Job Summary:

The cook position is responsible for cooking and mixing filling for production lines and ensuring the quality of the product. Responsible for overall set up and sanitation of industrial equipment/kettles, while maintaining and following safety and food safety regulations.

Essential Job Functions

• Set up and operate industrial kettle and equipment in a safe and proper manner.
• Prepare large batches of pie fillings by following the recipe and using industrial kettles.
• Responsible for reviewing formulas and follow batch sheet recipes
• Responsible for receiving, counting, verifying and recording lot number and quantities.
• Use a forklift or pallet jack to pull ingredients needed to make the filling.
• Perform the sanitation duties for the assigned equipment in the cook room.
• Trains, and directs the work of the cooks' helpers
• Responsible for checking the filling temperatures throughout the cooking and cooling down process.
• Works closely with the QA personnel, warehouse personnel, supervisors and manager.
• Completes the required production paperwork and systematically reporting all material used.
• Immediately reports equipment needing repair to reduce and prevent injuries and downtime.
• Responsible for monitoring Safety and GMP’s of staff

Food Safety Responsibilities

• All employees are required to immediately report and assist in the elimination or control of any food safety issues they observe to their supervisor
• Monitors and enforces cGMPs
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and Pre-requisite programs

Education, Skills & other Requirements:

• Forklift Certified: Sit-down
• Ability to understand written and verbal direction in English and/or Spanish.
• Proven experience working with industrial cooking equipment, specifically kettles
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Must be able to work in a loud environment with appropriate hearing protection.

Physical Requirements

• Stand/walk for 8+ hours.
• Frequently lift and/or carry up to 50 Lbs.
• Frequently push/pull up to 50 Lbs.
• Ability to walk through production areas
• Adaptability to multi-shift environment.
• Exposure to temperature change
• Vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
• Hearing ability with appropriate protection in high-noise areas.
• Wearing proper footwear

Supervisor: Production Supervisor

Pay rate:

Schedule: Must be able to work any shift. 

COVID-19: Employees are required to present Covid-19 vaccination or request accommodation in accordance to the law.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Type: Full-time