Mixer IN - 2nd Shift (Processing Department) 1:00pm - 9:30pm Mon-Fri

Ken's Careers•Lebanon, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Ken’s Foods is hiring a Mixer in its Processing Department in Lebanon, Indiana, to prepare quality products in a timely manner for packaging lines. The role involves working with process equipment of varying automation levels, following control instructions and formula recipes, preparing raw materials, and ensuring products meet quality and food-safety standards. The Mixer coordinates with Production personnel to transfer product to packaging lines and helps clean, maintain, and inventory raw-material storage areas. Fork truck operation to retrieve raw materials is optional and requires a license. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Starting pay is $25.00 per hour, with a $1.00 shift differential, and employees are paid weekly. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words, recognize similarities and differences between words and number series, and print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, including using American money and weight, volume, and distance measurements.
Ability to follow simple one- or two-step instructions and handle standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Ability to stand regularly; use hands or fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to walk frequently and occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, or hear.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Ability to maintain alertness and work safely, exercise judgment, respond promptly to operating conditions, concentrate, recall instructions, and cope with changes or emergency situations and alarms.
A caring, committed, and concerned attitude about safety.
Successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Fork truck driving ability for retrieving raw materials; a license is required for this optional duty.

Responsibilities

Operate different types of processing equipment with varying degrees of automation.
Follow process-control instructions, formula recipes, and procedures, including completing paperwork.
Ensure product quality and use the correct amounts of good-quality raw materials.
Follow sanitary practices, GMP requirements, and equipment washout procedures.
Comply with corporate standards and systems for food safety, food-safety culture, product quality, and facility cleanliness.
Coordinate with Production personnel to transfer product to packaging lines.
Prepare raw materials for processing.
Assist with cleaning, maintaining, and inventorying raw-material storage areas.
Optionally drive a fork truck to retrieve raw materials, if licensed.
Produce product free of contamination and follow Ken’s Foods security and GMP policies.
Continuously inspect the work area for possible product-contamination issues and report suspicious activities in or around the plant.
Perform other duties as assigned.