Pasteurization Specialist
Job Description
Job Description
Pasteurization Specialist
Taunton, MA
Are you ready to take on a specialized manufacturing role within a fast-paced ice cream and frozen dessert production environment? This opportunity offers the chance to work directly with dairy processing, batching, pasteurization, sanitation, quality, and food safety operations. Does this position align with your future career goals? Then this could be the right fit for you.
Summary
The Pasteurization Specialist is responsible for mix preparation, batching, pasteurization, heating and cooling of processed mixes, ingredient handling, sanitation, quality monitoring, yield control, regulatory documentation, and process execution. This position supports safe and efficient dairy processing while maintaining compliance with food safety programs, allergen controls, traceability requirements, and quality standards.
As a Pasteurization Specialist you will:
- Prepare and batch ice cream mixes and frozen dessert products according to approved formulas and production specifications.
- Weigh, stage, organize, and prepare dry and liquid ingredients for production.
- Verify ingredient accuracy, lot codes, weights, formulas, and production requirements.
- Operate and monitor vat pasteurization systems, tanks, pumps, valves, product lines, and related processing equipment.
- Support mix preparation, homogenization, heating, cooling, and pasteurization activities.
- Monitor critical control points, processing times, temperatures, charts, recording devices, and process controls.
- Verify pasteurization charts, temperature recordings, batch documentation, and regulatory records.
- Monitor product quality measurements, production yields, weights, allergen controls, and product consistency. Pasteurization Specialist - New...
- Follow GMP, HACCP, CCP, PMO, SOP, allergen control, sanitation, and food safety requirements.
- Assist with product sampling, quality verification, testing, inspections, audits, and corrective actions.
- Perform CIP, COP, manual cleaning, and sanitation of tanks, vats, pumps, valves, product lines, and processing equipment.
- Assist with equipment teardown, inspection, cleaning, and setup.
- Maintain accurate batching, pasteurization, sanitation, quality, traceability, and production records.
Qualifications
- 2–5 years of food manufacturing, dairy processing, mix room, batching, pasteurization, or frozen dessert manufacturing experience preferred.
- Experience operating dairy processing or pasteurization equipment strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of GMP, HACCP, CCP, PMO requirements, sanitation programs, allergen controls, and food safety regulations preferred.
- Experience with CIP systems, ingredient handling, batch documentation, lot tracking, and production records preferred.
- Knowledge of dairy processing, frozen dessert manufacturing, mix preparation, batching, and vat pasteurization.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of food processing equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret formulas, recipes, production specifications, charts, batch records, and SOPs.
- Strong communication, organization, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to frequently lift up to 55 pounds and work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
Salary Range
- $26–$36 hourly
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Referral program
- Opportunities for advancement
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