Mixer

Ventura Foods • Birmingham, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Mixer is responsible for efficiently producing finished products and maintaining the highest possible food safety quality standards. Set up, operation, monitoring and cleaning equipment in order to ensure the most efficient production and highest level of product quality at all times and minimizing waste. Make adjustments to equipment as needed. Operate all line equipment in a safe and efficient manner. Operate material handling equipment including a powered forklift to move/stage ingredients and transport pallets of finished product to proper storage location.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of experience on a production line in a food manufacturing environment
• Able to read, write and interpret correspondence, documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and routine reports
• Possess math skills required to accurately verify quality checks
• Ability to spot errors or potential errors and take corrective action
• Requires mechanical aptitude with good hand and eye coordination and dexterity in handling bulky objects
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with coworkers, other departments and managers
• Capable of being forklift licensed/certified with the ability to be trained and demonstrate safe operation of material handling equipment

Nice To Haves

• Experience handling chemicals preferred

Responsibilities

• Start up and check automated equipment for preventative maintenance issues, proper set up, and operation. Perform minor corrective maintenance and adjustments as needed. Perform pre-shift preparation, ensure all surfaces that contact product, i.e., piping, utensils and vessels are sanitized and ready for operation
• Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions to determine root cause. Requires knowledge of electro/mechanical/pneumatic functions as well as proper operating conditions including air pressure, temperatures, electrical eye alignment and machine settings. Interpret machine error codes
• Read and follow daily production schedule to determine products to be processed and know their specific requirements as well as process in the established sequence for filling. Follow batch sheet without deviation while mixing product. Any deviation must be approved. All deviations recorded on the batch adjustment sheet. Makes necessary approved adjustments, monitors gauges, equipment and temperatures. Keeps records of batches made, ingredients used, and records processing parameters
• Comply with all Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), safety procedures, company policies, quality policies and procedures, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points as they apply to this position. Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls
• Performs quality checks on proper package seals, weights, lot codes, special customer codes, and case inspections to ensure that all quality and customer specifications are met. Also performs basic product testing to ensure product viscosities are within required specifications
• Maintains OEE/SIS performance information, documentation on production output, equipment downtime and completes all other required paperwork, timely and accurately. Maintain ingredient location/tracking documentation, follow finished goods location procedures and report all variances
• Must be able to operate processing, filling and packaging equipment for a mayonnaise production line. This will include basic equipment PMs, clean/inspect/lubrication tasks including equipment teardown and sanitation. Safely operate material handling equipment to move/stage ingredients and move finished product pallets to proper storage location
• Responsible for following proper sanitation procedures and guidelines to ensure a safe quality product. Also responsible for all Clean In Place (CIP), Clean Out of Place (COP), and chemical foaming equipment documentation to ensure it is accurate and all pertinent information is completed. Responsible to monitor flow charts and graphs to record time, temperature, and conductivity of chemicals while operating CIP, COP, and foaming systems. Also has to perform chemical concentration checks using titration test kits to verify proper chemical levels to meet recommended specifications
• Must have good mechanical ability to disassemble colloid mills, positive displacement and diaphragm pumps. Also disassemble fillers pulling the pistons and rotors to clean and sanitize. Also must replace o-rings, lubricate, and reassemble. Must perform periodic teardowns of processing and packaging equipment such as: heat exchangers, B&L pump heads, product fillers, and packaging equipment for preventive microbiology issues
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events
• Employee Assistance Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED