Ever Fresh Fruit is hiring: Production Assistant in Warren

Are you a hardworking, motivated, self-starter with a strong desire to be part of a stable, supportive, fast paced team? We offer opportunities for a long-term career, with consistent hours and opportunity for growth.

What Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers!

• Monday through Thursday schedule
• Overtime is available
• Dedicated Employee Development Specialist to assist with career growth
• Opportunities for advancement
• A leadership team that works alongside you for continued support
• Employee recognition programs

Ever Fresh Fruit Company offers:

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance plan
• Vacation and sick time
• 8 paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous 401(k) match

About us!

Warren, Indiana site to be open in April, 2025! We work closely with our customers to create unique flavor elements to ice cream bases and yogurt preps. Many of our ingredients end up in easily recognizable brands on the store shelf as we produce for both international corporations as well as smaller, local brands. Our Research and Development is done in-house so we get to witness the whole process from ideation to creation. We support regional trade organizations, source locally when appropriate and help to bring healthy food to people's tables.

Production Assistant

Department: Operations

Status: Non-exempt

Employee Classification: Regular Full-time

Reports To: Plant Manager

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Job Summary: This individual performs manual labor with accuracy and efficiency in the Formulated Department, adhering to the highest standards of quality and service. Responsible for sanitizing equipment, production tools and the facility environment in both the Apple and Formulated Plants to ensure best food production safety practices.

Essential Functions:

1. Assists the Production Operator with verifying quantities and lot numbers of various raw ingredients; including but not limited to handling, processing and packaging of formulated ingredients.
2. Completes daily documentation of ingredient in batches with comprehensive understanding of the data and its impact to the operation.
3. Operates within all standard operating procedures.
4. Operates forklifts and other heavy equipment.
5. Cleans and maintains work area.
6. Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
7. Wears and maintains proper personal protection equipment while performing sanitation duties.
8. Adhere to proper GMPs.
9. Operates food processing equipment, including but not limited to mixers, sieves and steam kettles.
10. Packages finished product.
11. Tests and records in process verification checks of finished products as necessary.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. One to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
3. Legible hand writing
4. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
5. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

1. Ability to assemble at least one line for all pack styles
2. Ability to shuttle waste and recycling out of the facility in an efficient manner, before overflowing
3. Ability to work all fill station roles (filling, weighing, cleaning, labeling and stacking)
4. Ability to assemble/disassemble at least 50% of the lines
5. Shows initiative to jump to another line when they need help
6. Ability to assemble/disassemble on all lines (250s and 300s platform)
7. Ability to fill out a WO accurately and neatly
8. Ability to set up and operate all specialty equipment (dicer, finisher, thermutator/terlotherm)
9. Ability to cover a Production Operator or Batcher's break and monitor a batch
10. Ability to train new Production Assistants
11. Shows potential to develop into a Production Operator role
12. Ability to operate forklift and/or certified to operate forklift.

Working Conditions/Physical Factors:

1. Worker may be exposed to a loud working environment.
2. Worker may be exposed to hazards in the work place such as proximity to equipment conducting extreme heat, moving parts, and electrical current.
3. Must be able to work in environment containing allergens (nuts, milk, wheat, etc.).
4. Must be able to use normal office equipment (scanner, printer, copier, computer)
5. Must be able to talk/hear/sit for prolonged periods of time.
6. Frequently required to lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

Other Duties as Assigned:

We know it's impossible to convey every single task for a particular job in a single job post. Our hope is that as we work together, we can use this job as a starting point so that your role can evolve over time and we can adjust your job description accordingly.