Pre-Weigh Technician

Shift: 

2nd 3:00pm-11:30pm

$18.00-$22.50

Major areas of focus include:
Act as a team player among the entire plant and department
Supply batching with the scheduled juice in a safe, quality, efficient manner.
Must comply with all food safety, food security, Quality, GMP’s, HAACP, Allergen, and Sensitizer regulations.
FIRST SIX MONTHS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
1. Training: The first one to two weeks will be spent training. We expect the Pre-Weigh Technician to become familiar with department and plant-wide standard operating procedures. Training will be both on the job as well as online.
2. Pre-Weigh Area: The first three to four weeks will be spent becoming familiar with the importance of lot # verification, Item numbers, documentation procedures, and specific customer request regarding the weighing of product. Candidate will also become familiar with manufacturing equipment in the pre-weigh area. This is including but not limited to water supplies, pumps, and transfer hoses.
3. Manufacturing Process: Within the first six weeks we expect the Pre-Weigh Technician to become familiar with the entire manufacturing process - product flow from receiving, processing, batching, lab, production and warehouse.
4. Communication: Communication is extremely important. Within the first three months, the candidate must establish communication skills (both verbal and written) needed to understand the supporting areas and customers to this position.
5. Job Related Task: During the first 3 to four months it is required the technician fully understands pre-weigh and their effect on a batch. To fully understand pre-weigh the following knowledge must be obtained:
1. Specific Item numbers regarding the product they are using
2. Lot Verification
3. Quality of Rework
4. Percentages used in batches i.e. lbs, gallons, gram, and kilograms
5. Must be able to accurately and efficiently weigh specific batches according the formulation without supervision
6. Sanitation: During the first month, obtain knowledge of the time span required between the sanitization of the pre-weigh area pumps.
7. Juice Loss: Within the first six months identify potential juice loss possibilities, identify possible juice saving techniques and be able to deliver product to batching without error.
8. Have an understanding of SQF, responsible for Food Safety /Food Quality and to notify a person with the authority to take action for any Food Safety or Food Quality issue
EXPERIENCE:
The top candidate for this role will possess the excellent interpersonal skills, team player skills and an attitude to excel. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Have an understanding of SQF, responsible for Food Safety /Food Quality and to notify a person with the authority to take action for any Food Safety or Food Quality issue.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED ON THE JOB

Behaviors

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks