Job Title: Inventory Technician
Department: Inventory
Reports to: Inventory Manager
Summary of Position:
This Technician is responsible for maintenance, movement, and tracking of all inventory products in the freezers.
Key Responsibilities:
Job Specifications:
Job Title: Pouching Technician
Department: Production –Pellet Pouching
Reports to: Production Supervisor – Pellet Pouching / Pellet Pouching Team Lead
Summary of Position:
This Technician is responsible for correctly weighing and transferring product to finished pouches.
Key Responsibilities:
• Maintain SQF food safety and quality systems and report any concerns to Management.
• Proper and timely completion of staging all material needed for pouching for each station.
• Verifying codes.
• Aseptic handling of finished product and utensils during pouching.
• Perform sample testing, documentation and check in of samples.
• Accurate weighing and transferring of product following blend sheet instructions.
• Proper seals on finished product pouches to ensure food safety.
• Heat sealer verification checks. Ensure that they are performed and documented.
• Operation & cleaning/sanitation of the Weigh-Rite filler.
• Accurately weighing out products used in blends.
• Utensils (clean & autoclave)
• Maintain equipment such as balances, freezers, Weigh-Rite, Heat Sealers, etc.
• Cleaning/sanitizing of blend room and other areas as prescribed by Master Sanitation schedule.
• Responsible for safety as it pertains to daily tasks; PPE, GMPs, etc.
• Master sanitation – ensure complete and documented.
• Assist other departments as directed by Supervisor
Job Specifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Able to lift/carry up to 70 pounds repeatedly
• Ability to respond with a high sense of urgency
• Excellent time management and flexibility
• Able to work in a standing position for extended periods of time
• Able to work in a cold environment
Job Title: Freeze Dry / Probiotic Blend Technician
Department: FD/PB Blending
Reports to: FD/PB Blending Supervisor – FD/PB Blending Team Lead
Summary of Position:
The technician is responsible for the Freeze Dry and Probiotic Blending operations. This includes loading and harvesting product, washing/sanitizing trays, milling of product, timely completion of all probiotic blends, accurately weighing out products, labeling and maintaining inventory, cleanliness of the department, and helping with freezer organization.
Key Responsibilities:
• Maintain SQF food safety and quality systems and reporting any concerns to Management.
• Following all Freeze Dry and Probiotic Blend SOPs properly.
• Following allergen SOPs and orders of processing in all phases related to the freeze drying, milling, and blending processes.
• Using aseptic technique during set-up, loading, harvesting, milling, blending of product, and handling of packaging.
• Ensuring complete and accurate documentation in batch records and master sanitation.
• Accountable for professional interactions with all employees, including co-workers, product line managers, supervisors, and administration.
• Setup, calibration, and maintenance of processing equipment such as scales, meters, moisture analyzers, pumps, and blenders.
• Addition of cryoprotective agents and confirmation of product solids prior to loading.
• Sanitizing, loading, harvesting, and milling of freeze dry product and excipients.
• Locating and pulling proper product for probiotic blends and verifying codes.
• Accurately weighing out products used in blends.
• Proper blending techniques; hand blend vs. barrel blend.
• Appropriate packaging technique; boxes, pouches, and bottles.
• Proper clean up and sanitation of freeze dry and blend room areas, machinery, equipment, tools, and utensils. This includes manual cleaning, CIP, COP, and autoclaving.
• Assist with freezer organization as needed.
• Troubleshooting of the equipment as required.
• Responsible for safety as it pertains to daily tasks; PPE, GMPs, etc.
• Master sanitation – ensure complete and documented.
• Ensure all checks, tasks, calibrations are documented accurately on the appropriate records.
