Come Join Us!

This position will work 12 hours 4-5 days a week, hiring for 1st & 2nd shift (4am - 4pm and 4pm - 4am)!

Safely and properly operate machinery essential to the production of food products at Summer Garden Food Manufacturing. Process all fresh ingredients and dry ingredients in the most efficient way possible as to not affect the daily Master Production Schedule in an adverse manner. All Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) procedures must be followed at all times.

• Safely and properly changeover and operate any equipment located in the immediate work area.
• Properly and thoroughly clean and sanitize the immediate work area.
• Fill in for each and every work position when needed.
• Perform operator level adjustments and preventative maintenance on equipment located in the immediate work area.
• Successful and accurate completion of all paperwork and touch screen entries.
• Ensure completion of any and all rework including directing and training temporary workers to complete tasks.
• Participate in the SGFM training program which includes training all employees in your immediate work area.
• Working knowledge of weights, measurements, measurement conversions and batching of kettles.
• Build a team environment within the immediate work area and throughout the SGFM organization.
• Follow safety regulations and procedures required by SGFM/Quality/SQF/GMP’s/OSHA regulations/Preventative Controls.
• Operate a forklift and Pallet Jack as required to move pallets around and off the lines. (In house certification will be provided)
• Ability to work under pressure while multi-tasking.

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  High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Frequent lifting of material up to and including 80 pounds.
• Able to read and write English fluently
• Basic mathematic and reading.
• Regularly required to talk, hear and see
• Frequently required to stand, walk and bend.
• Manual dexterity with ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Climbing ladders and stairs often.
• Able to work in both hot/humid (in excess of 110 degrees F) and cold (below -20 degrees F) environments.

The Zidian Group offers a competitive benefit package:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, Supplemental Life Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance, STD, LTD
• 401k with Company Match
• 8 paid holidays
• PTO

About The Zidian Group

It is our mission, but more importantly our passion, to produce and distribute food products that exceed consumer quality and taste expectations as well as deliver exemplary dining experiences. In addition to our own Gia Russa brand, we also manufacture various private label products in our LEED certified food manufacturing facility, situated on our 10-acre campus. Along with our manufacturing, we also import from Italy as well as distribute to all 50 states, Canada and Mexico.

Throughout the years, we have brought consistently fresh, flavorful and healthy Italian specialties to the marketplace. We use only a few select ingredients that are pure and free of additives or preservatives while passionately upholding time-honored Italian traditions to proudly produce some of the world’s most sought after pasta sauces and Italian specialties.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer