Blender

About New Horizons Food Solutions:

Coalescence NHB LLC, now New Horizons Food Solutions LLC, has been serving the Food, Beverage, Health Care, and Personal Care Industries since 2005. We deliver a "one-stop" innovative ingredient solutions for some of the most iconic brands. We develop a wide variety of customized culinary products, seasonings, flavors, and coatings for savory and sweet applications. In addition, we manufacture functional blends which improve product quality, and nutritional fortifications that combat malnutrition because of micronutrient deficiencies.

We cultivate and embrace a diverse team member population. We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives fuel our growth and enrich our culture.

We are looking for individuals who enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-orientated environment, likes to be challenged, and values the opportunity to make a difference!

Compensation & Benefits:

$20.76 per hour starting pay, paid weekly (Pay Rate dependent on Role)

Schedules:

Liquid Location: Weekly schedules change depending on workload. The average week has 4 to 5 days of 10-hour shifts.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, company-paid Dental and Vision, Disability and Life Insurance, 401K with match, and paid Vacation. Additional benefits include:

• Employee appreciation lunches and events
• Referral Bonuses
• Attendance Incentives
• Opportunities for development and job advancement
  
  
  

Job Summary and Responsibilities:

Blender – Operate and monitor a variety of mixers/blenders/auxiliary equipment to produce a quality product and ensure a safe and efficient operation. Loads ingredients into blenders and equipment while following company, safety, and food safety policies and procedures.

Stager – Stage batches by accurately selecting, weighing, counting, and verifying ingredients according to recipe specifications located on the work orders.

Required Skills

• Follow instructions: Demonstrated ability to follow prescribed procedures in and reliable manner, paying close attention to detailed rules and regulations and following them at all times
• Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions in an effective and efficient manner
• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Environment: May be exposed to minor dust, strong scents, and noise levels.
  
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Apply GMP: Familiarity with applying regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance
• Use packaging equipment: Knowledge of use fastening and packaging tools such as plastic strapping, applicators, and adhesives, marking and labelling equipment, and tape.
• Monitor machine operations: Knowledge of observing machine operations and evaluating product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.
• Ensure quality control in packaging: Experience with implementing and monitor activities so that all requirements of packing procedures and packing standards are met at all times.
• Check quality of products on the production line: Experience with checking products for quality on the production line and removing defective items before and after packaging.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  
  
  

Example Activities:

• Accurately weighs ingredients and finished goods in the production process.
• Loads ingredients into blenders and equipment while following company, safety, and food safety policies and procedures.
• Accurately counts and assembles number of finished good packages on a pallet.
• Package finished goods and verify the integrity of the seal on various packaging types.
• Operate and monitor a variety of mixers/blenders/auxiliary equipment to produce a quality product and ensure a safe and efficient operation.
• Must consistently achieve production output standards.
• Ensure accurate labeling of products with regulatory information.
• Visually examine batches to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Communicate production/quality problems immediately to Team Leader/Quality Assurance for disposition.
• Follow and comply with all safety, work rules, and regulations.
• Assembles, labels, and seals components of finished good packing such as boxes, kraft bags, bags, super sacks, specialty packing, etc.
• Ensures equipment is in good working order and notifies maintenance when repair is necessary. Does not work on equipment unless trained to do so.
• Maintain department housekeeping standards. Maintains a clean work environment.
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment and tooling when necessary for production.
• Must safely use fork trucks, pallet jacks, dollies, and other equipment.
• Follows company product safety, legality, and quality systems.
• Stage batches by accurately selecting, weighing, counting, and verifying ingredients according to recipe specifications located on the work orders.
  
  
  

Abilities Required

• Able to lift 50lbs
• This job requires intermittent periods of continued physical exertion such as walking, standing, stooping, climbing and lifting material or equipment, some of which may be heavy or awkward.
• Able to communicate with other employees.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions in a timely manner.
  
  
  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level, or work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities as needed and as assigned by supervision.

New Horizons is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.