Production Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

MAKE GREAT PIZZA — AND MORE — POSSIBLE 

Be a part of the world's #1 Pizza company and watch your career grow! 

The Production Association team member assists the Production department in complete processing and manufacturing of pizza dough. The Production Sanitation Associate is responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of the Production department including the production machinery and the production rooms. The Production Sanitation Associate will practice proper cleaning/sanitation techniques and safety protocol. The Production Sanitation is expected to assist in the production and warehouse departments, as necessary, i.e., tray wash machine, dough cooler, automated (JLS) dough placer, spiral chiller, AMF mixer, Vemag dough divider, and cross-stacking/de-stacking of dough trays, when needed. Team Members are required to rotate to various positions [production room, dough cooler, and tray washer] throughout the shift. 

Shift: Start time: 12:00am, 4 days/10 hours. Availability any day between Monday through Sunday; rotating schedule. 

Compensation: $20.00/hour

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Production room and Dough processing

• Determine correct batch recipe to gather, measure and mix ingredients
• Ensure dough is delivered into rounder
• Record batch data and maintain proofing library
• Achieve and maintain dough certification
• Perform metal detector checkups, and dough temperature monitoring document accordingly
• Change dough sizes on dough divider, metal detector, JLS (dough bot) and ink jet, as needed
• Spot check dough ball weight for inconsistencies
• Check sifter tailings timely and record findings
• Report any irregularities to Supervisor and Manager

Dough cooler and Staging product for shipment

• Remove trays from conveyor belt as trays enter cooler and cross-stack onto dolly, as needed
• Check to ensure all trays of dough produced are properly labeled
• Down stack trays as dough temperature reaches target level and document, as needed
• Rotate down stacked trays in cooler
• Transport used trays to washing area to be cleaned
• Monitor dough temperature and metal detector checks
• Troubleshoot automated equipment, when needed, such as stacker, dolly loader, and/or tray buffer

Tray wash area

• Loads trays onto conveyor for cleaning
• Monitor gauges and settings to ensure water pressure, water temperature, and detergent levels consistently meet company standards determined to thoroughly clean and sanitize trays, record findings
• Conduct titration and/or chemical testing on tray washer equipment, as needed

Sanitation responsibilities including, Production equipment, and General cleaning tasks

• Clean and sanitize dough divider, production mixers, production mixing bowls, dough rounder, and food contact conveyor belts
• Maintain detailed cleaning/sanitation logs required for Food Safety Audit documentation
• Properly store all sanitation tools and equipment
• Clean flour silo infeed, as needed
• Ensure production’s and dough cooler’s floors are swept and dry
• Ensure proper floor drainage in production room (clean floor drains)
• Clean/Sanitize production room walls
• Clean overhead evaporator units by using spraying water to rinse out evaporator catch pans
• Ensure tray washer area is clean and sanitize as required by SOP guidelines
• Ensure spiral floor and platforms are cleared of dough
• Empty all dough waste containers
• Ensure trash and recycling in production rooms is disposed of daily and receptacles are cleaned and sanitized
• Support the production team by keeping production rooms and the site clean and sanitary
• Scrape waste dough from trays

• High school diploma or GED
• One year of production or manufacturing experience
• Ability to read/interpret production process materials, dough thermometers, gauges, and record data
• Must be available to work during a shift which may be scheduled anytime during a 24-hour day, over any 7-day period, including holidays
• Must be able to work in a cleaning/sanitation environment with water and other cleaning chemicals
• Must successfully pass a background check every third year, on your anniversary date

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand, climb, and walk on a continual basis throughout shift 
• Ability to lift from floor to above the head, to carry materials weighing up to 50 lbs. frequently, and 75 lbs. occasionally, throughout work shift
• Must be able to utilize PIT equipment, i.e. scissor lift, for cleaning the walls and ceilings
• Ability to work in refrigerated conditions and non-climate-controlled conditions ranging from 33 to 90 degrees plus and work in environment with exposure to loud machinery, when necessary
• Able to work with yeast and flour products
• Must be able to climb up and down stairs and ladders
• Must be able to work wearing the Proper Protective Equipment

• Competitive wages 
• Paid Holidays and Vacation 
• Positive work environment 
• Benefits on the  first day of employment!  
• 401k matching contributions 
• 15% off the purchase price of the stock 
• Company bonus 
• Referral bonuses 
• Career growth!