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Job Title: Blender Operator

Job Description

As a Blender Operator, you will be responsible for transporting required ingredients and pre-weighs from the staging area to the blending area, monitoring and incorporating push outs and Dump to Bulk (DTB) back into the system, and hooking up hoses, pumps, and lines for bulk concentrate or juice transfers from storage tanks.

Responsibilities

+ Maintain, build, and start up filters, open drums, and inspect and maintain filter blankets.

+ Program touch screens for product delivery from the silo room to blend tanks.

+ Follow instructions on blending sheets, add proper ingredients, and accurately record amounts.

+ Obtain blend tank samples and deliver them to the quality laboratory for testing.

+ Complete blending sheets and ensure their accuracy.

+ Maintain sanitation and cleanliness of the area throughout the shift.

+ Perform CIP sanitation of all blending lines, tanks, and equipment.

+ Remove empty barrels and bins from the batching area to outside storage and trailers.

+ Receive and unload tankers of bulk concentrates as needed.

+ Complete sanitation and line CIP as scheduled.

Essential Skills

+ Experience in chemical production, blending, batching, and mixing.

+ Proficiency in batch record keeping and compounding.

+ Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in a similar role.

+ Preferred pasteurization experience.

+ Food and beverage industry experience is preferred, but open to candidates from other industries.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Ability to lift 50 pounds consistently.

+ Adaptability to work in a non-climate controlled environment.

+ Experience handling milk batches of 3-5k gallons and juice batches of 10-20k gallons.

Work Environment

The role involves physical labor, requiring the ability to lift 50 pounds consistently. The work environment is non-climate controlled, which can lead to hot conditions. You will be working with milk batches ranging from 3-5k gallons and juice batches from 10-20k gallons. The position requires manual labor with long hours of standing, and there are no automated systems. The schedule includes rotating shifts of 2/2/3 (7pm – 7am) in the Almond Milk Department, and options for 2nd shift (3pm – 11pm) and 3rd shift (11am – 7pm) in the Juice Department, with 8-hour shifts over 5-6 days with potential overtime.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Deland, Florida.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40000.00 - $52000.00/yr.

Company Description:Country Pure Foods is the nation’s premier juice company, formed by joining four outstanding companies: Natural Country Farms of Ellington, Connecticut; Ohio Pure Foods of Akron, Ohio; Ardmore Farms of DeLand, Florida; and Cal-Tex Citrus Juice of Houston, Texas. Most recently, Country Pure Foods became a wholly owned subsidiary of Silver Springs Citrus, Inc., a joint venture owned by Sapporo International and Toyota Tsusho America. Combined, the company has over 300 years of experience providing fresh juice, packaging and distribution solutions to the food service, retail and contract packaging industries.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Deland,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 23, 2025.

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