Brewing Production Kitchen Associate I

FedUp Foods•Marshall, NC

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The primary role of this position is assisting the flavor kitchen in handling raw ingredients: including cleaning areas, tanks and other vessels for food safe use, preparing ingredients, juicing, flavoring, mixing and carbonating kombucha and other beverages. This is a permanent full-time hourly non-exempt position. In order to help ensure all aspects of this position are performed as expected, measurable metrics will be provided along with regularly scheduled performance reviews.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Dependability is required
Must be willing/able to work scheduled overtime, including some weekend shifts
Flexibility in work hours is necessary to meet operational demands
Ability to stand, walk, and be on your feet for prolonged periods
Ability to work in hot, cold, and wet environments
Ability to regularly lift, push, or pull up to 65 pounds
Ability to bend, squat, crawl, kneel, push, pull, and walk on uneven surfaces regularly

Nice To Haves

Forklift and pallet jack experience preferred but not required
Minimum 1 year experience kitchen prep/batch mixing work, preferred
Keen attention to detail
Accurate measurement conversion
High standard of cleanliness
Proficiency with spreadsheet data
Heightened awareness of safety precautions and hazards for self and others
Ability to interact effectively at all levels within the organization
Ability to multitask and be flexible
Positive and team oriented attitude

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and clean working food space through: Annual chemical training, proper cleaning chemical usage and proper chemical titrations, Daily cleaning of equipment, floors, drains and other systems, Regular deep cleaning of equipment, floors, drains and other systems
Advocate a safe working environment by adhering to all PPE requirements and policies
Promote a safe working environment by reporting incidents and near misses to assigned supervisor
Clean in Place (CIP) Brite Tanks
Assist in the preparation of ingredients according to standard operating procedures (SOPs) in accordance with the weekly flavor plan
Cleaning of all prep kitchen equipment, surfaces, floors and drains used according to SOPs
Plan and stage future ingredients
Thaw, sort, wash, cut, blend, juice or mix ingredients as needed using measurement tools
Add appropriate flavor recipes to brite tanks according to weekly plan and flavor specific SOPs.
Record accurate data in spreadsheets, logs and in ERP on lot numbers, waste, thawing and amount of ingredients added to each batch
Operation of high speed mixers
Inject flavors to correct brite tanks using pumps
Assist in carbonation of packaging tanks when flavoring is complete to appropriate specifications
Assist in Preparation of ingredients as necessary for future flavoring as schedule dictates
Assemble and utilize large scale cold press juicer
Maintain a safe and clean working food space
Daily cleaning
Regular deep cleaning
Follow GMP policy when in the production facility and encourage your team to do the same.
Understand our SQF policies relating to pest control, visitors, allergen management, and cleaning and sanitation.
Demonstrate awareness of Management's Commitment to SQF and work towards Food Safety and Quality and help the company meet this commitment.
If there is a problem that involves food quality and safety, report to the Quality Assurance Manager Manager so that the CAPA (corrective action, preventative action) log may be filled out, the situation be investigated, and resolved with the goal of continuous improvement of food quality and safety.