Rite Stuff Foods is a rapidly expanding, frozen appetizer and specialty potato product manufacturer in the United States. We offer a growing range of appetizers which include twice baked potatoes, potato skins, battered and breaded wedges, fried and filled skins, breakfast bites, extruded products, cheese sticks and other assorted battered and breaded vegetables.
Rite Stuff Foods’ parent company, Frostkrone, is in Rietberg, Germany. Frostkrone is a leading appetizer manufacturer, has seven manufacturing operations throughout Europe and continues to explore additional acquisitions in the United States and worldwide. The Company is founded on innovation and is successfully expanding worldwide. We are focused on developing and producing new product ideas every day and are in the process of bringing many of these unique items into the United States currently.
We lead by putting our people first, and we are dedicated to supporting employees in developing their careers within the company so Rite Stuff Foods can reach their full potential.
At Rite Stuff, we believe that embracing a diverse and inclusive culture is integral to our people first strategy. With people from unique nationalities throughout our teams, we are proud of the diverse array of cultures and continuously ensure employees culture is recognized and celebrated throughout the business.
Job Purpose:
As an Operator working with Rite Stuff Foods, you will join our site as part of our production team. This position focuses on ensuring the integrity and quality of producing products through proper operation of machines, detail of following recipes, troubleshooting, and correction of any deviation from this. The role demands a hands-on approach to uphold compliance with all relevant GMP and SQF Standards, and facilitating smooth and efficient system operations.
Job Description:
- Follow established safety protocols and procedures to mitigate risks and ensure the well-being of all employees.
- Effectively operate production machines to produce quality food products
- Set up, start, and load food processing equipment.
- Set and control flow rates, temperatures, and pressures of machinery.
- Weigh, check and mix ingredients according to recipes
- Monitor ingredient mixes and make needed adjustments during production processes.
- Assist in maintaining food quality culture and facility cleanliness according to established standards.
- Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as, operating instruction, procedures, and spec sheets.
- Basic troubleshooting skills and basic mechanical aptitude
- Possess verbal, written communication, and presentation skills
- Sense of time urgency during start-up, shut down, and downtime
- Record accurate production data on a daily basis, including writing down how much was produced, downtime, cause of downtime and employees on the line.
- The ability to work as a team.
- Be cognizant of any changes in a machine’s capabilities, and report any malfunctions to management.
- Collect samples from the machines while in the middle of processing to visually inspect the quality of the food.
- Able to stand for long time periods to monitor production process and lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- Experience with SQF and GMP programs
- Performs other related duties as assigned to support production needs.
Qualifications / Experience:
Education:
- High School Education Preferred
- Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices
- Familiar with Safe Quality Foods
Experience:
- Operating and start-up of industrial equipment.
Safety:
- Familiar with basic safety of production equipment procedures.
- Good Safety Practices, PPEs, SOPs, and LOTO (Lock Out/Tag Out)
Troubleshooting:
- Ability to troubleshoot.
- Able to identify root-causes of a problem by proper use of instruments and knowledge of machine operation
- Familiar with preparation and implementations of SOP and the ability to address rest of the food production team
Instrumentation / Calibration:
- Knowledge of common measuring instruments and their properties.
Continuous improvement:
- The candidate will be requested to participate and contribute to the plant continuous improvement activities and predictive maintenance.
Not required, but a plus in the selection
- Food manufacturing experience.
Work attitude
- Organized, in his daily routine as well as in the workplace.
- Keeps personal and common tools and instruments neat and in good working conditions.
- Anticipate any issue (necessary spare parts, tools, consumables, etc.) to avoid delays in production and equipment down time.
Languages:
- English: fluent or advanced level
- Spanish: an advantage, not required
Software:
- MS Office.
Skills:
- Team player, good communicator, willing to train team colleagues, production operators, and other team members.
- Service oriented, high sense of urgency.
- Skilled trouble-shooter.
- Strong basic math skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
What’s In It For You?
- Recognition And Reward
- Inclusive And Diverse Culture
- Career Development And Progression
- Work With The Most Innovative Technologies
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- Professional development assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
Work Location: In-Person
Rite Stuff Foods does not discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
Job Type: Full-time