LiDestri Foods Job Opportunity LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.
Excellent Pay and Benefits:- Great career-pathing
- Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
- Health insurance with premium contributions
- Dental, vision, HSA100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability 401k with employer match
- Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
- Company bonuses
- And many more
Position Summary:
Prepares products and batches per the batch cards per customer specifications and assures quality checks are performed and recorded by performing the following duties.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Ensure all equipment is setup and functioning; Follow batch cards for all products verifying item codes, lot numbers, weights and descriptions; Responsible for preparing batches per batch card (kettles, breddos, brix, acid, and PH levels) per batch card; Assist with reports for ingredient lot numbers; Remove any product not required for current batch run; Participate in CIPs as needed; Ensure kitchen and all utensils are clean and ready for use; Understand written production orders; Report an accurate and current inventory to personnel with authority to initiate action; Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
Required Education, Skills & Experience:
High School Diploma or GED.Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid resistant work shoes/boots. Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions, and reasoning.
Ability to use basic hand tools (knife, pumps, and scales).Previous experience as a machine operator.
Lock Out/Tag Out Trained.
Working Conditions: Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to:
- Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors
- Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions
- Lifting/carrying
