Baked Processing Specialist

5 days ago


Topeka, Kansas, United States Hostess Brands Full time
Job Description Summary

Topeka Plant ($1000 Retention Bonus Start Rate $26.30 per hour) To produce high-quality treats with minimal yield loss at the lowest possible cost to the factory. Rotating shifts, possibly 7 days a week and 12-hour shifts. Standing, walking, and working in a hot environment year-round.

Essential Functions of the Job
  • Prepare emulsions
  • Produce dye
  • Manufacture coatings
  • Add hand-adds to dry mixes
  • Operate and monitor systems on a continuous basis
  • Perform weekly start-ups, shut-downs, and clean-ups
  • Conduct minor maintenance of department equipment
  • Maintain sanitation and cleanliness of production and preparation areas
  • Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and hand trucks
  • Be prepared to perform manual tasks to keep systems running
  • Work rotating shifts
  • Work up to 12-hour shifts
  • Work up to 7 days a week
Skills and Knowledge
  • Ability to work independently and make decisions
  • Knowledge to prepare for changeovers
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Good time management and initiative
  • Knowledge and experience in using tools
  • Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changes
  • Basic knowledge of diagrams and schematics
  • Basic safety knowledge
  • Basic computer skills
  • Ability to complete tasks assigned by team leaders
  • Ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure
  • High level of awareness to run two systems simultaneously
  • Strong mechanical aptitude
  • Basic knowledge of VFDs, forklift battery chargers, electric motors, gearboxes, drive shafts, chain and belt drives, pumps, screw conveyors, airlocks, breaker boxes, lockout/tag-out switches, scales, and micro-motions
  • Advanced knowledge of products (ingredients, processes, etc.)
  • Advanced knowledge of smart screens and their proper uses
  • Good communication skills
Physical Requirements
  • Standing: 6 1⁄2 hours out of 8 hours a day (4 hours overtime) max of 10 1⁄2 hours in a 12-hour day
  • Sitting: Minimal time for changing formulas and doing paperwork
  • Lifting: Up to 50lb maximum limit
  • Lift/Pull: Operate hand jacks to lift pallets and barrels
  • Push/Pull: Push totes with hand jacks, mop, and broom for clean-up
  • Carry: 50lb bags of ingredients from the TINA dries room to the TINA emulsion prep area (30-35ft)
  • Climbing: Up and down stairs to the Emulsion Hopper 5-8 times per shift
  • Balancing: Climbing stairs and ladders
  • Walking: To work areas, around machines, out of storveyor areas, checking gauges, and setting on equipment
  • Stooping: To pick up ingredient bags and carry over to emulsion prep areas
  • Kneeling: To clean under conveyors and Dryer/Coolers
  • Squatting: To pick up hand-adds, clean under conveyors, and Dryer/Coolers
  • Reaching: Machinery that has been locked out and in need of repair or maintenance, and cleaning
  • Handling: Tools, valves, turning machines on and off, ingredient bags, buckets, hoses, water guns, paperwork, and computer usage
  • Feeling: Checking product texture and consistency
  • Twisting: Head and neck rotation while driving forklifts
  • Talking: Communicate with coworkers, Packaging operators, Bones Premix operators, Lab workers, and Team Leaders
  • Hearing: Machine running, operate forklifts, coworkers, and alarms
  • Noise: Hearing protection required in all production and packaging areas
  • Sight: Operating machinery, complete paperwork, and monitor production - 100% of the time
Education

High School Diploma or GED required

Working Environment/Physical Surroundings

Low conveyors, standing/walking on concrete, tight work spaces, extreme temperatures (32 to 120F) hot in the summer and cold in the winter

Personal Protective Equipment

Hearing protection, bump cap for head protection, safety glasses, steel toe shoes, and high heat gloves

Hazards

Automatic equipment, pressurized air hoses, high-pressure hoses, strahman water hoses (hot-steam injected water), and very hot piping



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