Blending Technician - Entry

Carolina Beverage Group, LLC • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

Blending Technicians work in the “kitchen of the plant,” batching beverage products according to written procedures and customer formulas. They clean and sanitize equipment, mix batches, operate a forklift, maintain documentation, allocate inventory to batches, and complete master sanitation tasks. The role helps ensure the production lines always have product available for packaging while upholding quality standards and following Good Manufacturing Practices.

The position works a 2-2-3 schedule on the day shift, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with rotating days and weekends. Employees work in conditions that can be wet, humid, or outdoors, with temperatures varying between heat and cold. Work may also involve elevated platforms, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, moving mechanical parts, vibration, and usually loud noise.

Responsibilities

• Mix formulas according to written procedures.
• Follow blending leadership’s direction regarding batching schedules, housekeeping, and additional tasks.
• Clean and sanitize equipment.
• Verify ingredient quantities, item numbers, expiration dates, and quality before each batch.
• Complete required documentation, including batch sheets, blending instructions, master sanitation schedules, and trailer transfer sheets.
• Allocate ingredients used in each batch through data collection programs to maintain traceability and inventory integrity.
• Log Clean In Place (CIP) operations on equipment.
• Assist the Lead Blending Technician and Blending Supervisor as needed.
• Transport ingredients using a forklift.
• Maintain a safe and sanitary work environment.
• Complete tasks on the Master Sanitation Schedule at least as frequently as required.
• Interact professionally and politely with auditors, customers, and government officials.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Dispose of ingredient packaging materials appropriately.
• Break down and rebuild ingredient kits to accommodate last-minute changes.
• Weigh partial ingredients, label them appropriately, and reseal them with tamper-evident tape.
• Participate in batch approval and assist with root cause analysis of out-of-spec batches.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Health benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA) option
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company-paid and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Free uniforms
• Monthly bonus incentive program
• Employee referral bonuses
• Employee appreciation events
• Company apparel and other swag
• Discounted purchases of beer from the Minnesota brewhouse brand
• Benefits eligibility beginning the first month after 60 days of employment
• 401(k) match after six months, with immediate vesting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed