Batch Mixer

Are you someone who takes pride in precision and quality? We're looking for an experienced Mixer to join our production team and play a key role in delivering a consistently excellent product to our customers. In this role, you will prepare and mix recipe formulations accurately and efficiently, maintain an organized and safe work area, and follow proper food handling and sanitation guidelines. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience measuring, mixing, and following recipe formulations, a detail-oriented mindset, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment. If you're reliable, take ownership of your work, and want to be part of a team that values quality, we'd love to hear from you. Monthly bonus program up to $500/month We are a profitable, family company where your work will help improve the lives of animals. We make premium pet foods for exotic pets and emergency critical care diets for all animals. We are a growing family business with 48 employees.

Our mission:

Two Generations of Veterinarians Caring and Working for the Health of Animals through Advanced Nutrition, Exceptional Quality, and Education. A successful candidate will possess a fundamental love of animals, be kind of heart, focus on delivering exceptional quality, operate with the utmost integrity, and always strive to make our customers happy. We have monthly themed celebrations and celebrate birthdays with catered lunch.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Shift times are Monday-Thursday, 4:30am-3pm (no overnight or weekend shifts)
• Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and food preparation equipment
• Prepare and measure ingredients to use in formulas/recipes
• Prepare and process food recipes using a kettle, mixers, die machines, and other necessary mechanical machines
• Preparation of individual binder recipes
• Set up die machines
• Set up the screen at the end of the line
• Monitoring of food while mixing
• Ensure all machines are running properly
• Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in assigned work areas
• Ensure all food ingredients and other items are stored properly
• Check the quality of ingredients
• Cleaning and sanitizing of equipment, utensils, and floor area at end of shift
• Monitor stock and place orders with your supervisor when there are shortages
• Demonstrate a positive attitude with resilience and adapt positively to pressure, setbacks, challenges, and change in schedule to sustain peak effectiveness
• Legibly and accurately complete required daily documentation

REQUIREMENTS

• High School diploma or GED required
• Ability to learn technical aspects of assigned responsibilities
• Good computer skills
• Good math skills
• Strong communication skills
• Proven success in positively interacting with peers and upper management
• Ability to lift a maximum of 50# bags
• Ability to perform all duties in a working environment that may contain dust, high noise levels and work in hot and cold conditions
• Forklift certification required ~ Training and certification provided upon employment ~

Pay:

From $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Ability to

Commute:

Cornell, IL 61319 (Required)

Work Location:

In person