Processing Operator

Details you want to know

Typical Shifts: Monday - Friday (weekend overtime has been mandatory due to business needs)

• 1st Shift: 6am -2:30pm (Mondays shift start early to help with Facility Start Up)
• 2nd Shift: 2pm - 10:30pm **(Shift differential available) 
• 3rd Shift: 10pm -6:30am**(Shift differential available)

 Pay:

• Compensation - $21 per hour 

Being a  Processing Operator means being at the heart of how we make our products. It’s a hands-on, fast-paced role where you’ll learn how to run equipment, troubleshoot issues, and help keep our production lines moving smoothly.  This is a great opportunity to build valuable skills, take on more responsibility, and be part of a team that makes a real impact every day. Plus, if you’re someone who enjoys solving problems, working with machines, and seeing the results of your work, this role is for you.

Our processing area is where we prepare, mix, extrude, cut, and oversee the production of the fig-bars across our production lines. We have four lines onsite. Here’s a simple overview of what each part does:

Ideal candidates: Experience with inventory management, SAP or similar systems, data tracking, and processing. Forklift experience. Those comfortable with physical work, machine operation, and quick task management. Attention to detail, focus, experience with older or less mobile workers, self-starters.

Physical demands: Heavy lifting, repetitive tasks, operating machinery. (must have ability to lift 50 lbs.)

Main Processing Areas & Their Roles

Pre-Scale:  

• Creating batch records in SAP  
• Gathering raw ingredients like sugar and measuring them precisely following recipes  
• Building batches or kits for the mixers  
• Creating labels in SAP/Checking inventory 

Mixing:  

• Moving kits from pre-scale to the mixer (using a forklift)  
• Loading ingredients into the mixer using proper tools (like sifters and box cutters)  
• Following batch recipes carefully, especially timing (e.g., jam every 40 minutes)  
• Managing time efficiently to produce more batches

Extruders:  

• Loading dough and jam into hoppers that combine into our fig bars  
• Using forklifts to move materials to hoppers  
• Maintaining oven temperatures and entering data into our system 
• Troubleshooting jams and cleaning equipment

Note: Hoppers lead to the oven, and attention to detail is key.

Guillotine:  

• Cutting bars into the correct sizes  
• Removing any defective products (burned, misshapen, holes)  
• Communicating with the extruders about jams or issues

Floater/Material Manager:  

• Supporting different areas as needed  
• Moving simple tasks out of other departments  
• Operating forklifts and managing materials efficiently

What we offer you

Our team members' physical and mental health is important to a thriving workplace. That’s why we offer the following benefits to full-time employees:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for eligible employees
• 401(k) plan with a company match that vest on day 1 of eligibility
• Paid vacation (40 hours)
• Paid time off (40 hours)
• Holiday pay (11 days)
• Paid short-term disability
• Paid life insurance
• Banfield Pet Insurance Discounts
• Wellness Benefits and Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program 

Who we are:

We are Nature’s Bakery, one of the fastest growing snack brands in the category and have recently joined KIND, a healthy snacking leader, and the Mars family of companies, to accelerate the growth of our healthier snacking platform. We have a bright future ahead of us. Come bake with us and create a world of snacking that is both good, and good for you.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMMUNICATION:

· Must be able to effectively deliver and receive verbal communication.

· Must be able to read machine operating instructions and manuals as needed.

· Ability to read and interpret quality documents, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

PRODUCTION KNOWLEDGE:

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands or feel and reach.

· The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

· Working knowledge of the manufacturing process, typically resulting from a minimum of one year experience in related jobs, preferred.

· Ability to work in cold and warm environments.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll find this job exciting if you are looking for jobs like this:

• Warehouse lead, general labor supervisor, manufacturing lead, manufacturing assistant, batching operator, machine operator, production operator, team leader, assembly line, packaging, mixer, material handler, production, distribution associate, manufacturing leadership.