Pre-Weigh

Ventura Foods•Waukesha, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pre-Weigh employee gathers and pre-weighs dry and liquid ingredients for manufacturing products that meet customer requirements. The role stages ingredients for mixers, ensures weighed ingredients are packed, stored, and identified properly, and follows batch sheets and spice room procedures. It also involves preparing and sanitizing measuring scoops and utensils, verifying schedules and batch sheets, locating ingredients, maintaining housekeeping, and operating a forklift.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
Ability to read and communicate in English to accurately select materials using batch sheets and RF scanners.
Basic knowledge of wet and dry ingredients.
Basic understanding of how ingredients affect one another and the final product, including allergen content, and ability to label and segregate materials appropriately.
Good math skills to weigh materials accurately and perform other job requirements.
Good understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices to ensure food safety.

Responsibilities

Stage dry and wet ingredients for the mixer.
Properly pack, store, and identify all pre-weighed ingredients.
Prepare for the shift by ensuring measuring scoops and other utensils are clean and sanitized.
Verify and match the schedule and batch sheet.
Identify and locate ingredients.
Follow batch sheets and spice room procedures.
Maintain general housekeeping.
Operate a forklift.