Location
Johnstown, CO | United States
Job description
Why Flowers?
Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2022 sales of $4.8 billion. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse , and Tastykake . Learn more at .
Our team is the essential ingredient to success. We embrace diversity and foster an environment that reflects our values of Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility.
Full-time employees are offered:
- Comprehensive health and medical benefits
- 401(k) Retirement savings plan
- Professional growth and leadership training
- Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave
Benefits may vary depending on your work location and your participation in a collective bargaining unit.
Summary
Wages starting at - $21.50 / hour plus shift differential of $2.00 for nights and weekends.
The major job duties of the Filling Prep/Operator consists of preparing glaze/ice/filling mixture, pumping mixture into large mixing bowl to be boiled and blended, overseeing glaze/icing/filler operations and assisting in overseeing the Honey Bun Fryer to ensure quality product. The employee records the number of batches and weights into the SAP computer program.
Position requires demonstration of competency for all on-the-job activities that may have a direct or indirect affect on product safety, legality, and\or quality.
Job Responsibilities
- Preparing glaze/icing mixture: Employee lifts four (4) to six (6) bags of ingredient one at a time from pallet leveler which is spring loaded to always keep ingredients to be lifted at approximately 36 inches in height. The employee lifts the ingredients by sliding the bag of ingredients onto the 36” high lift table. The employee pushes the lift table to level of mixing kettle. Next, the employee raises the lift table to highest level by pumping lever on the lift table with foot. The employee lifts the bag of ingredient and climbs two (2) stairs to position the bag onto the opening of the mixing kettle which is approximately 36 to 50 ¾ inches in height. The employee then opens the bag of ingredient with a bag opener and slides upper end of the bag off the table into the opening of the mixing kettle letting gravity help remove most of the ingredient. Employee then lifts up lower end of the ingredient bag and empties remaining ingredient into mixing kettle.
- Employee dips 12 to 25 pound of ingredient into bucket along with 15 to 21 pounds of another ingredient and 5 pounds of another ingredient. The bucket of ingredients are then carried up two (2) steps. The employee then dumps bucket of ingredients into same mixing kettle; thus, completing the batch of glaze. One (1) batch of glaze is completed every hour.
- Pumping mixture into large mixing bowl: The employee operates hand valve to pump glaze/icing/filler machine to ensure machine is operating efficiently so that quality product is maintained. After filing is prepared, the employee uses Load Hogg to push the filler trough a few feet to filler machine.
- Overseeing Honey Bun Fryer: The Glazer/Icing/Filler Operator operates a hand valve to regulate grease pumped into the fryer. The employee oversees Honey Bun fryer to ensure proper temperature is maintained and the fryer is operating efficiently so that honey buns are fried properly.
- Position is responsible for operating within the parameters of the facility’s Security Program with regards to site and product security.
- Ensures that all internal food safety and quality policies and procedures are followed.
- Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures (EEO, Sexual Harassment, Global Food Safety Standards, HACCP, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.)
- Performs other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures
Desired Experience
- One or more years of production experience as a helper and basic knowledge of mixer procedures
Desired Education
- No educational prerequisite; however, must have demonstrated ability to read, comprehend and record necessary information applicable to job.
Medical, dental, short term disability, 401(k), PTO and other voluntary benefits. Please reply by 03/18/2024. Resumes are active for 30 days. Interested job seekers who successfully complete the series of pre-screening questions and who appear to possess the basic qualifications for this position may be contacted for a telephone interview.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability
If you need assistance with submitting your resume due to a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Melissa Jennifer Hughes at [email protected] or .
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