Cook

Cook

Job Description:

• Follow the recipe to find equipment needed.
• Check with quality control to ensure equipment is clean.
• Have ingredients sent up from batching department.
• Have controller inspect ingredients.
• Have kettle assistants begin pre-batching.
• Complete top setup and tell controller before you start cooking.
• Ensure hose from liquefier is closed and inspect the kettle.
• Ensure scale is at zero.
• Compare weight on scale to recipe.
• After temperature is reached add the rest of the ingredients.
• Check final weight.
• Stop agitation and get sample for controller.
• Connect pump to bottom of kettle going to R2.
• Radio R2 operator to see if he is ready.
• Make sure air is connected to pump and open kettle.
• Tell controller the batch is dropped.
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Accurate completion of paperwork.
• Effective math skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Interpersonal and team skills for working with employees at all levels within the company.
• Ability to lift on a continuing basis.
• Ability to operate a pallet jack.
• Ability to work in a safe manner in a production environment with safety hazards.
• Ability to tolerate fluctuating temperatures in a loud noise production environment.

Physical Demands of the Position: While performing the duties of this position, the employee must be able to see, speak, hear, read, walk, and stand, walk, reach with hands and arms. for long periods. The employee must be able to pull, push, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, balance, and lift in excess of 50 lbs. There is extensive walking required.