About the role
Purpose
Reporting to the Line Lead, the Batching Operator mixes large quantities of raw materials to cook sauces, condiments, and salad dressings. The Batching Operator follows all batching processes, which include interpreting formulas, mass ingredient measurement and product mixing on multiple batching stations. The Batching Operator follows all customer specifications and food safety standards and health and safety practices according to Company standards.
Responsibilities
- Check schedules and report to assigned batching station
- Commence pre-operation inspections and safety inspections, conforming with company’s good manufacturing practices
- Assemble and connect hoses, checking to ensure they are fully clean before use
- Turn on machinery, program ingredients on HMI program
- Retrieve required spices and ingredients from Spice Preparers and Material Handlers
- Confirm quantity of ingredients needed, using light mental math or a calculator
- Cook assigned sauces while adhering to critical control point measures by taking samples to the quality assurance lab as required
- Transfer finished product to holding tanks or send product to filling machines
- Quickly reset and re-start process for next batches
- Perform cleaning in place (CIP) processes for product changeovers
- Meet targets, by ensuring efficiency and safety protocols are met
- Continuous communicate with Material Handlers to ensure that any heavy ingredients are picked up when not needed, keeping a clean, organized station
- Learn and operate proficiently on multiple batching stations
- Assist other Cooks on several platforms as needed
Working & Physical Conditions
- Lifting and/or carrying up to 50lbs on a consistent basis
- Long standing hours, at heights of up to 8 feet
- High noise levels, ear protection provided if requested
- Exposure to temperature changes, heat, humidity, and cold depending on cooking cycles
- Exposure to dust, allergens, and strong scents
Qualifications
- Ideal experience in food manufacturing, minimum 6 months
- Minimum High School Diploma, required
- Experience in food manufacturing, preferred
- Experience operating lift truck, preferred
- Willingness to learn
- Able to understand and interpret HMI systems
Not the right fit? Search for Batching Operator jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Select Food Products
For over 80 years, we have been producing the best cooked and cold-mixed sauces, salad dressings, condiments, and more. We have a proud history of offering high quality, innovative products in the co-manufacture, retail private label, foodservice and industrial segments. With customers across Canada, the US, and globally, chances are, if you’re enjoying a delicious sauce or condiment, it came from Select!
Together with our incredible team that we call our ‘Select family,’ we are solutions-oriented, agile and focused on creating the best value for our customers.
We welcome you to contact us today and explore what Select can do for your business.
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About the role
Purpose
Reporting to the Line Lead, the Batching Operator mixes large quantities of raw materials to cook sauces, condiments, and salad dressings. The Batching Operator follows all batching processes, which include interpreting formulas, mass ingredient measurement and product mixing on multiple batching stations. The Batching Operator follows all customer specifications and food safety standards and health and safety practices according to Company standards.
Responsibilities
- Check schedules and report to assigned batching station
- Commence pre-operation inspections and safety inspections, conforming with company’s good manufacturing practices
- Assemble and connect hoses, checking to ensure they are fully clean before use
- Turn on machinery, program ingredients on HMI program
- Retrieve required spices and ingredients from Spice Preparers and Material Handlers
- Confirm quantity of ingredients needed, using light mental math or a calculator
- Cook assigned sauces while adhering to critical control point measures by taking samples to the quality assurance lab as required
- Transfer finished product to holding tanks or send product to filling machines
- Quickly reset and re-start process for next batches
- Perform cleaning in place (CIP) processes for product changeovers
- Meet targets, by ensuring efficiency and safety protocols are met
- Continuous communicate with Material Handlers to ensure that any heavy ingredients are picked up when not needed, keeping a clean, organized station
- Learn and operate proficiently on multiple batching stations
- Assist other Cooks on several platforms as needed
Working & Physical Conditions
- Lifting and/or carrying up to 50lbs on a consistent basis
- Long standing hours, at heights of up to 8 feet
- High noise levels, ear protection provided if requested
- Exposure to temperature changes, heat, humidity, and cold depending on cooking cycles
- Exposure to dust, allergens, and strong scents
Qualifications
- Ideal experience in food manufacturing, minimum 6 months
- Minimum High School Diploma, required
- Experience in food manufacturing, preferred
- Experience operating lift truck, preferred
- Willingness to learn
- Able to understand and interpret HMI systems
Not the right fit? Search for Batching Operator jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Select Food Products
For over 80 years, we have been producing the best cooked and cold-mixed sauces, salad dressings, condiments, and more. We have a proud history of offering high quality, innovative products in the co-manufacture, retail private label, foodservice and industrial segments. With customers across Canada, the US, and globally, chances are, if you’re enjoying a delicious sauce or condiment, it came from Select!
Together with our incredible team that we call our ‘Select family,’ we are solutions-oriented, agile and focused on creating the best value for our customers.
We welcome you to contact us today and explore what Select can do for your business.