1st Shift Brine Station Operator

Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 1,400 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby's, Aunt Nellie's, READ, Seneca Farms, Green Valley, Green Giant (Shelf-Stable), CherryMan, Paradise, Pennant, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements.

Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401K, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off and more! Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great! Come join the Seneca Foods team - Apply now!

Seneca Foods Corporation's Hart, MI facility is currently seeking a Brine Station Operator to join our team. The Hart facility focuses on primarilyproducing quality products, which include Maraschino Cherries, Glace Fruit, and Ingredient Cherries.

To us, success depends on our ability to innovate our industry by providing quality products in a responsible manner. Without our dedicated employees, achieving our goals would be impossible.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee entire brine making operation, including start up and shut down.
• Make brine according to formula, ensuring specification compliance, for both new batches of brine and boosting the concentrations of brine already in use.
• Breaking down formulas to assure the proper ratio of ingredients is maintained.
• Train and give direction to other employees working in area.
• Accurately complete necessary paperwork (finished goods tally, downtime, etc.).
• Troubleshoot and correct problems as they occur; notify maintenance if assistance is needed.
• Safely connect and disconnect sulfur dioxide (SO2) cylinders to the system.
• Transfer SO2 safely and without release to the atmosphere.
• Operate a semi-automated computer controlled batch system.
• Lift 50# bags of chemicals and safely add powders to batch system.
• Use proper lock out procedures when necessary and ensuring all other safety protocol is followed.
• Use proper sanitation procedures to clean line as needed.
• Maintain and operate forklift safely at all times; complete daily forklift tests.
• Load brine into tankers or totes as required.
• Alter start times based on the needs of production.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Understand and use formulas
• Ability to pass a respiratory fitness test
• OSHA Forklift License
• DHS Hazardous Chemical / Chemical of Interest Training including background check and DHS screening
• Sulfur Dioxide Safety Training

Starting wage is $23.94 per hour.

We strive to attract and maintain a workforce that enriches our team experience and supports our shared vision for the future. At Seneca, you'll be part of a team of highly qualified and dedicated individuals. We believe in making the world a healthier, happier place starting with our own employees. At Seneca, you'll feel good about what you do. In fact, many of our people have been with us for decades, helping advance our company.

If any of this sounds interesting to you and you want to learn more, apply today!

Seneca Foods Corporation is committed to providing equal opportunity for all, through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. Seneca Foods Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact us at ADA@senecafoods.com or call 585-495-4100.