production assistant

Job Title: Production Assistant

Department: Production

Reports To: Production Supervisor

Work Hours: 7:30am-4:30pm (including 1 hour of unpaid lunch/breaks), Monday-Friday

Major Responsibilities: Operate equipment that mixes, blends, and prepares ingredients used in the manufacturing of candy/confectionery food products: caramel coated popcorn and toffee coated macadamia nuts. Under the direct supervision of the production supervisor. Essential Job Functions/Requirements:

● Prepare ingredients for planned production in the kitchen.

● Fill processing or cooking containers, such as kettles or rotating cookers, with ingredients

● Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients in order to:

○ Cook toffee batches in gas fire mixers.

○ Pop popcorn.

○ Roast flavored nuts and raw macadamia nuts. ○ Make caramel coated popcorn and toffee coated macadamia nuts.

● Demonstrate working knowledge of gas-fire mixers.

● Use controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality

Other Duties / Functions:

● Prepare various sauces for flavored nuts.

● Clean and sterilize kettles, large revolving pan, kitchen utensils, and factory processing areas.

● Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area. ● Other tasks instructed by the production supervisor.

Work Conditions:

Works indoors in a factory setting, in moderately warm temperatures of 80°F to 100°F.

Equipment Use:

Large revolving pan, gas-fire mixer, kettle lifters, hand pallet jack, popcorn conveyors, convection oven,

weight scales, hand tape gun.

Mental Demands:

Requires attention to detail, accuracy, and good judgment of quality standards while preparing

batches. Physical Demands:

Requires long periods of standing, and frequent walking in hot temperatures. Requires lifting up to 50 lbs. Occasionally requires the use of a hand pallet jack to move items up to 800 lbs.

Safety and Health Responsibilities:

Wear required apparel and observe all Safety, Personal Hygiene, and GMP policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

None

Preferred Qualifications

3 months of candy manufacturing experience. Basic English reading and verbal skills.