Operator 1, Bakery-Box Maker

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.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures adherence to the daily production, packaging, and bagging schedule.
• Ensures that sufficient packaging materials are available for daily activities (cartons, bags inserter, liners, glue box machine temperature, etc.).
• Make sure the bag inserter is within sealed temperature and that is free of residues.
• Adjust the measurements in the case erector within specifications, size, length, width, and height, use measurement tape if necessary.
• Completes bag verifications to assure proper sealing.
• Completes the box strength verifications.
• Feeds cases into machine and removes cases from discharge conveyor when needed.
• Communicates equipment maintenance concerns to the appropriate team, including the Lead, Packaging Supervisor, or Maintenance department.
• Ensures that products meet the highest standards for quality, legality and safety of each product and that manufacturing processes are efficient and complaint.
• Ensure a safe and sanitary work environment by keeping the assigned area clean and tidy at all times and reporting any potential contamination and suspicious activity to a supervisor immediately.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Two years of related manufacturing experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as production schedules, safety rules, operating instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to complete routine reports
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software. Ability to learn new computer software as required by the company
• Bilingual English and Spanish
• High School Diploma or GED

Shift: 3rd 

We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.