Operator 1, Bakery-Oven (L7)

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands likeLa Brea Bakery,Otis Spunkmeyer, andOakrun Farm Bakery. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

The Bakery Oven Operator is responsible for the precise baking of various products, adhering to specific baking profiles. This includes monitoring product quality throughout the baking process, from the proofer to the cooling conveyor, and maintaining a clean and safe work environment. This role also involves some team leadership and coordination responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product is formed and sliced to meet specifications.
• Monitor product quality on proofer plates and exiting the oven.
• Optimize product alignment on proofer plates for efficient oven entry.
• Coordinate activities of oven area employees, including training, work assignment, and direction.
• Ensure proper alignment of baked product onto the cooling conveyor.
• Maintain the cleanliness and sanitation of the proofer and oven areas.
• Manage cutting blades, ensuring sharpness and proper disposal.
• Assist operator to maintain process control of the Proof Box and Oven
• Ensure all data entry is entered accurately and on a timely manner.
• Through Aspire AOE training understands and uses Centerline and CIL daily management systems
• Participate in root cause analysis and problem-solving process
• Performs area walk daily to detect issues & defects to help reduce and maintain waste levels
• Follows standard work procedures and trains others on current best approach to minimize system variation
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by sharing improvement ideas with management and actively engaging in AOE pillar activities.

• Adhere to GMPs and Health and Safety rules outlined in the employee handbook, including:
  
  
  
  • Maintains a clean, organized, and safe working environment in assigned production areas and workstations.
  • Immediately report any unsafe conditions, incidents, or injuries to a supervisor or lead hand.
  • Using all required personal protective equipment.
  
  
  
  

• Adhere to and ensure compliance with food safety practices, including:
  
  
  
  • Maintaining all tools in good repair and reporting any broken, damaged, or missing tools to a supervisor or lead hand (do not discard damaged tools).
  • Following all GMPs, including maintaining personal hygiene, handwashing/sanitizing, and cleaning up spills (ingredients, water, debris, wood, etc.).
  • Report any issues or deviations to supervisors, including immediately reporting any potential contamination or suspicious activity to line leadership.
  • Reporting any unusual people or behaviors to a supervisor as a part of food security protocols.
  
  
  
  

• Additional tasks may be assigned as neede

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED is required
• Ability to write clearly and legibly and possess basic effective verbal and written skills in English.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the ability to work with computers and operating screens.

Shift: 1st Shift 6am-2:30pm ( Must be able to work weekends)

Benefits Designed with You in Mind

At Aspire Bakeries, we're committed to supporting your well-being, professional growth, and financial stability. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

Health & Wellness:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits

Work-Life Balance:

• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off and holidays

Financial Security:

• Competitive 401(k) plan with a 100% vested company match
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Continuous Growth:

• Tuition reimbursement program
• Flexible Spending:
• HSA and FSA options

Performance-Based Rewards:
We value your hard work and dedication. That's why we offer performance-driven incentive programs tailored to your role:

• Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP): Recognizing individual and team achievements.
• Sales Incentive Plan (SIP): Rewarding excellence in sales performance.
• Bakery Incentive Plan (BIP): Focused on achieving bakery-specific performance goals.

At Aspire Bakeries, we believe that when you succeed, we all succeed. Join us and experience benefits that truly work as hard as you do!

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.