• Assist other departments as directed by Supervisor
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Job Specifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Able to lift/carry up to 50 pounds repeatedly
• Ability to respond with a high sense of urgency
• Excellent time management and flexibility
• Able to work in a standing position for extended periods of time
• Able to work in a cold environment
Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description reflects the assignment of essential functions. It does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Job Title: Shipping Technician
Department: Shipping
Reports to: Shipping Supervisor / Team Lead
Summary of Position:
This Technician is responsible for the daily functions of the shipping department. The primary responsibility is picking and packing orders, ensuring proper documentation and labeling, meeting shipment timelines, and following all Food Safety and Quality guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
• Adhere to company policy, food safety principles, good manufacturing practices, continuous improvement, and specific job tasks/functions.
• Maintain and document activities as they relate to food safety & quality systems. Report all food safety concerns to management immediately.
• Responsible for safety as it pertains to daily tasks; forklift operations, PPE, GMPs, etc.
• Shipping and receiving of customer orders, ingredients, and packaging.
• Locating and selecting product utilizing a pick list and FIFO principles.
• Packing and preparing all shipments ensuring the product, packaging, dry ice amounts, labeling, and paperwork are all correct. Work with the area supervisor/team lead to double check and sign off on shipments.
• Monitor and maintain temperature control on all orders and shipments with the use of dry ice and ice packs.
• Adhere to good documentation practices.
• Ensure all checks, tasks, calibrations are documented accurately on the appropriate records.
• Assist with inventory management and freezer organization.
• Master sanitation – ensure general cleanliness of the shipping/warehouse/freezer areas adhering to specific schedules and completing all required paperwork and reports.
• Assist other departments as directed by Supervisor
Job Specifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Able to lift/carry up to 70 pounds repeatedly
• Good work ethic.
• Able to work with minimal supervision in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent time management and flexibility.
• Able to multitask and respond with a high sense of urgency
• Able to work in bending/standing position for extended periods of time.
• Able to work in a cold freezer environment
Job Title: Recon Technician
Department: Production - Fermentation
Reports to: Production Supervisor – Fermentation / Fermentation Team Lead
Summary of Position:
This technician is responsible for production and fermentation of culture media. This includes production of culture media and other processing aids; ensuring items produced meet all food safety and quality standards; inoculation and monitoring large-scale fermentation of bacterial cultures; receiving raw ingredients and chemicals; all cleaning and sanitation activities in the warehouse and production areas; and accurate completion of all job-related quality, safety, and production documentation.
Key Responsibilities:
• Adherence to company policy, food safety principles, good manufacturing practices, continuous improvement, and specific job tasks/functions.
• Maintain and document all activities as they relate to food safety & quality systems. Report all food safety concerns to management immediately.
• Responsible for safety as it pertains to daily tasks; forklift operations, PPE, GMPs, etc.
• Ingredients, chemicals, and packaging- Help receive, inspect, organize, clean, inventory, and maintain all warehouse items and spaces. Have working knowledge of each items use, allergen controls, and kosher/halal status. Maintain physical inventory of ingredients using FIFO system.
• Accurate measurement and documentation of all ingredients used for reconstitution of media and production of processing aids. This includes verification of ingredients, lot numbers, and amounts added to each batch.
• Proper operation and handling of production equipment and controls to include tanks, lines, blending equipment, hand tools, forklifts, and pallet jacks.
• Use of the HMI touch screen for plant automation and loading correct recipes for fermentation.
• Ensuring CCPs (critical control points) are achieved for all products– recognize the appropriate parameters and monitor tank and/or autoclave recordings throughout the process.
• Preparation, sterilization, and inventory of all processing aids.
• Accurate and aseptic inoculation of the tanks (with the correct organisms)
• Cleaning and sanitization (CIP/COP/autoclave/manual) of tanks, lines, parts as well as other production equipment, utensils, and tools.
• Master sanitation – ensure general cleanliness of the production/warehouse areas adhering to specific schedules and completing all required paperwork and reports.
• Assist other departments as directed by Supervisor
Job Specifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Able to lift/carry up to 70 pounds repeatedly.
• Good work ethic.
• Able to work with minimal supervision in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent time management and flexibility.
• Able to multitask and respond with a high sense of urgency
• Able to work in bending/standing position for extended periods of time