Operator 2, Bakery-Mixing - 3rd Shift

Aspire Bakeries•Van Nuys, CA

1d•$21 - $23

About The Position

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery ®, Otis Spunkmeyer ®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery ®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration. As a Mixing Operator II, you will be responsible for accurately preparing and mixing ingredients according to specified recipes, ensuring the dough meets targeted texture characteristics. You will monitor and control dough temperatures, ingredient inventory, and the efficiency of the Rheon Line. Additionally, you will maintain clean and organized work areas, document mixing data accurately, and ensure compliance with quality, legality, and safety standards. This role requires lifting and dumping 50 lbs. flour bags and maintaining a vigilant eye on ingredient use times and equipment functionality.

Requirements

A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred
Ability to lift 50 pounds
At least 2 years in a Manufacturing role

Responsibilities

Prepare ingredients accurately as specified by the recipe; feed starters, sponges, mother, potatoes, peppers, onions, etc.
Prepare and mix ingredients to specified mixing time and temperature.
Continually monitor and control the temperatures of dough during the mixing process and the final mixing stage of the dough.
Add ingredients in the order specified by the recipe to obtain desired characteristics.
Visually and physically verify the texture of the dough to assure targeted texture characteristics.
Monitor and control the efficiency of the Rheon Line to assure that dough mixes do not exceed the capacity of the Rheon Line.
Continually monitor and control ingredient inventory control.
Assure that refrigerated ingredients are maintained in the coolers.
Assure when specifications allow the reuse of waste dough from the Rheon Line that it is incorporated back into the dough mixes by percentages allowed.
Assure the weight scales are functioning accurately.
Document mixing data accurately and timely.
Maintain mixing equipment clean and sanitize.
Identified batch containers accurately and weigh them as required.
Maintain coolers organized, and clean; assure ingredients in coolers are identified.
Maintain mixing and ingredient areas organized and clean.
Lift and dump 50 lbs. flour bags consistently for short periods of time.
Monitor that the starter on the floor does not exceed use time.
Assure mixing documents are completed at the end of the shift and placed in their designated place.
Works to maintain and improve the quality, legality, and safety of each product and the processes used in their manufacture.
Responsible for keeping assigned work area clean and tidy at all times and reporting any potential contamination and suspicious activity to a Supervisor immediately