Job Description

The Mixer position accurately combines raw ingredients into batches to create finished baked goods. This position performs duties in a safe and sanitary manner to ensure optimum quality and food safety.

• Read and follow recipes accurately.
• Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, and products to ensure conformance to requirements.
• Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery and equipment.
• Add or mix ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.
• Start machines to mix or blend ingredients; then allow them to mix for specified times.
• Observe production and monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained, and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.
• Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands, in order to ensure conformance to established standards, measure specific gravity and/or PH and record data.
• Mixers will also be cross trained to operate all manufacturing equipment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED Certificate preferred.
• Some previous work-related experience preferred.
• Mixers in production areas are required to lift push or pull up to 50 + pounds occasionally (6% -33 % of the day). The lifting of 50# bags of ingredients occurs frequently throughout the 10 hour work day (flours, sugars).
• Other physical requirements include climbing stairs, bending, twisting, walking, repetitive wrist movement and standing for full shifts.
• Work performed will be in a production environment with possible exposure to food allergens, dust, varying temperatures, loud noise level and occasional fumes and chemicals.
• This position requires flexibility about job assignments as days, hours and support tasks may vary depending on production needs. Weekends and overtime may be required.
• Bakery Candy Kitchen Food Safety, Dress Code and Sanitation requirements must be followed.
• This is a safety sensitive position, subject to initial and follow-up drug testing.
• Honest and respectful communication.
• Compliance with company attendance standards.
• *Please note: This position will start on day shift for onboarding and training with a transfer to swing shift in the spring.

Day shift:

Monday - Thursday

5:00am-3:20pm

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