Ingredient Handler - Military veterans preferred

Ingredient Handler

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2025-7964
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Portland Plant

Overview

Ajinomoto Foods North America is a leading frozen foods company, committed to providing nutritious and delicious meals globally. With a rich history of diverse ethnic brands, our brands have become household favorites all across America. We are dedicated to contributing to a healthier lifestyle through nutritious and balanced Umami foods. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, all our products are cooked with our customers in mind, providing healthy and delicious meals for all.

We are looking for a Day Shift Ingredient Handler to join our rapidly expanding team in the Portland area. The Ingredient Handler assists with setting up production line, preparing ingredients, supplying production the lines, and, ensuring overall flow of the production line. Ingredient Handler will follow all company policies with regards to Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Food Safety and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) standards.

Schedules are typically Monday-Friday starting at 6:00 am for 8-10 hour shifts.

Starting pay is $20.00/hour.

If you choose to work with us, you will be an integral part of a team with a rich and diverse culture that learns, grows, and succeeds together. You will also have access to some amazing benefits such as:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance on DAY ONE
• Company paid STD, LTD, and Life Insurance on DAY ONE
• 80 hours of vacation and 40 hours of sick time per fiscal year
• 401(k) Retirement Savings plan that includes company’s matching contributions up to 4.5%
• Wellness reimbursement towards gym membership and/or exercise equipment
• Referral bonuses totaling $1000 when an employee refers someone to work with our company
• Quarterly sales of product to employees

• Receive/collect raw material ingredients and measure specific quantities according to Provide support for the manufacturing and packaging processes in Production
• Obtain vegetable blends and other materials from dry area, freezers or cooler and deliver to Production prior to running out of materials
• Verify physical materials against P.O. and Receiving Documents
• Put away materials
• Transfer materials to different locations
• Pick materials
• Return unused material to stock room
• Perform inventory cycle counts
• Maintain proper documentation retention
• Utilize the bar-code/warehouse management system (JDE) to do all of the above

• High School Education; or one to two years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• must have basic reading and math skills;
• must be able to follow simple written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to lift 50+ lbs. unassisted
• Able to push, pull products unassisted
• Capable of working/standing on feet for extended periods of time
• Have reliable transportation
• Available to work weekends, or over time as the need arise
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