Production Operator - Night Shift

Who We Are

At Freshpet, our goal is to change the way people nourish their pets forever. We strive to strengthen the bond between people and our pets so that we both live longer, healthier, and happier lives while being kind to the planet. We believe that if we can create fresh, real foods that pets love and help them live healthier lives, that their pet parents will also enjoy the many benefits of a rich life shared with a pet. IT'S AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START COMPLETELY FRESH!

What You Will Do

As a Production Operator, you are responsible for making the highest quality fresh foods that will nourish pets and help them live healthier lives! You will be part of a team operating various production equipment, moving ingredients across the cooking process to packaging the ready-to-eat fresh meals to be delivered to our customers.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Perform duties with a safety-first approach and support a "Safety First" culture
• Process and cook raw meat, vegetables, and dry ingredients
• Manually load ingredients as well as operate machines using a computer terminal and PLC touch screens
• Package cooked product into plastic packaging, pack into boxes, palletize and shrink wrap
• Record data on product throughout the shift, including cooking times/temperatures, verify batch ingredients, and finished product count/inventory
• Perform startup, assembly/disassembly, changeovers, and shutdown of processing machinery and processing line equipment
• Accurately complete paperwork related to production schedule inventory, HACCP plan, and/or quality standards
• Operate complete processing area machinery
• Weigh and stage ingredients for batch making
• Follow all relevant SOPs and corrective action procedures
• Clean and sanitize machine parts, equipment, and other areas
• Assure food safety standards with regards to GMPs and HACCP plan are being followed by self and fellow employees
• Follow established company policies and those outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Other duties as assigned

What You Will Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1+ years of experience in production within manufacturing, ideally in the food or beverage industry
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Solid problem solving and decision-making skills
• Must be able to work in a refrigerated (40 degrees) food manufacturing environment
• Ability to lift, push, and pull 50 pounds frequently without assistance
• Ability to frequently kneel, squat, bend, and stoop, twist, and reach overhead with repetitive motion
• Ability to spend significant time standing on the manufacturing floor
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft D365 ERP, Microsoft office)

What We Offer

At Freshpet, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Basic and optional life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability protection
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Pet insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Generous PTO plan
• And more

Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce

At Freshpet, we embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Freshpet aims to foster, cultivate, and preserve a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees are our most valuable assets. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company's achievement as well. Freshpet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimers

• We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
• Freshpet is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.