Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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SUMMARY

Maintain production area and equipment in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Assist Kitchen and Steam room personnel and complete master sanitation scheduled duties. Support Processing by proactively looking at the schedule in advance and prepare for those functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED

• Perform various Processing Operation duties (Kitchens, Bindler, Sollich/Oka & Knobel) in a Backup or supplemental role

• Performs a Processing walk through to identify and resolve any GMP Food Handling/Storage violations.

• Cleans, sanitizes, and dries an array of production and some lab equipment, machinery, and utensils.

• Proper care, disassembly and reassembly of various kitchen Processing equipment required

• Cleans sanitation equipment such as mops, buckets, and towels

• Master sanitation and housekeeping such as walls, floors, lights, pipes, and equipment.

• Return cleaned utensils and equipment to proper production or storage areas and maintain those areas.

• Dump trash and remove cardboard and pig scrap recycling, animal feed and compost from all production areas

• Ensure that all returned ingredients are in clean sanitary condition and properly labeled.

• Review and follow detailed checklist provided.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Check cocoa butter and chocolate liquor tanks, add as instructed by supervisor or leader, and record the quantity and lot numbers

• Perform other production utility functions and relieve other utility positions or minor Kitchen jobs as requested by Kitchen Lead Person or Supervisor

• Required to assist in changeovers in all production areas and pump chocolate as needed

• Changing over mini-temps, supporting other processing changeovers as needed.

• Mixing colored chocolates and performing verification checks on colorimeter

• Performing cycle counts checks on colorants and colored chocolates

• Maintain organization of intermediate room, on-hand creams

• Set up cherry sort area

• Relieve on mould feed, perform mould swaps and perform other various processing utility functions as needed.

• Maintain home department in a clean and orderly manner

• Maintain 6-S throughout processing area

• Train new employees as required

• Follow all standard operating procedures

• Comply with all safety policies, report safety violations, and attend team and safety meetings

• Report problems regarding food safety to supervisor or manager.

• Perform other related duties as requested by Leader/Supervisor

• Required to work until end of production shift daily

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.