Machine Operator I - Dough Mixer - All Shifts

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team • Michigan City, IN

70d

About The Position

The Dough Mixer is responsible for operating mixing machine to mix ingredients together to make final product. Identify acceptable or unacceptable product quality per customer requirements both before and after product is mixed. Keep work area clean and organized.

Requirements

• Prefer high school graduate or G.E.D.
• Good eye/hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Basic math and reading skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and at times independently.
• Ability to measure and read scales and thermometers; understands units of measurement.
• Ability to read and follow detailed instructions.

Responsibilities

• Place raw ingredients into a mixer per designated formula and instructions.
• Operate mixing machine controls to mix ingredients.
• Place final product into troughs.
• Perform required housekeeping to keep work areas clean such as scraping, sweeping and/or mopping floor, putting trash in trash containers, picking up product from floor.
• Record ingredient usage and logs in accurate log numbers.
• Place product or scrap into designated color-coded containers.
• Visually identify quality or bad product before and after it is mixed. Removes unacceptable product.
• Accurately use measuring equipment to weigh and measure ingredients.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) at all times.
• Verbally communicate instructions, problems, etc. to co-workers, supervisors and employees from all departments.
• Clean inside and outside of mixer and utensils per established procedures.
• Check schedule to see which dough is scheduled to run.
• Select the correct mix sheet for the scheduled dough.
• Select the correct ingredients for the scheduled dough and visually check for defects.
• Accurately weigh the dough ingredients.
• Check accuracy of scales, meters and thermometers.
• Record all lot numbers before mixing dough; ensure that all lot numbers are on mix sheet at end of shift.
• Records dough times, temperatures, ingredient usage and trough number.
• Maintain correct dough or filling temperature.
• Communicate all mix sheet changes to the next shift, per supervisor’s instructions.
• Contact supervisor immediately if dough or filling is not consistent with previous batches.
• Responsible for location of thermometer, scraper and measuring cup at all times.
• Work independently with minimal supervision and at times independently.
• Meet company attendance standards of start and end time for work as scheduled.
• Comply with all safety, health and environmental regulations as prescribed by law and company policies.
• Comply with company rules, regulations and policies.
• May perform other functions as assigned.

Benefits

• health/dental/vision insurance
• flex spending accounts
• short & long-term disability
• paid holidays and vacation
• bonus opportunities (referral, production, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees