Production Assistant

Ever Fresh Fruit Co•Boring, OR

About The Position

Are you a hardworking, motivated, self-starter with a strong desire to be part of a stable, supportive, fast paced team? We offer opportunities for a long-term career, with consistent hours and opportunity for growth. What Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers! Monday through Friday schedule Overtime is available Dedicated Employee Development Team to assist with career growth Opportunities for advancement A leadership team that works alongside you for continued support Employee recognition programs Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers employer paid: Medical Dental Vision Short-term disability Life insurance plan Vacation and sick time 9 paid holidays Tuition reimbursement Generous 401(k) match About us! We work closely with our customers to create unique flavor elements to ice cream bases and yogurt preps. Many of our ingredients end up in easily recognizable brands on the store shelf as we produce for both international corporations as well as smaller, local brands. Our Research and Development is done in-house so we get to witness the whole process from ideation to creation. We support regional trade organizations, source locally when appropriate and help to bring healthy food to people’s tables. Production Assistant - Formulated Department: Formulated Status: Non-exempt Employee Classification: Regular Full-time Reports To: Plant Manager Supervisory Responsibilities : None Shift: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 7:00pm Job Summary: This individual performs manual labor with accuracy and efficiency in the Formulated Department, adhering to the highest standards of quality and service.

Requirements

One to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Legible hand writing
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to assemble at least one line for all pack styles
Ability to shuttle waste and recycling out of the facility in an efficient manner, before overflowing
Ability to work all fill station roles (filling, weighing, cleaning, labeling and stacking)
Ability to assemble/disassemble at least 50% of the lines
Shows initiative to jump to another line when they need help
Ability to assemble/disassemble on all lines (40s/spreads filler, 100s, 250s, 300, 1500s)
Ability to fill out a WO accurately and neatly
Ability to set up and operate all specialty equipment (dicer, finisher, thermutator/terlotherm)
Ability to cover a cook's break and monitor a batch
Ability to train new production assistants
Shows potential to develop into a cook role
Ability to operate forklift and/or certified to operate forklift.

Responsibilities

Assists the Production Operator with verifying quantities and lot numbers of various raw ingredients; including but not limited to handling, processing and packaging of formulated ingredients.
Completes daily documentation of ingredient in batches with comprehensive understanding of the data and its impact to the operation.
Operates within all standard operating procedures.
Operates forklifts and other heavy equipment.
Cleans and maintains work area.
Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
Adhere to proper GMP s.
Operates food processing equipment, including but not limited to mixers, sieves and steam kettles.
Packages finished product.
Tests and records in process verification checks of finished products as necessary.