Dave's Killer Bread Floater II Starts $ 21.45 after 180 days $ 25.55
Milwaukie, OR, US
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 www.flowersfoods.com.
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
This position is responsible for performing a variety of skilled tasks throughout each of the four production departments in the bakery. Partners will be assigned to a position on a day-to-day basis dependent on where the need is greatest at the time. Training will be provided in each of the positions that the partner will be responsible for. The partner will have a 90-day period to show progress in their training efforts in the positions they have been placed in and may receive additional trainings in the positions listed below after the initial 90-day period.
Job Responsibilities
- Mix Department
- Operating pre-scale position
- Operation soaking position
- Operating sponging position
- Operating finaling position
- Operating batching system
- Lot tracking/off-line support
- Makeup Department
- Operating Divider
- Operating Rounder
- Operating Sheeter/Moulder
- Operating Seeder
- Operating pan line
- Loading racks
- Loading proof boxes
- Staging pans/toppings/racks
- Lot tracking/off-line support/dish pit
- Ovens Department
- Loading pans at depanner
- Operating depanner
- Loading/unloading ovens
- Understanding loading/unloading rotation
- Wrap Department
- Operating slicer
- Operating single bagger
- Operating double bagger
- Operating single kwik-lok machine
- Operating double kwik-lok machine
- Operating bag printers
- Validating metal detectors
- Operating bread catch position
- Lot tracking/off-line support
These positions are all an essential part of our operation. All personnel are required to not deviate from the established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). Partners will be trained in our GMP, Food Safety and Personnel Safety policies and practices that ensure the safety of our partners, consumers and a quality end product.
Once partners learn the operational requirements listed above, they will continue to be trained in additional tasks in each production departments as time allows. Cross departmental training is a vital part of the DKB culture.
Desired Experience
- Two (2) or more years of related experience
- Flowers Foods experience (preferred)
- Keep up with the flow of production and timelines given in bake schedules
- Follow instructions, respond positively to training, coaching and execute all applicable Standard Operating Procedures accurately
- Be flexible and maintain confidence when changes arise
- Work successfully with a team
- Learn and perform sanitation tasks during scheduled down time
Desired Education
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
- Ability to communicate and understand instructions in English
- Ability to operate machines in a safe manner
- Ability to maintain attention to detail while working in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to learn and apply company standards including, but not limited to lock-out/tag-out, safety practices, GMPs, SOP’s, employee handbook, etc
- Ability to follow quality standards and ensure those standards are met
- Ability to perform basic math calculations (add & subtract), read instructions, keep records and deal effectively with fellow coworkers in all departments
- Ability to understand machine functions and troubleshoot operations as needed
- Must be capable of understanding work instructions both verbal and written
- Requires ability to maintain focus on task at hand and not be easily distracted
We offer a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package. Please reply by 11/5/2024. 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 Tamara L Baertlein at Tamara.Baertlein@flocorp.com or (1) 971 8324781 .
Nearest Major Market: Portland Oregon
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Food Safety, Quality