Production Operator
Production Operator
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Job Description
What Ever Fresh Fruit Companyoffers!
- Monday through Thursday schedule
- Overtime is available
- Dedicated Employee Development 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:
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Shortterm disability
- Life insurance plan
- Vacation and sick time
- 8 paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Generous 401(k) match
About us!
Warren Indiana site opening April 2025! 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 inhouse 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 topeoples tables.
Production Operator
Department: Operations
Status: Nonexempt
Employee Classification: Regular Fulltime
Reports To: Plant Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Job Summary: Reviews ingredients contents list and specific batch instruction to ensure accuracy and consistency before production process. Operates food processing equipment including but not limited to mixers sieves and steam kettles adhering to the highest standards of quality and safety. Responsible for sanitizing equipment production tools and the facility environment in both the Apple and Formulated Plants to ensure best food production safety practices.
Essential Functions:
- Operates ALL site 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.
- Completes daily documentation of batches with comprehensive understanding of the data and its impact to the operation
- Operates within all standard operating procedures.
- Cleans sanitizes and maintains work area.
- Wears and maintains proper personal protection equipment while performing sanitation duties.
- Operates forklifts and other heavy equipment.
- Adhere to proper Good Manufacturing Practices workplace and food safety procedures.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- One to three years 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. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the company.
- 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 operate forklift and/or certified to operate forklift (training inhouse).
- 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)
- Shows initiative to jump to another line when they need help
- Ability to assemble/disassemble on all lines 250s and 300s platforms)
- Ability to fill out a work order accurately and neatly
- Ability to set up and operate all specialty equipment and troubleshoot as needed (dicer finisher thermutator/terlotherm)
- Ability to train new Production Assistants Batchers and Production Operators.
Working Conditions/Physical Factors:
- Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
- Worker may be exposed to a loud working environment.
- Worker may be exposed to hazards in the work place such as proximity to equipment conducting extreme heat moving parts and electrical current
- Must be able to work in environment containing allergens (nuts milk wheat etc.
- Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time
- Occasionally required to use hands and fingers
- Frequently required to talk or hear
- Frequently required to taste and smell
- Frequently required to lift/push/pull/carry weight up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required for this job include: close vision distance vision and color vision.
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts
- Exposure to fumes or airborne particles
We know its impossible to convey every single task for a particular job in a single job post. Our hope is that as we work together we can use this job as a starting point so that your role can evolve over time and we can adjust your job description accordingly.
Employment Type
Full-Time
