Job Details
AtWork is a leading staffing agency dedicated to connecting top talent with leading companies across various industries. Our client is currently in need of highly-skilled Food Processors to join their team. If you possess the necessary skills to excel as a Food Processor, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
Food processing workers are responsible for working in the food production line and load ingredients
into industrial baking equipment.
Monitor food cooking machines and make adjustments to the controls for devices such as boilers,
ovens, fryers and cookers
Program kitchen equipment to operate according to company and recipe standards and make changes
to cooking temperature and time
React to alarms or malfunctions of the equipment and operate the shut-off switch when necessary
Load raw ingredients into the cooking machine and measure the amount needed by following company
recipes and industry standards
Comprehend written instructions and recipes from the company when putting together ingredients and
starting a new batch of products
Remove the finished product from the production line and push batches to the next step of the process
for packaging
Verify that each finished item meets the quality standards of the company by observing the size, shape
and luster of each snack item
Sanitize all materials and machinery parts at the end of each shift and clean the workspace at the
worker station by following company cleanliness standards
Requirements:
Completion of a high school diploma or GED
Ability to follow all appropriate safety standards in food production
Knowledge of basic math and reading comprehension skills
Preferred:
Experience working in food production or in an industrial kitchen
Knowledge of quality assurance practices
Maintaining a clean and sterile environment for food preparation, processing, storage and packaging
Recording production and test data for batches of food and sharing information with team members
Setting up, operating and cleaning manual and electric professional food preparation and processing
equipment
Regularly checking temperatures of cold and hot holds and mixing chambers or equipment
Managing and instructing workers in the art of food preparation as culinary team leader
Taking orders and running cash register
Pulling pallets of meals into work area using pallet jacks