General Labor, Production

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.

General Labor, Production is responsible for the final forming of the units to product specifications and slicing product tops to specification. Aligning product entering the oven on to the proofer board. Monitoring the quality of the product on the, Rheon line, Proofer boards, exiting the oven and packing. Assure that scheduled budgeted pounds are completed while maintaining waste control. Document line checks accurately and timely. The incumbent are to maintain the sanitary conditions of the Rheon line, Proofer, Scoring, Oven and packing areas to meet safety and GMP’s standards.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor the units on the Proofer plates to ensure they are meeting quality specifications.
• Align product on Proofer plates for efficiency as they travel to the oven.
• Align units exiting the oven onto the cooling conveyor for maximum cooling.
• Perform general sanitation cleanup of Proofer workstation and oven areas.
• Assure cutting blades are sharp for cutting product and are disposed of properly.
• Assist Oven Operator to maintain process control of the Proof Box and Oven.
• Plan, direct, organize, and coordinate daily activities at the Rheon Line.
• Verify floor batch time to assure dough is acceptable for forming units.
• Verify texture of dough to assure product units will develop through the process system as expected.
• Set and verify that the process line control parameters are to specifications.
• Continually monitor controls to ensure that product is to specifications.
• Assure that flour dusters are maintained filled at all times.
• Monitor number of batch containers on floor to be processed to assure they do not exceed the line capacity.
• Verify that targeted units per proofer plates are to target specifications.
• Assure that mechanical line moving parts are functioning as expected. Report any mal-functioning or potential mechanical failures to supervisor.
• Assure that the Rheon Line, workstations, are maintained organize and safe for working.
• Awareness of Lockout/Tagout procedures and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).
• Additional tasks may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• Ability to write clearly and legibly and possess basic effective verbal and written skills in English.

• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings.

Shift: 1st (6 am - 2:30 pm **must work weekends)

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.