Ready to join a US Best Managed Company?! Kent Precision Foods Group, a member of the Kent Corporation family of companies has an excellent opportunity to join their team as a Blender Operator! This is a full-time, hourly position that offers exceptional benefits in New Sharon, Iowa! 

The Blending Associate performs work station blending operations and oversees the general operations of the blending room. They are responsible for maintaining the blend schedule, reaching their daily goals and objectives as well as maintaining a clean orderly work area. 

Responsibilities: 

• Oversees and executes daily blend schedule
• Assigns blenders and temps daily tasks
• Monitors operator progress against schedule daily
• Assists blenders in reaching goals which includes running blenders, staging, scaling and sanitation
• Maintains daily blend summary sheet and blending performance sheet
• Works with production to ensure schedule stays on track
• Ensures proper sanitation is done on blenders
• Works with maintenance to ensure proper P. M. `s are being done
• Tracks operator performance daily
• Ensures staging and scaling stay ahead and notify them with schedule changes
• Oversees general operation of the blending room
• Monitors the levels of raw materials and notifies management of possible shortages
• Ensures blending rooms are kept clean and organized