About LiDestri Foods LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.
Excellent Pay and Benefits:- Great career-pathing
- Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
- Health insurance with premium contributions
- Dental, vision, HSA
- 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
- 401k - with employer match
- Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
- Company bonuses
- And many more....
POSITION SUMMARY:- Safely operate machinery with maximum efficiency, while maintaining product quality and following regulatory and company guidelines for sanitation and safety
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: - Operate machinery, to include machine set-up, operation, change overs, and troubleshooting, to detect product (raw or finished) defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary;
- Maintain GMP (good housekeeping) standards at and around machinery;
- Perform SOPs for machinery in assigned area;
- Cross training or training on equipment as defined by manager;
- Maintain accurate document documentation;
- Maintain and issue raw materials into assigned work orders;
- Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations;
- Maintain good attendance record per company policy;
- Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:- High School Diploma or GED preferred;
- Prior machine operation preferred;
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather, skid resistant work shoes/boots;
- Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions and reasoning;
- Ability to use various hand tools (knife, water house, band cutters, can opener, scales, Telnet scanners, various small hand tools as required for position/product testing);
- Previous experience operating a forklift (for applicable work areas);
- Lock out/tag out certified;
- Possess a continuous improvement and team orientated mind set.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to:
- Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors
- Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions
- Lifting/carrying
- Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending
