Food Processor (Chambersburg)

Want to earn over $40,000 and great benefits without having to work 5 days a week?

Earn more as you learn more with a leader in the food production industry! Enjoy great pay and excellent benefits package while learning in demand skills and establishing a long-term career in production.

Due to growth, Ventura Foods is seeking Processors to join their team in Chambersburg, PA.

If you have an interest in establishing a long-term production career, have experience in a physical job, and can lift up to 50 lbs with or without reasonable accommodation, we want to hear from you!

Multiple shifts offered on a 2-2-3 schedule!

Qualified candidates will be sent a scheduling link for screening, be on the lookout for any and all correspondence from Ventura Foods!

As a member of the Ventura Foods team, you will enjoy:

• Excellent Compensation – $20.21/hr. plus $2 shift premium! Processors earn between $42,000 and $48,000 in their first year!
• Full Benefits Package – Medical, Dental, Vision, free short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match up to 4%, employee assistance program, accident insurance, critical illness, legal shield, company paid life insurance, paid vacation, paid sick time, paid holidays, and more!
• Terrific Work Life Balance – This schedule allows you to only work 14 of every 28 days!
• Profit Sharing – When Ventura succeeds, share in our success with a profit-sharing bonus!
• Overtime Opportunity – Boost your paycheck with 8 hours of built–in overtime and voluntary overtime opportunities.
• Clean Facility – As a food manufacturer you will enjoy a clean and well-lit working environment
• Growth & Fast Track Advancement – You will receive extensive hands-on training and the support you need to grow and advance your skills. There is always an opportunity for advancement!
• Fulfilling Career - You will enjoy coming to work and you will have a sense of pride knowing you are making a positive impact by helping feed America!

Essential Duties:

• Prepare product according to established formulas, while monitoring the needs of production to keep filling areas supplied with finished product
• Use Local Control Panel (LCP) and scales to control the additions of all metered and manually added/weighed ingredients to mix and transfer completed batches to production lines or portable equipment
• Supply a product sample, as required, to Quality Control (QC) for testing and approval for packing
• Make and document all necessary adjustments, while keeping records of batches made and ingredients used including lot numbers. Also record re-work used on batch sheet, perform pre-start up checks and fill out standard paperwork for each shift
• Perform deck set up for daily schedule, operate equipment to aid in processing formulas; keep processing equipment clean and sanitized
• Clear out product lines and pumps with water at the end of daily product run. Remove empty containers, garbage and follow good housekeeping standards
• Flexibility to work shifts, weekends and overtime as needed
• Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls
• Other duties as assigned

About the Company: Ventura Foods delivers solutions that help food companies delight their customers in the U.S., Canada, and more than 60 other countries around the world. Our quality products can be found at national and regional restaurants, hospitals and universities, movie theatres and major retailers worldwide.  We proudly help food providers earn a special place on consumers’ tables by continually crafting custom dressings, sauces, mayonnaises, and other food solutions that exceed people’s expectations for great-tasting flavors and high-quality ingredients. We bring the same passion for innovation and quality commitment to our retail brands, including Marie’s® dressings, LouAna® oils, Dean’s® dips, and Gold n’ Soft® spreads.

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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.