Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods.
Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®.
With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations.
Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.
Title: Mixer and Ingredient Preparer With the support of the Lead Mixer and Production Supervisor the Mixer and Ingredient Preparer is responsible for scaling out ingredients accurately according to product recipe specifications.
Ingredients are then mixed to set parameters of time and temperatures.
The uniform dispersion and incorporation of the ingredients will develop into a homogeneous mixture for the targeted characteristics desired for processing the highest quality product standards expected by Aspire Bakeries.
MAJOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:1 Prepare ingredients accurately as specified by recipe; feed starters, sponges,mother, potatoes, peppers, onions, etc.
Prepare and mix ingredients to specified mixing time and temperature.2 Continually monitor and control temperatures of dough during the mixing process and the final mixing stage of the dough.
Add ingredients in the order specified by recipe to obtain desired characteristics.3 Visually and physically verify the texture of the dough to assure targeted texture characteristics.Monitor and control efficiency of Rheon Line to assure that dough mixes do not exceed the capacity of the Rheon Line.4 Continually monitor and control ingredient inventory control.
Assure that refrigerated ingredients are maintained in the coolers.5 Assure when specifications allow reuse of waste dough from the Rheon Line that it is incorporated back into the dough mixes by percentages allowed.
Assure the weight scales are functioning accurately.6 Document mixing data accurately and timely.
Maintain mixing equipment clean and sanitize.Identified batch containers accurately and weigh as required.7 Maintain coolers organized, clean; assure ingredients in coolers are identified.8 Maintain mixing and ingredient areas organized and clean.
Lift and dump 50 lbs.
flour bags consistently for short periods of times.9 Monitor that starter on floor does not exceed use time.
Assure mixing documents are completed at the end of the shift and placed in their designated place.10 Works to maintain and improve on the quality, legality and safety of each product and the processes used in their manufacture.
Responsible for keeping assigned work area clean and tidy at all times and reporting any potential contamination and suspicious activity to a Supervisor immediately JOB REQUIREMENTS:Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) Experience: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
License/Certification: No certifications needed.
Work Environment: Ability to pull wheeled dough bowl of approximately 1000 lbs.
Ability to execute job tasks with minimal supervision.
Work in harmony with peers.
Ability to document mixing and ingredients data accurately and timely.
Manual dexterity/ use of arms, hands to finger.
Ability to reach with hands and arms and lift.
Ability to perform multiple job tasks, executes job functions with interruptions.
Execute job functions safely.
Physical Requirements: Ability to pull wheeled dough bowl of approximately 1000 lbs.
Ability to execute job tasks with minimal supervision.
Work in harmony with peers.
Ability to document mixing and ingredients data accurately and timely.
Manual dexterity/ use of arms, hands to finger.
Ability to reach with hands and arms and lift.
Ability to perform multiple job tasks, executes job functions with interruptions.
Execute job functions safely.
Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.