Production assistant

Job Title: Production Assistant Department: Production Reports To: Production Supervisor Work Hours: 7:30am-4:30pm (including 1 hour of unpaid lunch/breaks), Monday-Friday Major Responsibilities: Operate equipment that mixes, blends, and prepares ingredients used in the manufacturing of candy/confectionery food products: caramel coated popcorn and toffee coated macadamia nuts. Under the direct supervision of the production supervisor. Essential Job Functions/Requirements: ● Prepare ingredients for planned production in the kitchen. ● Fill processing or cooking containers, such as kettles or rotating cookers, with ingredients ● Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients in order to: ○ Cook toffee batches in gas fire mixers. ○ Pop popcorn. ○ Roast flavored nuts and raw macadamia nuts. ○ Make caramel coated popcorn and toffee coated macadamia nuts. ● Demonstrate working knowledge of gas-fire mixers. ● Use controls to start equipment and to adjust operation to maintain product quality Other Duties / Functions: ● Prepare various sauces for flavored nuts. ● Clean and sterilize kettles, large revolving pan, kitchen utensils, and factory processing areas. ● Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area. ● Other tasks instructed by the production supervisor. Work Conditions: Works indoors in a factory setting, in moderately warm temperatures of 80°F to 100°F. Equipment Use: Large revolving pan,