Job description

This position will report to the Meal Preparation business that is now known as Winland Foods, Inc owned by Investindustrial. Investindustrial is a leading investment and advisory group with over $11 billion of raised fund capital, which provides commercial solutions and capital to high-quality mid-market companies internationally. Investindustrial has a strong track record of investing in the food and beverage sector, including private label, and has developed longstanding relationships in the food and beverage community.
SCHEDULE
Week 1: Monday-Wednesday, 6:30PM-7:00AM
Week 2: Monday-Thursday, 6:20PM-7:00AM
No Weekends!
PAY: $22.50/hour
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Understands both the equipment being used as well as the basics of the dough being mixed
• Understands the baking process in great detail and can adjust the machines appropriately to assure an excellent process and results
• Identifies problems with the dough through a knowledge of the formulas/recipes, the correct ingredients to be used, including water, and understands how water, temperature and humidity affects the dough and uses that information to communicate promptly with the mixer to improve the dough formula for baking
• Routinely monitors equipment for safety and effectiveness including: extruder, nozzles, dusters, scales, belts, ovens, conveyors, cutting belts and blades
• Routinely monitors baked products for texture, consistency, rising, color and baking/toasting effectiveness and intervenes to assure quality process and results
• Assists with generating paper work through SAP (computer software), printing Handling Units (HU), and scanning and validating.
• Communicates with associates routinely to assure that all are aware of the work to be completed, priorities for the day and any impending issues
• Track movement of raw materials to appropriate bins by scanning HU’s to appropriate locations.
• Maintains an understanding of the production schedule for each shift and how it influences the work to be done
• Keeps work environment clean, safe. Performs all plant cleaning and sanitation activities on all equipment and in all departments following both safety and quality procedures, policies, and rules and in accordance with the standards, regulations and laws governing food safety, food quality and environmental safety regulations and monitors and accurately documents all work completed. This includes midweek and end of the week production cleaning
• Assists production with packaging, palletizing, and other duties, as needed
• Supports the implementation and monitoring of food safety and food quality standards, regulations, and laws. Notifies leaders if there are any concerns or opportunities for improvement
• Assure the implementation of all identified food quality and food safety standards, laws, good manufacturing practices, training and continuous improvement
• Primary focus of all business-related efforts are and must remain that of promoting excellence in all products
• Remains current in training expectations
• Records and documents according to procedures
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Requires education generally equivalent to a high school diploma
• Requires a minimum of two years of progressive work experience in food production,
• Requires a working knowledge of food safety and food quality standards and regulations such as SQF and environmental safety regulations along with a commitment to continuous improvement
• Requires basic mathematical skills to be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide combined with the ability to read and interpret formulas and recipes, and calculate proportions, rations and ingredient amounts
• Requires strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft programs such as: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Team player, positive attitude, works well with others, and communicates effectively with all associates.
• Requires effective and clear written and oral communication skills fluent in English to clearly communicate with other team members
• SAP and Infinity experience preferred

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional sitting
• Frequent use of hands to finger, handle, grasp or touch objects and tools
• Frequently is required to talk or listen
• Frequent standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, squatting, stooping, crouching, crawling, twisting, bending, reaching
• Frequent lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, with team lift assistance
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment:
The employee works indoors in a production environment. Additionally, the incumbent will work near moving mechanical parts, and in high places. He/she will be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. There is moderate noise in the work environment.
The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.50 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Milwaukee, WI: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

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