Mixer - 1st Shift

Dewey's Bakery, Inc.

Job Description 

Job Title: Mixer

Shift: 1st 

Hours: 5:45AM-2:15PM - Must be able to work overtime including weekends 

Location: Winston Salem

Summary:

Dewey’s Bakery is an established company since 1930. Dewey’s Bakery has had the privilege of offering customers deliciously sweet and savory treats that reflect the local flavors we love. Our products are baked with care, and our passion is creating moments that bring people together to slow down, celebrate life and enjoy the moment.

This position is primarily responsible for operating industrial sized manufacturing mixer and properly combines ingredients to make a variety of dough in a timely manner by performing the following duties personally or though subordinates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follows the GMP rules of facility and other policies, procedures and SOPs.
• Identifies necessary ingredients and lot numbers.
• Follows mix sheets and completely fill out all the necessary information.  
• Examines dough and ensures there are no foreign materials introduced into mix.
• Understands and utilizes industrial size mixers and other equipment properly.
• Properly measures and adjusts dough to optimize the machine’s ability.
• Cleans industrial size mixers and associated utensils; Controls allergens and ensures there is no cross contamination.
• Reports food safety and quality problems to supervisor or appropriate personnel to ensure product is within quality standards.
• Completes computerized and paper documentation. 
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
• Communicates with co-workers and management in a respectful and effective manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Required - High school diploma or GED
• Required – Read and Write in English (all Production Paperwork and Data Entry is in English)
• Required – One-year previous experience working in food industry, primarily in a manufacturing setting
• Preferred – one to two years of experience working with industrial size mixers and other manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to read, interpret, and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operation instructions and procedures. 
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in oral or written form. 
• Ability to utilize a computer for file search and creation and data entry purposes. 
• Bilingual is a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:  

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance.
• Regularly required to view items at an extremely close range and must be able to adjust and readjust focus.
• Frequently lifting boxes and bag ingredients weighing between 20 and 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:  

• Regularly exposed to working near moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The noise level is usually moderate with equipment noise below 85 decibels.
• Area temperature range is 75 to 90 degrees.