Batching Blending Technician - Front End Days

Refresco Careers•Tempe, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Batching Blending Technician operates batching and blending equipment in a beverage production plant, ensuring products meet customer specifications and food-safety and quality standards. The technician follows batching sheets, verifies ingredients and inventory information, prepares blends, collects samples for laboratory testing, makes adjustments as directed by Quality, and completes required records. The role also includes forklift transport of ingredients, receiving bulk concentrates, sanitation and cleaning, and reporting safety, food-safety, product-protection, and compliance issues. The position works in a fast-paced, structured, supervised production environment with moving equipment, noise, and potentially hot or cold temperatures. The listed shift is Front End Days, 4 AM–4 PM; weekdays, weekends, afternoons, evenings, overnight hours, and holidays may be required, as may scheduled overtime. No travel is anticipated. Pay is $19.53–$24.00 per hour, with eligibility for performance-based bonuses.

Requirements

High school certification.
One to two years of relevant manufacturing experience preferred.
Able to routinely lift 50 pounds.
Ability to work in a high-stress or high-pressure environment.
General mathematical skills, including measurements and formulas.
Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
Ability to comprehend production schedules and laboratory testing.
Understanding of quality improvement, efficiency, yield improvement, and preventing out-of-specification or damaged product.
Attention to detail.
Obtain and maintain forklift certification.
Basic computer skills for production software and data logging.
Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity for precise equipment control.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a high-speed beverage production environment.
Formal training in SAP, HACCP, GMP, hygiene, or related areas.

Responsibilities

Follow health and safety procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, and personal protective equipment requirements.
Comply with food-quality and food-safety standards, including applicable FDA, state and city regulations, company policies, GMP, HACCP, allergen, Kosher, and SQF requirements.
Train and become certified in the operation of batching and blending equipment in the assigned area.
Ensure product quality and integrity meet specifications.
Transport ingredients and pre-weighs by forklift.
Verify ingredients against SAP and food-safety, food-quality, and inventory-control requirements before batching syrup.
Program the bulk ingredient delivery system.
Follow batching and blending instructions, add the correct ingredients, and accurately record amounts.
Collect blend-tank samples and deliver them to the quality laboratory for testing.
Make batching or blending adjustments as directed by the Quality department.
Complete and submit required batching and blending documentation for review.
Maintain sanitation and cleanliness throughout the shift, including scheduled CIP/COP sanitation of lines, tanks, and equipment.
Move empty barrels and bins to designated storage areas or trailers.
Receive and unload bulk-concentrate tankers as needed.
Report non-compliance, product-protection, food-safety, and personal-safety issues to management.
Participate in safety audits and inspections.
Use production software and log data; analyze data and process parameters to support production optimization.