At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

Become One of Our Valued Production Team Members:

Here at Lakeside Foods, the Special Relief team member is a very important part of our production operations. Utility team members are respected team members, performing a variety of roles within the department. If you are a driven and organized individual with a can-do attitude, we want to talk with you.

What You’ll Get

Pay Range

$21.96 Per Hour

Benefits

Medical, Dental and Vision
HSA/FSA
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness programs
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
401(k) plan with company match
Profit Sharing

Additional

Preventative Maintenance Season (November – May): Four 10’s Monday – Thursday
Stable work environment with a growing company
Schedules to maintain work/life balance
Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
Advancement Opportunities
Paid onsite and offsite training
Varied tasks from day-to day
An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job
Positive work environment with family spirit

What You’ll Do:

Ensure the safety procedures are followed
Incorporate good manufacturing practices established at the location
Required to follow established HACCP procedures developed at the location
Responsible for the correct blanch of presoaked beans for process.
Moves materials to and from blanch / soak area within a storage facility using material handling equipment.
Ability to maintain daily activity log sheets
Cooker Operations
Sauce Preparation
Demonstrate good lift truck skills, dewatering, and blancher equipment in an efficient manner.
Detects malfunction of equipment and inform appropriate personnel.
Become knowledgeable of all dry bean standards to ensure finished product grades.
Monitors and adjust soaked bean volume to meet daily production time requirements
Responsible for the proper mixing procedures and concentrations of soaking additives (CALC)
Performs other duties as assigned or requested by manager.

What You’ll Bring:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
Computer literacy
Forklift operating experience
Through individual and team efforts, enthusiastically work toward the continuous improvement of his/her job, work area, department, and Lakeside as a whole.
Fully participate in TAL by "living" Lakeside's Standards of Conduct and being an active member of operational and project teams. By action and work, clearly and visibly demonstrate the spirit of teamwork, cooperation and respect for others in all business transactions and exchanges.

Where You’ll Work:

WELCOME TO OWATONNA

Located one hour south of Minneapolis, Owatonna is rich in history. From Historic Downtown shops, restaurants and outdoor concerts, to over 700 acres of parklands and walkways, there is something for everyone in Owatonna

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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