The Mixing Machine Operator utilizes assorted equipment to blend ingredients into food products for processing while following exact product specifications and recipes.
Requirements
- Inspects physical condition of mixing equipment and ingredients
- Loads ingredients into mixing equipment or scales according mix instructions
- Starts equipment and adjusts valves and meters to admit liquid ingredients, steam, or cooling fluids to steam jacket or devices in mixing equipment to aid in blending
- Operates equipment until mixture reaches desired consistency or required specifications, and operates control/panels to transfer batch mixture through milling/batch holding tank/pasteurization systems
- Operates auxiliary equipment to break up, grind, dry mix, or otherwise prepare mixture for final transfer/processing
- Inspects, measures, tests, and verifies that product quality conforms to company, regulatory and customer specifications
- Investigates, analyzes, and resolves mixing problems
- Maintains continual communication with other team members in order to keep the mix stand and production line running as efficiently as possible
- Ability to report any errors or problems immediately and effectively
- Maintains time, mixing results, quality specifications, and detailed records of all lot numbers
- Adhere to quality and safety standards
- Other duties and/or special projects as assigned
Benefits
- Pay of $21.00/hr (including $3.00/hr shift differential)