VISION: At Tucker's Natural we strive to be Australia's most agile, innovative and sustainable family-owned artisan baked snack producer.
MISSION: As Australia's most awarded artisan baked snack producer our commitment to family values, local partnerships and innovation fuels our passion to craft delicious market leading natural products that meet the evolving needs of our customers.
VALUES: At Tucker's Natural, we're driven by a simple yet profound philosophy: to create delicious, nutritious, and innovative baked snacks that delight our customers and leave a lasting positive impact on the world.
Tucker's Natural is commitment to meeting its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals which include actively seeking ways to reduce waste, increase recycling and the re use of materials across the production process and providing a fair, safe, inclusive and supportive workplace.
As a Mixing/Batching Operator, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our production line runs smoothly and meets the highest quality standards. You'll be responsible for a variety of tasks, from conducting pre-operational checks, meticulously batching and mixing ingredients according to established recipes, cleaning and to identifying opportunities for improvement and training new team members.
Batching of Raw Ingredients:
· Batch raw ingredients according to production schedules, including new product development trials.
· Inspect ingredients for any contaminants, out-of-spec (not meeting specifications) issues, or non-compliance with quality standards and report to Production Supervisor.
· Manage raw ingredient inventory and filling out the requisition form. Ensure sufficient stock is available before preparation, adhering to First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
· Follow recipe procedures set by the Quality Manager and perform quality checks including recording.
· Manage butter inventory. Thaw and cube butter using butter machine. Clean and sanitise butter machine after every use.
Mixing into Dough:
· Batch bulk raw ingredients according to production schedules, including new product development trials.
· Inspect ingredients for any contaminants, out-of-spec (not meeting specifications) issues, or non-compliance with quality standards and report to Production Supervisor.
· Transfer of raw ingredients into the mixer and adding required water volume achieving optimum dough quality based on texture, appearance and elasticity.
· Follow recipe procedures set by the Quality Manager and perform quality checks including recording.
· Transfer dough by pushing mixing bowl from mixer to tipper / chunker and transferring dough into the hopper.