ESL Batcher Pasteurizer - Nights

Shamrock Foods Company•Verona, VA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pasteurizer/Batcher ensures products are prepared according to recipes and processes and pasteurizes products to meet customer, state, and federal guidelines. The role follows food safety, quality assurance, documentation, and safe-work requirements, including Good Manufacturing Practices and required PPE use. It is based in Verona, Virginia, and pays $21 per hour base pay plus a $2.00 per hour night-shift differential.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Six or more months of experience in manufacturing, dairy, or another related field preferred.
Forklift certified or willing to become certified.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to communicate as necessary to complete duties.
Ability to work for prolonged periods in cold and wet environments and in temperature-controlled zones ranging from cold to hot.
Mechanical aptitude and ability to work and maneuver in tight and awkward areas and positions.
Ability to operate equipment at recommended speeds and communicate mechanical and operational defects as they arise.
Flexibility to meet department demands, which may include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to frequently reach between 31 and 77 inches.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Six or more months of experience in manufacturing, dairy, or another related field.

Responsibilities

Measure and mix ingredients and batch products according to recipe guidelines.
Take inventory and record ingredient lot numbers.
Execute the pasteurizing process, including homogenization.
Prepare pasteurized and raw tanks, line circuits, and CIP jumpers.
Operate pasteurizing systems and send product to the correct tanks or tankers.
Run butterfat and total-solids tests.
Set up tanks and line circuits for CIP, test chemicals, and adjust them as needed.
Reassemble equipment after cleaning so it is ready for use.
Keep support equipment clean to meet state and federal guidelines.
Perform basic maintenance and replace equipment parts as necessary.
Maintain food safety, prerequisite programs, and food quality in the designated area.
Immediately report food safety and food quality issues to management.
Document required information in accordance with SOPs.
Follow Quality Assurance standards and collect samples for QA testing as needed.
Complete paperwork clearly, legibly, accurately, and with all required information.
Follow safe-work practices, including GMPs, required PPE, confined-space safety, safe chemical handling, and fall restraints.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Perform other duties as assigned.