Production Operator 1st Shift

Production Operator 1st Shift

About us :

The Irca Group is an International Leader in high quality finished and semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and ice cream markets. With a solid history of over 100 years in the industry, the Group has its headquarters in Italy (Gallarate) and a strong global footprint with 23 production sites and over 2000 employees in Europe, the United States and Vietnam.

Our core product categories include chocolate, compounds, chocolate decorations, sprinkles, creams, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, nuts and candied fruit. The most recent acquisition of Kerry Sweet complements our existing categories with the addition of sweet particulates, chocolate confections, inclusions, variegates and frozen fruit purees.

Extraordinary made simple

About our Location :

Working as part of the Elk Grove Village team, you'll be filled with pride when you see your family and friends eating products you helped make! Your dedication and commitment will bring smiles to the homes across America. An Irca Group Production Operator will have the opportunity to become a well-rounded operator, learning multiple jobs and watching the transformation of a product from individual ingredients to finished products.

We are seeking Production Operators for 1st shift; Mon-Thrs; 3am -1 : 30pm, Available to work overtime as scheduled on Friday & Saturday.

Essential Responsibilities

• Mixing : Reading and following manufacturing order instructions listing which ingredients youll gather, measure, weigh, and document the amount needed. Loading required ingredients (that may weigh up to 50lbs.) into a mixer, blending the ingredients based on time specifications, and unloading mixer to transfer mixed batch to next process.
• Extrusion : Process mixing batches through extrusion equipment to make finish product. Uses product controls to conduct product sensory to ensure finish product matches customer specifications throughout the extrusion process.
• Polishing : Responsible for managing and transferring finished product from our extrusion and drying processes. Puts the finishing touch on finished product using our panning process which require loading finished product from drums, carts, or trays into our polishing pans and adding liquid ingredients by hand or automation.
• Catching : Responsible for managing the transfer of finished product from our extrusion processes using drums, carts, or trays to the next process.
• Adherence to Human safety, food safety, Good Manufacturing Practices, and product quality are the highest priorities and a key essential function.
• Attendance is an essential responsibility.

Education & Experience Requirements

Physical Requirements

Irca Group USA LLC offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits : Medical, Dental, & Vision, 401(k) matching, Paid Vacation, and Holidays, Employee Education Tuition Reimbursement Program.

Irca Group USA LLC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Salary Base Range of $18.50 -$22.00 per hour for Employees Located in Illinois.

The base salary range provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position. The range provided is for Illinois employees as Irca group is required by Illinois State Law to post pay rates. Irca group reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location / geography. Irca group conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

$18.50 - $22 an hour

Compensation details : 18.5-22 Hourly Wage

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