Loader/Mixer Operator
Come join us at Chewters Chocolates, where We Make People Happy by Making Great Chocolate! We’re a leading manufacturer of premium, low-sugar chocolate. We recognize that employees are one of our key ingredients, which is why we believe in promoting a healthy work/life balance.
Chewters Chocolates is looking for someone who can prepare and blend batches of our delicious chocolate to ensure our production goals are met and customers get great tasting chocolate!
Reporting to Shift Supervisor and Production Manager our Chocolate Loader, you’d be responsible for loading and blending bulk chocolate and fillings into melter and portable tanks according to our secret recipes.
Your Responsibilities will include:
- Load chocolates into melter tanks and load fillings into appropriate tanks/portable tanks as required.
- Make recipe based on the recipe/batching sheet provided by the Manufacturing Manager
- Perform changeovers on chocolate depositors, pump disassembly/reassembly and other related equipment to material handling.
- Handling raw material leftovers and rework during and at the end of the production run.
- Ensure efficient and accurate scaling of the required ingredients.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of all batches made and other related documentation (inventory, scrap etc.)
- Coordinate with Manufacturing Manager to ensure that production run is running smoothly and without delays.
- Ensure a clean, safe and organized working environment. Following 5S and lean manufacturing principles.
- Ensure equipment is clean and sanitary before use by inspecting equipment prior start up and reporting QA any visual build ups.
- Handle plant equipment and tools with care and respect and report any damage to QA immediately.
- Ensure to follow food safety requirements (GMPs and HACCP)
- Follow FIFO and rotate raw material to ensure shelf life.
- Other related duties as assigned.
We’d like you to have the following skills:
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Must have good communication skills in English – written and verbal.
- Attention to detail and strong mathematical and mechanical aptitude.
- Strong sense of teamwork with an aim to achieve and exceed production standards.
- Must be punctual, proactive, and possess excellent work ethics
- Ability to work shifting schedules (day/evening/night), weekends, and holidays
- Be a team player and able to willingly share knowledge and experience with others
- Operate forklift with valid Certificate an asset
- Work independently in a safe and conscientious manner, abiding to standard operating procedure
Good stuff to know:
- There is plenty of free on-site parking and we are accessible by transit.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Pay: $24.29-$28.66 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have prior experience working in a food manufacturing facility?
Work Location: In person
