About New Horizons:
New Horizons Baking Company has been in operation since 1967. We produce ready to eat hamburger buns and English muffins for some of the most iconic brands. We currently serve over 2,000 quick service restaurants across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Western Pennsylvania as well as national retail and sandwich makers!
We cultivate and embrace a diverse team member population. We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives fuel our growth and enrich our culture.
We are looking for individuals who enjoy working in a fast-paced, team orientated environment, likes to be challenged, and values the opportunity to make a difference!
Compensation & Benefits:
$20.30+ per hour starting pay, paid weekly
*Seasonal*
May
8th - September 30th
- Employee appreciation lunches and events
- Referral Bonuses
- Attendance Incentives
- Opportunities for development and job advancement
Job Summary and Responsibilities:
General Bakers make a range of soft rolls and English muffins. They follow all the processes from receipt and storage of raw materials, preparation of raw materials for bread-making, measurement and mixing of ingredients into dough and proof. They tend to ovens and bake products to an adequate temperature and time. They inspect and package finished product. They stack and wrap finished product and transport to the shipping staging area.
Required Skills
- Follow instructions: Demonstrated ability to follow prescribed procedures in and reliable manner, paying close attention to detailed rules and regulations and following them at all times
- Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions in an effective and efficient manner
- Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Preferred Skills
- Apply GMP: Familiarity with applying regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance
- Use packaging equipment: Knowledge of use fastening and packaging tools such as plastic strapping, applicators, and adhesives, marking and labelling equipment, and tape.
- Monitor machine operations: Knowledge of observing machine operations and evaluating product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.
- Ensure quality control in packaging: Experience with implementing and monitor activities so that all requirements of packing procedures and packing standards are met at all times.
- Check quality of products on the production line: Experience with checking products for quality on the production line and removing defective items before and after packaging.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Example Activities:
- Attach identification labels to finished packaged items for shipping destinations.
- Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
- Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
- Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of packaged products to standards.
- Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.
- Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pileups or jams.
- Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
- Start machine by engaging controls.
Abilities Required
Have the ability to perform all jobs in Muffin and/or Bun make-up.
Able to lift 50 pounds. Able to stand for 8 hours a day. Able to communicate with other employees. Able to follow written and verbal instructions in a timely manner.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level, or work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities as needed and as assigned by supervision.
New Horizons is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.