Mix Maker - 2nd Shift

Turkey Hill•Searcy, AR

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Turkey Hill is a growing, nationwide company that has been creating delicious ice cream and beverages since 1931. We opened in Searcy, Arkansas in 2020! We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and leadership development opportunities with career-growth potential. The Mix Maker makes an impact by setting up all equipment associated with the High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Pasteurizer in accordance with all applicable SOPs related to sanitary condition, cleanliness, equipment condition, and legal safeguards. They place materials into proper staging conditions and follow all applicable SOPs for staging, tempering, and addition of materials in a food-safe manner, maintaining product quality, traceability, and security of materials. This role involves monitoring HTST outputs and making required adjustments to temperatures, pressures, and process flows to maintain product specifications. The Mix Maker calculates ice cream mixes utilizing standardized software and through a high level of knowledge of the ice cream mix formulation process, making standardizing calculations as required. They monitor raw material usage and shelf life to maintain product specifications and ensure compliance with PMO storage requirements. This position works closely with the sanitation supervisor to ensure all equipment and areas used in the mixing and pasteurizing process are properly cleaned and sanitized. They perform required preventive maintenance on mixing and pasteurizing equipment as assigned. Additionally, they stage for transfer back into raw materials inventory the balances of packaging materials, ingredients, and production supplies from the production lines to the warehouse(s) in a food-safe manner, maintaining accuracy of inventory. Tasks include housekeeping, general sanitation, and product quality assessment responsibilities throughout the manufacturing process. The role also requires maintaining the integrity of the quality system and being engaged in the day-to-day running of the business by performing tasks beyond normal/baseline job responsibilities, participating in team or business improvement meetings and initiatives positioned toward improving business results.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age
Must work in a team environment
Maintain adherence to work hours scheduled specifically starting, ending, lunch and break schedules
Perform all duties within established Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations and safety guidelines
Be accountable to the Turkey Hill Food Safety and Quality Principles
Perform all other duties as assigned

Responsibilities

Set-up all equipment associated with the High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Pasteurizer in accordance to all applicable SOPs related to sanitary condition, cleanliness, equipment condition and legal safe guards.
Place materials into proper staging conditions and follow all applicable SOPs for staging, tempering and addition of materials in a food safe manner maintaining product quality, traceability and security of materials.
Monitor HTST outputs and make required adjustments to temperatures, pressures and process flows to maintain product specifications.
Calculate ice cream mixes utilizing standardized software and through a high level of knowledge of the ice cream mix formulation process make standardizing calculations as required.
Monitor raw material usage and shelf life to maintain product specification and ensure compliance to PMO storage requirements.
Work closely with sanitation supervisor to ensure al equipment and areas used in the mixing and pasteurizing process are properly cleaned and sanitized.
Perform required preventive maintenance on mixing and pasteurizing as assigned.
Stage for transfer back into raw materials inventory the balances of packaging materials, ingredients and production supplies from the production lines to the warehouse(s) in a food safe manner maintaining accuracy of inventory.
Tasks include housekeeping, general sanitation and product quality assessment responsibilities throughout the manufacturing process.
Maintain the integrity of the quality system.
Be engaged in the day-to-day running of the business by performing tasks beyond normal/baseline job responsibilities, participating in team or business improvement meetings and initiatives positioned toward improving business results.