1st Shift Oven Tender

Why should you join our team?
Dianne's Fine Desserts is part of the rapidly growing Dessert Holdings Family, offering potential career growth opportunities. Dessert Holdings is North America’s fastest growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best in class service. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, it is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands: Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler’s Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company and most recently, Dianne’s Fine Desserts. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.

The company employs approximately 3,000 people across eight manufacturing facilities and its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The manufacturing facilities are geographically dispersed, with two facilities in Canada and one each in Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North Carolina.

Our location in Le Center, Mn and has an opening for an Oven Tender-hours 6am-4pm

JOB FUNCTION:

An Oven Tender operates rotary and tunnel ovens to bake product to established standards. 
 
                     ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 
 

1. Bake products according to established standards (i.e. time, baking temperature, and internal temperature)
2. Maximize oven use to ensure oven is loaded to capacity and filled at all times if product is available.
3. Manual loading and unloading of ovens.
4. Storing and moving products on racks to directed locations.
5. Monitoring the operation of ovens and notifying the Maintenance Supervisor or Lead when problems are detected.
6. Accurately record necessary data and complete all paperwork required for the job.
7. Ensure racks used are labeled properly with the correct product information
8. De-pan product.
9. Assist on the line as needed.
10. Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary work area.
11. Participate in the GFSI/FSSC22000 yearly audit and assist in the development of procedures and corrective actions
12. Must adhere to all company policies and procedures.
13. Perform other duties as needed.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

High School Diploma or GED
6 months to 1 year of related experience
Proven ability to read, write, and communicate in the English language
Use of basic math skills
Must be able to work independently
Must have good mechanical abilities
Must possess basic computer skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
 

• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time, and safely lift up to 50 lbs without assistance. Anything that weighs 50 lbs or more requires team lifting.
• Must be able to reach above shoulders, climb, squat, kneel, and bend often.
• Must be able to wear required Personal Protective equipment (PPE) for extended periods of time. (Oven Mitts, Neoprene Sleeves, Hair net, boots, smock, and frequent hand washing).
• Must show proficiency in the operation of all necessary equipment