1st shift Mixer

TITLE: 1st SHIFT MIXER OPERATOR (COOK)

LOCATION: AVON, OH

SHIFT & HOURS: Sunday-Thursday 9pm - 5:30am

Hiring Hourly Rate: $21.36/Hr.

Custom Culinary, a subsidiary of Griffith Foods, is hiring a 1st Shift Mixer Operator to be responsible for assembling usable products, verifying Critical Control Points (CCPs), and ensuring the proper transfer of products to the packaging area.

As a stager your responsibilities will include:

• Reading and interpreting formulas, following procedures precisely, and documenting work on batch sheets.
• Learning and operating the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) touchscreen for kettles.
• Performing sanitation duties, including the operation of a Clean-In-Place (CIP) system.
• Setting up product transfer pathways and operating diaphragm pumps.
• Continual swabbing of cooking equipment.
• Operating multiple kettles and hydraulic systems.
• Relaying critical information to the Research and Development (R&D) team in a timely manner.
• Operating product scales and ensuring accurate measurements.
• Completing all assigned training and demonstrating understanding of trained activities.
• Supporting British Retail Consortium (BRC) audit requirements, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and legal standards.
• Additional responsibilities as required to support departmental goals.

Qualified candidates will have:

• HS Diploma/GED Preferred
• It is essential to have excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to read and follow written work instructions
• Must have basic math skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide
• Strong knowledge of Packaging operations including machine operating background.
• Knowledge of Inventory (DAX) system.
• Must be able to lift minimum 50lb. containers.

Other Qualifications:

Must be able to complete forklift certification program

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk to communicate and listen effectively. This will require both office and plant environments. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee will occasionally need to operate and drive a forklift or electronic pallet jack to transport materials or goods.

Environmental Concerns

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Dust and odor present in environment.

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Custom Culinary is a subsidiary of Griffith Foods and is a provider of branded and customer brand / "private label" soup bases, flavor concentrates, sauces, gravies, and other flavor enhancing products. We sell primarily into foodservice - restaurants, hospitals, schools, and cafeterias - as well as industrial - food manufacturers, assemblers, and commissaries - and specialty retail - grocery store foodservice, convenience stores, and meal kits.

At Custom Culinary, we aim to Be True to the Food , and we are focused on authentically bringing flavor and excellent food, ingredients, and menu solutions to our customers.

Griffith Foods is a family-owned business, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA.

Learn more about us at https://griffithfoods.com/careers/

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, ESOP, PTO, Holiday's & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance.

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