dressings, salsas, ketchups, and other sauces and blends. The processing operator is directly responsible for staging ingredients for recipes, making quality recipes and providing them in a timely manner to the production lines for packaging. It is the processing operator’s responsibility to make sure that the proper GMP’s, recipe instructions, and packing temperatures are adhered to throughout the batching process. This position will report directly to the processing team lead. This position is responsible for carrying out the daily tasks in the processing kitchens. The processing operator is an integral component of the processing department. The employee must meet the following qualifications/criteria:

Requirements

High School diploma or GED equivalent
Previous experience in a manufacturing environment blending or mixing

Responsibilities

Gain knowledge of each ingredient, its specifications and allergen status.
Check production schedule for items for the day, necessary washes, and pack temperatures.
Check that batch sheets are available for each item for the day.
Verify each ingredient is properly weighed and staged for each item.
Follow process steps exactly as on the batch sheet, pay attention to detail.
Assure all staged are covered to avoid contamination.
Verify each ingredient has been added, cook time/temp has been reached, all steps are complete and product has been approved by Quality Control before pumping batches.
Notify maintenance of any equipment break downs or issues.