Batcher

Are you a hardworking, motivated, self-starter with a strong desire to be part of a stable, supportive, fast paced team? We offer opportunities for a long-term career, with consistent hours and opportunity for growth. 

What Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers! 

• Monday through Friday schedule
• Overtime is available
• Dedicated Employee Development Team to assist with career growth
• Opportunities for advancement
• A leadership team that works alongside you for continued support
• Employee recognition programs

Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers employer paid: 

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance plan
• Vacation and sick time
• 9 paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Generous 401(k) match

About us!

We work closely with our customers to create unique flavor elements to ice cream bases and yogurt preps. Many of our ingredients end up in easily recognizable brands on the store shelf as we produce for both international corporations as well as smaller, local brands.  Our Research and Development is done in-house so we get to witness the whole process from ideation to creation.  We support regional trade organizations, source locally when appropriate and help to bring healthy food to people’s tables.

Batcher

Department:  Formulated Department

Status: Non-exempt

Employee Classification:  Regular Full-time

Reports To: Plant Manager

Supervisory Responsibilities:  None

Shift: Monday through Friday, 4:30am to 2:30pm

Job Summary: Duties and responsibilities include accurately and efficiently measuring, verifying lot numbers and preparing raw ingredients for production process, adhering to the highest standards of food safety, quality and service.

Essential Functions:

1. Documentation of batches with comprehensive understanding of the data and its impact to the operation.
2. Operates within all standard operating procedures.
3. Operates forklifts and other heavy equipment.
4. Cleans and maintains work area.
5. Adhere to proper Good Manufacturing Practices.
6. Use of MRP/ERP for finding inventory related information.

1. Prints documentation and prepares batched ingredients for production.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. One to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
3. Legible handwriting
4. Average pace of batch completion
5. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
6. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
7. Possesses the ability to train new Batchers on basic tasks                                                                                                                                  

Working Conditions/Physical Factors:

1. Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
2. Worker may be exposed to a loud working environment.
3. Worker may be exposed to hazards in the workplace such as proximity to equipment conducting extreme heat, moving parts, and electrical current.
4. Must be able to work in environment containing allergens (nuts, milk, wheat, etc.).
5. Must be able to use normal office equipment (scanner, printer, copier, computer)
6. Must be able to talk/hear/sit for prolonged periods of time.
7. Frequently required to lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

Other Duties as Assigned:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.