Chili Cooker

SensientTurlock, CA
Onsite

About The Position

Come join the skilled team at Sensient Technologies. We are collaborative and hard working. We solve tough problems. And we will be better with you. We are seeking a Chili Cooker to join our team in Turlock, CA on swing shift! Are you a motivated and detail-oriented individual with a keen eye for detail? Responsibilities include starting up cookers, preparing products, and maintaining logs and paperwork. Ensuring product safety and quality tests are met is key. The candidate must be able to enter information into JDE and must be flexible to work varying shift based on the business need. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

  • Ability to work a diverse range of tasks, from handling filled drums weighing 75 lbs. at a time to safely rolling drums weighing up to 190 lbs.
  • Employees navigate extreme temperatures, loud noises, airborne food particles, and forklift fumes on a regular basis.
  • Interest in being a part of an effective and productive manufacturing process.
  • Ability to read, write with desire to continually learn and improve.
  • Knowledge of Industrial Safety and Hygiene guideline with previous experience in plant production sites with added plus of exposure to food industry.
  • At least 3 years of previous Manufacturing Operator experience.
  • Must be authorized to work in the US without the need for employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

  • Previous experience in food industry.

Responsibilities

  • Preparing the product to be used along with the tags following the companies Tag Collection Procedure.
  • Prepare clean, sound, good barrels to be filled with cooked material. Maintains forms, logs, and paperwork associated with work area.
  • Washes and sanitizes equipment as scheduled by the Production Supervisor.
  • Perform agtron test on each batch of product to ensure surface color meets specification.
  • Perform moisture analysis on each batch to ensure the moisture is on target.
  • Fill barrels to proper weight (weight determined by operator).
  • Knowledge of operating a forklift in a safe manner and working safely around heavy forklift traffic is necessary.
  • You’ll be responsible to perform job reclassification in JDE.
  • Work closely with shift supervisor and/or lead person to ensure assigned duties are completed.

Benefits

  • An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities
  • A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond
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