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We’re a growing, nationwide company, born and raised in Southcentral Pennsylvania, that has been creating delicious ice cream and beverages since 1931. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and leadership development opportunities with career-growth potential – join our team today!
Shift: Hours for this position are 5:55pm-6:00am.
The Pasteurization Technician makes an impact by -
High Temperature Short Time (HTST)
- Ensure proper product rotation of raw dairy products and verify with lab personnel whether incoming ingredients meet quality standards prior to starting any pasteurization functions.
- Possess knowledge of, and perform all sanitation duties in raw, blending, and pasteurizing areas.
- Perform pasteurization of all fluid products and ice cream.
- Perform all duties associated with standardization of raw products.
- Perform batching and blending for all fluid products and ice cream.
- Perform all daily pasteurizer operational duties including but not limited to: start-ups, washouts, product flushes, product changeovers, shutdowns and CIPs (clean in place).
- Document all legal requirements for pasteurization process.
- Identify and tag storage tanks for product mix in process.
- Ensure refrigeration and agitation is activated for product mix in process.
- Communicate to manager and/or supervisor all equipment malfunctions and notify the HTST Team Leader, manager and/or supervisor of any unusual events.
- Perform periodic tear down inspections of equipment and replace worn parts, if necessary.
- Input work requests into the Maintenance Planning (MP2) System, if necessary.
- Perform sanitation duties in batching/blending areas including but not limited to: CIPs (cleaning in place) and manual cleaning of equipment.
- Responsible for utilizing downtime to ensure all items on the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) are completed on time.
- Communicate status of HTST process to HTST Team Leader, manager and/or supervisor and oncoming shift Pasteurizer Operator to ensure a smooth transition between shifts.
- Partner with Processing Manager to ensure associates new to the department are trained and evaluated in performing job-related tasks and assignments.
- Must be able to, as required, develop daily processing schedule, and generate this schedule for HTST reports.
- Partner with Lead HTST Operator to ensure associates new to the department are trained and evaluated in performing job-related tasks and assignments.
Batch Preparer
- Obtain and verify dry ingredient requirements from Recipe Management System.
- Procure dry ingredients from dry storage personnel and stage ingredients at blending station.
- Obtain fluid dairy ingredients tank identification from laboratory personnel and set batch controllers for proper ingredient amounts for batching.
- Ensure that ingredients are on-hand and staged for the on-coming shift.
- Connect the proper fluid ingredient tanks and withdraw correct batch amounts.
- Add dry ingredients per proper procedure to ensure the formulation meets quality specifications and parameters.
- Record all necessary information and documentation during formulation process.
- Record all necessary information relating to ingredient lot numbers.
- Communicate the status of the blending process to department Lead HTST Operator and or/oncoming relief personnel at the end of shift.
- Perform periodic tear down inspections of equipment and replace any worn parts, if necessary.
- Input work requests into the Maintenance Planning 2 (MP2) System, if necessary.
- Perform sanitation duties in batching/blending areas including but not limited to: CIPs (Clean In Place) and manual cleaning of equipment.
- Responsible for utilizing downtime to ensure all items on the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) are completed on time.
- Must be able to test wash and sanitizing solutions per sanitation manual to ensure quality standards and specifications are met.
- Must be able to document and/or record sanitation results in accordance with established corporate and regulatory guidelines.
- Responsible for ensuring that all unused dry ingredients are returned to the dry storage area in proper (sealed) condition for storage.
You could be a great fit if you have these things -
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must work in a team environment
- Maintain adherence to work hours scheduled specifically starting, ending, lunch and break schedules
- Perform all duties within established Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations and safety guidelines
- Be accountable to the Turkey Hill Food Safety and Quality Principles
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Physical Demands -
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- The employee is required to talk and/or hear in a manufacturing setting where noise levels are high (PPE required).
- The employee is required to wear mandated PPE based on assigned job area.
- The employee is frequently required to stand and walk in an manufacturing environment for 8+ hours.
- The employee must be able to ascend and descend stairs, and where applicable and when necessary, to perform various job-related tasks.
- Must be able to position self to move, reach with arms/hands, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed to perform various job-related tasks.
- The employee must be able to inspect all job-related equipment (office or floor) to ensure it is in good working condition prior to use. Must be able to use hands/fingers to handle (or feel) to operate various types of office equipment.
- Must be able to operate all job-related equipment (powered, hand or office) as required.
- Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and adjust focus.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds and/or push/pull 50 pounds on a regular basis.
Our associates enjoy these awesome benefits –
- Medical, dental, vision & prescription
- Life insurance, short-term & long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match – immediately vested
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Earn vacation and PTO
- Educational assistance reimbursement
- Company bonus plan
- Free ice cream and beverages!
This job description is not all encompassing, however, is intended to be a general description of the essential functions of this position. It is not intended as an employment contract.
This role is considered Safety Critical at Turkey Hill. In order to ensure safety for all of our associates, this role will have a zero tolerance policy when returning a positive drug screen, regardless of Medical Marijuana card holding status.
Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters
Turkey Hill, LLC has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Turkey Hill employees directly in an attempt to present candidates.
Turkey Hill will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Turkey Hill, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Turkey Hill mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Turkey Hill employees, or to Turkey Hill’s resume database will be considered Turkey Hill property. Turkey Hill will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Turkey Hill will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees.
Turkey Hill will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed Turkey Hill contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted.
Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Turkey Hill’s Human Resources Manager or his or her designee. No other Turkey Hill employee is authorized to bind Turkey Hill to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to Turkey Hill, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
