COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Trilliant Food & Nutrition, formerly Victor Allen’s Coffee, headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin, has been a pioneer in the U.S. specialty coffee market since 1979. We have used our years of experience and skill in the traditional coffee segment to produce one thing: great coffee. We continually strive to be the best in coffee selection, precision roasting and brewing. Today, Trilliant Food offers three distinctive brands — Victor Allen’s Coffee™, Rio Grande Roasters™ and Thirstix™ as well as private label, customizable products for our customers. In order to keep up with consumer demand, Trilliant Food & Nutrition has continued to make advances and improvements and has expanded into numerous distribution channels and regions throughout the country including retailers, foodservice distributors and coffee houses. Learn more about our growing company at www.Trilliantfood.com .
The Utility Team Member role entails assisting in operating a production line, packaging, and/or ingredient blending equipment. The Utility Team Member is responsible for assisting the Machine Operator in ensuring efficient and safe machine operation, producing high quality product and finish product packaging, inspecting equipment and performing preventative maintenance; completing paperwork and data entry; assisting in packaging area and cross-training on other machine operation duties; coordinating production scheduling or BOM changes; keeping production area clean and orderly, and assisting in providing training or direction to other production line employees. The Utility Team Member may also act as a Machine Operator from time to time.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Cross trained on machine operating
- Complete paperwork and data entry
- Inspecting equipment
- Perform basic general machine maintenance
- Keep production area clean and orderly
- Packaging product
- Palletizing finished goods
- Cleaning equipment, either wet or dry processes
- Visually inspect product and packaging
- Move material and supplies to and from production area
- Ensure accurate counts
- Add materials to manufacturing equipment
- Sorting and performing rework
- Responsible for following food safety/quality/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/quality/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1-2 years food processing or packaging, food production and/or machine operating experience preferred
- Understanding of food safety, workplace safety, and food quality standards is strongly preferred
- Self-directed and personally motivated
- Have a strong attention to detail
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment while focusing on meeting or exceeding customer expectations
- Able to lift and move boxes or bags weighing up to 50-75lbs
- Able stand for up to 12 hours per shift
- Able to communicate and work well with others
- Able to contribute to a positive work environment by being a team player
- Good attendance and performance track record
- Able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
- All positions require a high school diploma or GED.
- Post-secondary education is a plus.
- Good knowledge of and/or passion for learning about coffee
- Strong general mechanical abilities and troubleshooting skills
- Able to effectively time manage and prioritize job functions
- Knowledge of food safety and food quality standards is strongly preferred
- Basic computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Disclosures:
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
- Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a Drug Free Workplace. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
- EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
- If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Jobs@TrilliantFood.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.