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Processing Technician - (Nights - B Crew)

Winchester, VA

Are you a self-driven person looking to advance your career as a high-impact player on a team? If so, we have an exciting challenge for you and your future!

Our culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration that fosters a strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety and wellness. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, wellness programs, employee discounts, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, ongoing development, advancement opportunities and more. 

Founded in 1846, today HP Hood is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Our portfolio of national and super-regional brands and licensed products includes Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, Planet Oat and more.

Job Summary:

Perform processing duties as necessary in Receiving, Weigh-Out, Batching and VTIS to ensure service to fillers for HP Hood ESL and Aseptic products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Administer, implement, and maintain SOP’s and PM’s for all processing work areas
  • Ability to identify, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
  • Ability to maintain and rebuild presses, homogenizers and valves
  • Track department performance and provide regular progress reports to leadership
  • Maintain communication with other departments to ensure timely and efficient flow of product
  • Learn new equipment and procedures, maintain knowledge of various equipment
  • Submit work orders via MP2 system
  • Interface with the Quality department, pulling and testing samples, swabbing batch systems, verification of pallets and ingredients and communicating results and ensuring product meets quality standards
  • Maintain appropriate cleanliness throughout the day in the department areas, ensuring floor, drains and tanks are clean, including daily foaming and scrubbing batch room, weigh-out area and VTIS
  • Complete all documentation accurately and timely, including department checklist, processing charts
  • Safely operate a forklift in wet conditions and confined spaces
  • Support implementation and continued development of the processing master sanitation program

Receiving Responsibilities:

  • Manage schedules and receive daily deliveries of liquid ingredients, following mandated processes and notifying internal departments, ensuring delivery to proper tank
  • Complete department processes following unloading, including monitoring CIP of tankers
  • Run HTSTs, including troubleshooting, maintaining valves and presses
  • Monitor CIP, avoiding unnecessary down time

Weigh Out & Batching Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain batching knowledge for the range of ESL & Aseptic products
  • Stage product for batching
  • Work with Batch Verification Technician to ensure correct product is accurately weighed out
  • Physically process bulk bags of dry ingredients
  • Use LogPro system to maintain/log ingredient inventory
  • Work with the Dry Warehouse to manage inventory flow, requesting shuttles as needed
  • Operate various machinery/equipment involved in making batches

VTIS Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and change 49 charts throughout shift, including monitoring temp, flow and pressure
  • Complete all half hour checks on 2 aseptic VTIS/Alsafe, twice a shift check on 8 VTIS/Alsafe
  • Adjust and monitor reclaim addition and removal to waste silo
  • Complete all paperwork associated with CIP/SIP, down time & run time
  • Maintain PM’s on 8 VTIS/Alsafe, perform 3 and 6 month State timing on 8 VTIS
  • Monitor, maintain and trouble shoot P-2 and P-3 oxonia

Education and Experience:  

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • At least 2 years’ experience in Manufacturing
  • Basic to intermediate understanding of engineering, electronics, and pneumatics

 

Skills and Competencies:

  • Adapts to changes in the work environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills
  • Work effectively with team members to accomplish department and plant goals
  • Maintain a professional attitude when dealing with outside contractors/drivers

Physical Requirements:

  • Standing: Long periods
  • Sitting: Occasionally for short periods
  • Walking: Long periods
  • Bending: Often
  • Lifting: Heavy (75+ lbs.) frequently
  • Carrying: Heavy (40 - 60 lbs.) frequently
  • Pushing/Pulling: under 75 lbs. without assistance frequently

 

Performance Standards:

  • Comply with performance criteria, standards of conduct, employment procedures and responsibilities as described in the HP Hood Guidebook and applicable site supplement.
  • Adhere to all safety and environmental protocols, procedures and training. Maintain a safe work environment at all times and immediately report and take appropriate action to correct safety concerns.
  • Comply with all Good Manufacturing Practices, including GMP dress code standards.
  • Responsible for reporting to work in a condition to work at scheduled times and communicating tardiness and absences according to the Call-Off Procedure and Attendance Policy.

 

SQF (Safe Quality Food) Requirements/Responsibilities:

  • Adhere to all food safety and food quality requirements as well as the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over our products and processes.
  • Maintain food safety and food quality through completing job tasks and maintaining the work area in a sanitary manner.
  • Report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

 

Site Specific Requirements:

  • Must be able to, with training, operate all processing equipment
  • Must be able to obtain HACCP Certification
  • Must be able to successfully complete Better Processing Control School & State Timing Training
  • Must be able to complete Dairy Sampling Permit process

Environmental Concerns:

  • May be subject to exposure to ingredients used in the manufacture of food products including allergens.
  • May be subject to exposure to chemicals involved in the manufacture and sanitation of a food processing facility.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience and location.

The pay range for this position is

$28.95 - $31.63 USD

 

HP Hood is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

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