Job Title: Ingredient Handler

Reports to: Production Supervisor

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Job Code: 15200

• Must have a working knowledge of product/paste pumping equipment, snorkel equipment, Bredo mixer and can opener in order to operate safely and efficiently

• Must be able to operate and understand scales to properly weigh out ingredients according to manufacturing standards

• Follow manufacturing specification/batching guidelines for each product ran

• Report all quality issues or batching irregularities to a supervisor or Quality Assurance

• Must be able to maintain accurate usage and receiving records

• Follow paste snorkel procedures and understand Brix Dilution scale

• Monitor paste holding tanks and fill with paste as directed

• Must be able to read and write English as required

On the job training:

• Bredo operation - 1 day

• Floor scale operation - ½ hour

• Product pump and control panel - 1 day/per snorkel and hoist as required

• Quality issues or irregularities - on going

• Stacking and banding boxes - 5 hours

• Record retention - 1 day

• Can opener operations - 1 day, as required

• Paste snorkel procedure and Brix Dilution scale – 6 to 8 hours

• Must complete Red Gold, Inc. forklift school

• HACCP training by HACCP coordinator

Direct: None

Indirect: None

• Sitting- to complete a task at lower levels

• Standing- to complete most all tasks

• Walking

• Climbing- to get to parts department, when using ladder, on equipment

• Reaching- to perform activities, to get tools out of toolbox

• Kneeling- to perform work activities at low levels

• Crawling- to perform work activities under equipment

• Squatting

• Bending/stooping- to pick up tools or parts, to perform work tasks at lower levels or inside a machine

• Twisting- to perform work activities

• Pinch- to use tools, to manipulate wires

• Grasping/handling- using tools, manipulating parts

• Carry ingredients (in silver bucket) from scale to blue barrel, 36 pounds

• Lift bag of citric acid from skid to storage container, 50 pounds

• Lift salad oil (in a bucket) from scale to blue barrel, 8 pounds

• Push bin with citric acid, up to minimal force needed to push cart

• Lift box of ingredients from skid to work area, varies 25-50 pounds

• Move barrel of jalapeño from skid to skid, 200 pounds

• Move barrel of onions from skid to a platform in work area, 150 pounds

• Lift box of peppers, 20 pounds

• Use pallet jack to move skids of product, force required to use pallet jack is moderate

• Lift box of mushrooms from skid to barrel of ingredients, 20 pounds

• Carry box of mushrooms from skid to barrel of ingredients, 20 pounds

• Ethics/ Integrity/ Trust

• Attitude and Commitment

• Diversity

• Customer Service

• Company Engagement

• Quality

• Cost Consciousness

• Responsible for monitoring, record keeping and taking appropriate actions for specific Food Safety Plan and Food Quality Plan and pre requisite program requirements.

• Responsible to report food safety and quality issues to management.