Location: Fresno,CA, USA
About LiDestri Food and Drink
LiDestri Food and Drink 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
Health insurance with premium contributions
Dental, vision, HSA
100% 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:
+ Safely operate machinery with maximum efficiency, while maintaining product quality and following regulatory and company guidelines for sanitation and safety
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
+ Operate machinery, to include machine set-up, operation, change overs, and troubleshooting, to detect product (raw or finished) defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary;
+ Maintain GMP (good housekeeping) standards at and around machinery;
+ Perform SOP's for machinery in assigned area;
+ Cross training or training on equipment as defined by manager;
+ Maintain accurate document documentation;
+ Maintain and issue raw materials into assigned work orders;
+ Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations;
+ Maintain good attendance record per company policy;
+ Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
+ High School Diploma or GED preferred
+ Prior machine operation preferred
+ 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 various hand tools (knife, water house, band cutters, can opener, scales, Telnet scanners, various small hand tools as required for position/product testing);
+ Previous experience operating a forklift (for applicable work areas);
+ Lock out/tag out certified;
+ Possess a continuous improvement and team orientated mind set.
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