Food Production Technician

Company: Giant Eagle
Location: Pittsburgh
Posted on: October 17, 2020

Job Description:

Position Summary :

Immediately Hiring!

The Production Technician is involved in production of all products created in the soup production room. The technician is directly responsible for the product production, quality and adherence to food safety policies and procedures.

About Us :

Experience Required: 1 to 3 years; 2 - 3 years cooking/catering or large volume batch cooking experience.

Experience Desired: Experience in batching and scaling recipes, Mechanical and technical aptitude, experience with culturally diverse teams

Education Required: High school diploma or equivalent

Certification or Licensing Preferred: Food Safety

Lifting Requirement: Up to 50 pounds

Age Requirement: At least 18 years of age

Job Responsibilities

Prepare ready to eat sandwiches and salads on conveyor belt assembly lines

Inspect food ingredients and food preparation equipment through physical, mechanical and visual inspection to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations.

Perform day-to-day activities including cooking, scaling, pumping, packaging and sanitation.

Maintain accurate production records, HACCP and QA documentation to ensure that all meet the federal, state, county and company requirements.

Control quality and production costs through strict adherence to recipes and production procedures – monitoring waste and loss, and improved work efficiencies.

Coordinate and perform equipment and plant sanitation, as needed.

Inspect and evaluate equipment requirements to ensure efficiency and safety.

Maintain a safe and clean working environment by ensuring that all food safety, food holding, temperature, Giant Eagle and OSHA standards are met.

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