Batchmaker Colors and Flavors

Job Details

Job Location

Somerset - Somerset, NJ

Salary Range

$21.00 - $23.00

Description

Do you love candy and snacks? Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team? PIM Brands might just be exactly what you’re looking for!

At PIM, we make the brands you love. Our portfolio of products, from Welch’s® Fruit Snacks to Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks® Sour Candies are enjoyed by millions of consumers every day. And when it comes to careers, we seek talented, results-oriented individuals who want to play a part in building amazing brands and products while working in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced office environment. At PIM, you can make an immediate and lasting contribution to help grow iconic snack and confectionery brands, no matter your area of expertise.

We are looking for a Batch maker Colors & Flavors interested in starting a SWEET career as part of our Quality Control team at PIM’s Somerset site in New Jersey.

JOB OVERVIEW

Prepare and pre-weigh acids, vitamins, starch & other ingredients for five Moguls plus Fruitroll line for 24/7 operations based on production schedule, which includes creating M3 data tracking / inventory labels for all items. Handle all color & flavor solution returns for each Mogul and Fruitroll line for 24/7 operation, using the M3 data system. Deliver dry ingredients and solutions to their perspective mogul / kitchen staging areas. Mix ingredients and prepare poly glaze for in house consumption on all four moguls.

Qualifications

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare dry ingredient and solutions for Mogul / Kitchen production

• Use proper PPE’S according to task at hand

• Use M3 data system for inventory and label creation

• Report food safety and quality issues to Plant management and SQFP

• Follow PIM Brands GMP rules

• Monitor fellow employees for adherence to GMP’s

• Weigh out ingredients based on formulation

• Mix ingredients based on formulation

• Label ingredients and solutions with item name, lot number and number of pounds

• Inspect and disposition all ingredients returned from the Moguls / Kitchen

• Check scales and verify there are in working order daily

• Perform daily inventory of ingredients used at the Moguls / Kitchen

• Act as a subject matter expert for the batching dept.

• Ability to work additional hours as needed

  EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

• High School education or equivalent is strongly preferred, Associate degree is preferred

• Manufacturing environment experience and knowledge of batching is preferred

• Knowledge of Good Manufacture Practices, HACCP and SQF is a plus

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

• High degree of accuracy in using scales and measurement equipment

• Organized and detail oriented

• Basic math and computer skills are required

• Ability to read, speak, and write English is require

• High sense of urgency

• Team player

• Accountable

• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish/Creole) language a plus, and strong overall communication skills required.

• Strong focus with the courage, drive, and discipline to execute.