Operator 2, Bakery - 2nd shift

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.

Prepares ingredients to be loaded into mixer by hand, loads conveyor and/or bag dump from pallets, sugar sacks, bags, drum, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Operates ingredients conveying systems, uses batch sheets, and is responsible for accuracy and acknowledgement of ingredient additions, records lot numbers.
• Trouble shoots, rectifies operator problems and reports any downtime exceeding 5 minutes to maintenance and supervisor immediately.
• Refills ingredient bins and any empty containers prior to next shift.
• Keeps work area clean and free of debris.
• Mixer and scaler relieve each other for breaks and lunches.
• Know, understand, and follow safe operating procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Insures all product Quality Standards are met.
• Maintains clean & sanitary work areas, machinery, and equipment.
• Perform all tasks and duties required to insure production and efficiency standards are met
• Makes all necessary machinery & equipment adjustments and performs all tasks & duties necessary for efficient start-ups, daily operations, changeovers and shutdowns.
• Troubleshoots, identifies, and solves process, machinery, and equipment problems within the scope of operator responsibility.
• Accurately communicates safety, quality, production, maintenance and sanitation issues to supervision and/or the appropriate department personnel.
• Performs all operator preventative maintenance (P.M.’S)
• Maintains all production/maintenance/quality records and reports as required.
• Performs on the job training of new Operators and assists in other training activities which support the manufacturing process.
• Overtime hours may be required based on work demand. Employee must be flexible with these hours.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma / GED desired or equivalent years of experience in an automated or semi-automated packing environment preferred
• Previous experience in a baking environment preferred
• A mechanical ability that makes possible the identifying and solving of mechanical and process problems

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.