Job Description

Description

Come grow with us!

Pacific Coast Fresh Company is a local, family-owned produce distributor that has proudly served our Pacific Northwest retail, wholesale, and food service customers since 1977. We are now one of the largest independent produce distributors in the Northwest with distribution centers in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle (Kent), Washington.

Our employees are a big part of our success, and we truly believe the words of our founder, Emil Nemarnik, who often said "Take good care of your employees, customers, shippers, and farmers and they will make you successful."

As a Kettle-Mixer Operator, you'll earn not only a competitive hourly wage and comprehensive benefits, but also open doors to a wide variety of advancement opportunities. Pacific Coast Fresh Company takes pride in developing employees and recruiting from within, and we hope this position is just the beginning of your career with us!

What you’ll do...

• Perform safe operation of various production equipment, troubleshooting during the operation
• Cooking and cooling beans in accordance with food safety standards
• Monitor kettle and mixer machine operation throughout the production process
• Set up machines, and changeovers as required
• Follow recipes accurately, mix cooking ingredients, and consistently focus on product temperature, and product consistency for each recipe batch
• Crush cooked beans to load mixers with the correct weight for each recipe batch
• Responsible for monitoring product quality by maintaining required temperature check logs
• Responsible for inventory check throughout the shift after each product batch is packaged and after all orders have been completed.
• Stock inventory for the next day’s production orders
• Responsible for supporting and maintaining Food Safety and Quality programs and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Sanitizing machines, bean racks, utensils, production equipment and kitchen
• Follow GMP’s and all safety guidelines, including and not limited to wearing all required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Other duties may be assigned

What we look for...

• Minimum two years of food processing, machine operation, and troubleshooting experience
• Ability to perform basic math calculations, including fraction, addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication
• Good organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a routine basis
• Good oral and written communication skills (ability to read and follow recipes in English in order to receive direction and process paperwork)

What you'll gain...

• The opportunity to contribute, learn a lot, and have fun along the way
• Competitive pay and benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and profit sharing plan as well as paid time off
• Immediate access to earned wages through Daily Pay
• Regular and constructive performance feedback

Pacific Coast Fresh Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and, as such, considers individuals for employment according to their abilities and performance.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, age, religion, color, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship and immigration status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by law.

Pacific Coast Fresh Company participates in the E-Verify Electronic Employment Verification Program. To ensure that we continue to maintain a safe work environment, all employees must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check prior to beginning work.