Operator 1, Bakery-Packing

Aspire Bakeries
United States, New Jersey, Swedesboro
11 Technology Drive (Show on map)
Jun 11, 2025
Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands likeLa Brea Bakery,Otis Spunkmeyer, andOakrun Farm Bakery. With 14 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration. The Packing Operator is under the direction of the Bakery Supervisor or Area Lead, plans, organizes, directs and coordinates daily activities of Packaging and Retail Bagging Departments. Responsibilities Performs duties as assigned by the Packaging Supervisor or their designee. Ensures adherence to the daily production, packaging, and retail bagging schedule. Coordinates, organizes, and assigns subordinates daily job tasks in packaging and retail bagging departments. Verifies that metal detectors are operational and performs regular tests as directed by the Quality Assurance Department. Monitors blast freezer temperature and core product temperatures to ensure product temperature specifications are met. Monitors product to ensure that other product specifications are met. Informs maintenance department or Packaging Supervisor of equipment maintenance issues. Adjusts and prepares ink jet coder for daily production. Monitors to ensure accuracy and legibility. Ensures that lot codes, bar codes, and use by dates, case labels, and retail bags are correctly applied, used, or inserted into the cases according to specifications. Ensures all packaging documentation, including finished product report, spoils report, metal detector log, pallet tags, check list, and daily employee hour's reports, and other documentation, is filled out accurately, legibly, and on time. Ensures that sufficient packaging materials are available for daily activities (cartons, labels, retail bags, pallets, pallet tags, case tape, etc.). Operates forklift and pallet jack to move product, including into and out of freezer. Completes duties, and ensures that subordinates complete their duties, in accordance with quality assurance, GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), safety and other company programs and procedures, and in accordance with government codes and regulations. Ensures subordinates are wearing the proper protective freezer clothing issued when performing job tasks in the freezer. Maintains clean, organized, and safe work area, including wiping and washing equipment and tools; sweeping and mopping floors; and trash removal. Ensures that subordinates are operating equipment safely and correctly. Enters case production (finished goods) information into spreadsheet Does data entry of production runs as per requirements of MOVEX/SAP Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications : High School Diploma or GED Two years of related manufacturing experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of experience and training. Ability to read and interpret documents such as production schedules, safety rules, operating instructions and procedure manuals in English Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to stand and walk; and use hands to finger, handle or feel equipment controls and materials. The employee is frequently required to twist, bend and stoop. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with the aid of a co-worker. The employee is expected to occasionally push/pull manual forklifts and other equipment. Frequent flexing, extending and turning of the neck and head are required. This position requires employee to have adequate communicating and observational skills, including seeing, speaking and hearing, due to the operation of various types of moving equipment used in the bakery. These requirements are for the safety of the employee and co-workers. These requirements are also necessary for collecting and distributing information to subordinates and communicating with co-workers. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and color vision. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is regularly exposed to extreme cold (non-weather) conditions and to rapid changes in temperature, and occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and extreme heat (non-weather). The employee must be able to tolerate a work environment that contains flour dust. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can get loud. Shift: 1st Salary Range: $19.00-$21.25/hr We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.