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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

+ Clean, organize, sanitize, and set up various production areas including, but not limited to, the pail line, drum line, emulsifier line, stabilizer line, and shortening lines.

+ Read and comprehend necessary information from production paperwork in each production area. This may include batch formulas, packaging schemes, and finished good logs.

+ Operate metering equipment and valves to flush out oil lines.

+ Utilize a scale to measure out partial raw material additions.

+ Manually cut and dump raw materials (bags/boxes/drums) into a hopper to batch and flush powdered material lines.

+ Package various finished products in cardboard boxes, pails, drum, jugs, totes, or bulk tankers.

+ Operate a stretch wrapping machine to store materials in the warehouse.

+ Utilize a drum lifting forklift attachment to transport drums of material throughout the plant.

+ Transport and stage various raw materials in each production bay while referring to the batch worksheets.

+ Operate a floor scrubber, pressure washer, broom, dust mop, wet mop, and use of various cleaning supplies.

+ Complete sanitation and cleaning checklists.

+ Train as a backup to various production technicians

+ Obtain sample requests as needed by sales/customer care/quality lab.

+ Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

+ **Education:** H.S Diploma, Forklift Certified, Manufacturing Experience

+ **Experience:** Experience in Foods Manufacturing, Union Environment

Knowledge, Skills, & Talents

Propane and electric forklifts, drum lifting attachments, lift tables, safety knives, stretch wrap, hand pumps, etc.

Working Conditions

Ability to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, Ability to lift and move up to 50 lb, Ability to perform repetitive tasks throughout the shift

Pay and Benefits

The starting rate for this position is $21.00/hr plus $2.50 shift differential.

Vantage offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, including:

+ Medical, HSA, dental, vision

+ Life and AD&D insurance

+ Accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance

+ Short- and long-term disability

+ EAP, identity theft protection

+ Paid time off, Parental Leave

+ Pension and 401(k) offered through the Cleveland Bakers Union Local No. 19

Equal Employment Opportunity

Vantage is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected category.

About Vantage

Vantage provides natural solutions to our customers’ technical performance and marketing needs through a unique combination of chemistry, application expertise and service. Underpinned by our broad portfolio of formulations, ingredients and actives that are built on a backbone of sustainable oils, fats and their derivatives, Vantage targets selected markets and applications including personal care, food, surface treatment, agriculture, pharma, and consumer and industrial performance. Vantage is headquartered in Deerfield, IL., operates in 11 countries worldwide and employs more than 1,000 talented professionals focused on delivering exceptional customer experiences with every interaction.

We are a dynamic people-centered organization where you’ll be part of a collaborative global team. Embracing our cultural diversity, we learn from each other to constantly improve, adapt and iterate. We value the voices and talents of our colleagues, empowering them to drive their unique ideas to completion. We’re convinced that exceptionally motivated employees produce outstanding results, and we celebrate them by fostering a culture of recognition, development, learning, excellence and shared achievement. Most importantly, we know you’re going to like it here. For more information visit: vantagegrp.com or LinkedIn/vantage.

Vantage is a leading supplier of naturally derived specialty ingredients and formulations that cater to the evolving needs of industrial and consumer markets. Through our chemistries, our customer focus and our global footprint, we are Enabling Tomorrow's Solutions Today.

As a company on the move, you’ll be working as part of a collaborative team and getting to know the cultural diversity of our world. We learn from each other to constantly improve, adapt and iterate. We value the voice and talent of our colleagues by empowering them to drive their unique ideas to completion. We’re convinced that exceptionally motivated employees produce outstanding results. Most importantly, we know you’re going to like it here.