Pet Food Operations Assistant (Full Time / Part-time 3 days/week)

We are looking for a responsible, hardworking candidate to join our dynamic family to help produce fresh food for dogs and cats!

This is not a cushy position and you are expected to carry heavy items and do cooking and washing.

(Please note that this is a long term, part-time position)

Commitment Level:

2-3 days a week = approx 25-30 hours a week (For Part Time only)

General Job Duties

1. Managing overall food production processes

• Ensure food safety and quality control - this is our top priority.
• Ensure raw ingredients are adequate and taken out to thaw before each production day.
• Blend, mix and cook dry goods and vegetables that needs to be pre-cooked before production day and pack according to the required amounts in each recipe.
• Operate cooking equipment and set the correct setting for each recipe.
• Packing of meals into meal packs.
• Operating the vacuum sealer machines.

2. Coordinating food production workflows

• Ensure correct amounts of food ingredients are cooked at the right portions and at the right timings for each recipe.
• Pouring out cooked food in trays for packing.

3. Prepare and pack orders

• Consolidate all orders for delivery and distribute to drivers for delivery
• Print delivery labels for packing of orders
• Prepare address list to tabulate packed orders and for drivers to reference
• Packing and sorting of orders

4. Logistics organisation

• Coordinate with drivers on delivery route and special delivery requests
• Update customers on the delivery schedule
• Organising and keeping of stocks

5. Inventory management

• Stock take on raw and dry ingredients for upcoming production days
• Keep track on packaging stocks and inform the team if inventory runs low
• Procurement of raw and dry ingredients for food production
• Ensure healthy volume of in-stock meals available for delivery
• Assist with the unloading of deliveries

6. Maintaining general cleanliness and tidiness at the place of work

• Ensure general cleanliness of the workplace especially the kitchen and the cooking equipment and appliances (sweep, mop, scrub, wipe)
• Maintain hygiene and a clean environment to avoid pest infestation (We are handling food so quality is important :) )

Requirements:

• Loves pets.
• Understands importance of food hygiene and safety and importance of food quality control.
• Able to work in a fast paced environment.
• Able to stand for long hours for 2 days a week.
• Able to carry 5-15kg of items from time to time.
• Be reliable.
• Good communicator.
• Problem solving skills.
• Takes initiative at tasks and checks out on things.
• Always looking to improve.
• Honest and responsible.
• Able to handle frozen, raw meat and cooked food.
• Extra points if you have prior experience working in a kitchen / food manufacturing facility.

If you feel that you are the ideal candidate, come speak to us! We'd love to hear from you.