About this role
About Kerry
About the role
Role Description, Skills, Experience and Qualifications required Job Summary
The blender is responsible for fully preparing and personally certifying large batches of dry food ingredients in accordance with Company specifications for use in the manufacturing process. This key position ensures that our food products contain only what they are supposed to contain and in the right proportions.
Key responsibilities
Essential Job Functions
Accurately weigh and measure ingredients for use in blends.
Maintain accurate paper records of the quantities of ingredients added to batches.
Use basic math skills, including fractions, to calculate quantities of ingredients needed for partial batches.
Assist with detailed cleaning activities in blending room as well as other areas of plant on a regular basis.
Deliver a clean, well-ordered blending room to replacement each shift.
Operate a vacuum-assisted lift, digital scales, paper recycling compressor, pallet lift, and mixer.
Stage all required materials for pending blends in advance of shift change.
Basic Computer skills required. Prior SAP or inventory control experience is beneficial.
Qualifications and skills
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED preferred, but no required.
Must be able to tolerate the listed physical and environmental demands of this position with or without accommodations.
Ability to communicate verbally and in written form.
Must have some work experience doing heavy manual labor within the last 5 years.
Previous manufacturing experience preferred.
The pay rate for this position is $20.93 per hour. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 2/23/26
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at Know Your Rights Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).
Other facts
About Kerry Group
Every day, millions of people throughout the world consume foods and beverages containing Kerry’s taste and nutrition solutions. We are committed to making the world of food and beverage better for everyone, and dedicated to our Purpose, Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life.
At Kerry, we are proud to provide our customers – some of the world’s best-known food, beverage and pharma brands – with the expertise, insights and know-how they need to deliver products that people enjoy and feel better about consuming.
Kerry is a company rich in heritage and resources. Over the past five decades, our focus on changing lifestyles, the globalisation of food tastes and ever-evolving consumer needs has brought us to a market-leading global position.
Today, we are firmly established as a world leader in the food, beverage and pharma industries, with 22,000+ staff and 150+ innovation and manufacturing centres across 30+ countries.
Learn more about Kerry: www.kerry.com
What you'll do
- The blender operator is responsible for preparing and certifying large batches of dry food ingredients according to company specifications. This role ensures that food products contain the correct ingredients in the right proportions.
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