Production Associate

Domino's • East Granby, CT

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Domino's, established in 1960, has expanded to over 18,000 stores globally. To support this vast network, the company operates 22 food supply and dough manufacturing centers in the U.S., along with seven additional centers in Canada, Hawaii, and Alaska. These centers are responsible for providing fresh dough, equipment, and supplies to both franchise and company-owned Domino's stores. In 2019 alone, these facilities completed 720,000 deliveries. The Production team member plays a crucial role in assisting the Production department with the comprehensive processing and manufacturing of pizza dough. This position requires team members to rotate through various workstations, including the production room, dough cooler, and tray washer, ensuring safety protocols are followed at all times.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• One year of production or manufacturing experience
• Ability to read/interpret production process materials, dough thermometers, gauges, and record data
• Must be available to work during a shift which may be scheduled anytime during a 24-hour day, over any 7-day period, including holidays
• Must be able to work in a cleaning/sanitation environment with water and other cleaning chemicals
• Must successfully pass a background check every third year, on your anniversary date

Responsibilities

• Determine the correct batch recipe to gather, measure and mix ingredients
• Ensure dough is delivered into a rounder
• Record batch data and maintain proofing library
• Achieve and maintain dough certification
• Perform metal detector checkups, and dough temperature monitoring document accordingly
• Change dough sizes on dough divider, metal detector, JLS (dough bot) and ink jet, as needed
• Spot check dough ball weight for inconsistencies
• Check sifter tailings timely and record findings
• Report any irregularities to Supervisor and Manager
• Remove trays from conveyor belt as trays enter cooler and cross-stack onto dolly, as needed
• Check to ensure all trays of dough produced are properly labeled
• Down stack trays as dough temperature reaches target level and document, as needed
• Rotate down stacked trays in cooler
• Transport used trays to washing area to be cleaned
• Monitor dough temperature and metal detector checks
• Troubleshoot automated equipment, when needed, such as stacker, dolly loader, and/or tray buffer
• Loads trays onto conveyor for cleaning
• Monitor gauges and settings to ensure water pressure, water temperature, and detergent levels consistently meet company standards determined to thoroughly clean and sanitize trays, record findings
• Conduct titration and/or chemical testing on tray washer equipment, as needed
• Clean and sanitize Vemag dough divider, production mixers, production mixing bowls, dough rounder, and food contact conveyor belts
• Maintain detailed cleaning/sanitation logs required for Food Safety Audit documentation
• Properly store all sanitation tools and equipment
• Clean flour silo infeed, as needed
• Ensure production’s and dough cooler’s floors are swept and dry
• Ensure proper floor drainage in production room (clean floor drains)
• Clean/Sanitize production room walls
• Clean overhead evaporator units by using spraying water to rinse out evaporator catch pans
• Ensure tray washer area is clean and sanitize as required by SOP guidelines
• Ensure spiral floor and platforms are cleared of dough
• Empty all dough waste containers
• Ensure trash and recycling in production rooms is disposed of daily and receptacles are cleaned and sanitized
• Support the production team by keeping production rooms and the site clean and sanitary
• Scrape waste dough from trays

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Positive work environment
• Comprehensive benefits available, effective first date of employment, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with employer match contribution up to 5%, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Sick Time (PST), Short Term Disability, Employee Stock Payroll Deduction Plan, and Parental Leave
• 401k matching contributions
• 15% off the purchase price of stock
• Company bonus
• Referral bonuses
• Career growth!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees