Quality Assurance Tech
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary:
$14.50/hr
Job Description:
This position is an hourly exempt position. This Job requires working in all areas of the facility, including and not limited to storage warehouse, freezers and grounds. The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for communicating and documenting Food Quality parameters, enforcement of company Food Safety Policies and procedures, and to assist in all areas related to Food Quality, Food Safety, and Food Quality Control.
Qualifications:
Skills
- Ability to use various lab equipment
- Able to follow and execute instructions
- Ability to communicate with other employees
- Ability to use a computer
Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities
- Monitoring QC/QA parameters in food production and ingredients
- HACCP monitoring
- Sanitation monitoring
- Good Manufacturing Practices monitoring
- Assists in managing HOLD and RELEASE program for the facility
- Preoperational inspections prior to start of production
- Verifies calibration of measuring equipment as required
- Assist during Plant audits
- Writing summary reports
- Assist in training employees
- Communicate with clients, vendors and suppliers of El Pinto Foods
- Ongoing monitoring of Good Manufacturing Practices
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- Collecting and submitting lab samples
- Inspection, testing and approval of raw ingredients
- Must report all Food Safety issues to Food Safety Manager or backup
- Other responsibilities as assigned by Food Safety Manager
Job Requirements
- Must observe and enforce all company QC/QA policies, Good Manufacturing Practices and related activities
- Technical knowledge to understand Food Quality and Food Safety
- Attendance to all mandatory meetings/trainings provided by the company
- Ability to stand for long periods of time (8+ hours). Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
- Sufficient physical reflexes and personal mobility including but not limited to:
- Bending / Twisting / Squatting / Lifting
- Stair climbing repeatedly throughout the day
Factory Production Line
Job Type:
Both Full Time & Part Time
Salary:
$14.00/hr
Job Description:
As a production worker in the El Pinto Salsa & Chile factory, you are responsible for the manufacturing of products, beginning with raw materials and resulting in finished goods. While performing your duties, you must meet food safety requirements, adhere to governmental and local laws, while following company policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
Skills
- Ability to stand for long periods of time (8+ hours)
- Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs
- Attendance during all mandatory meetings/trainings provided by the company
- Sufficient physical reflexes and personal mobility including but not limited to:
- Bending, squatting, twisting, lifting
- Stair climbing repeatedly throughout the day
- Ability to use various machinery and practical skills
- Able to follow and execute instructions
Responsibilities:
Perform duties including but not limited to:
- collecting raw materials for processing, measuring and packaging
- palletizing finished goods
- sanitation including scrubbing, cleaning & sanitizing equipment at shut down
- inspecting finished product as well as raw materials as they come through the line
- checking the quality of product during production and documenting results at predetermined times in theproduction process
- Safe and efficient operation of heavy machinery (i.e. forklift, scissor lift, pallet jacks)
- Adherence to GMP's, Food Safety and Food Security processes
- Perform preventative maintenance on heavy machinery through daily checks
- Maintain a clean and well organized work environment inside and outside production facilities.
- Report all food safety issues to Food Safety Administrator or other supervisor
Server/Waitstaff
Job Type:
Both Full Time & Part Time
Benefits:
- Flexible scheduling - full and part time
- Free Shift Meal
- 50% discount when dining as a guest
- Paid training
- 1/2 price membership to Sports & Wellness
Job Description:
At El Pinto we take pride in serving fresh, healthy and nutritious food. We expect our serving staff to educate guests in what makes El Pinto the best New Mexican cuisine restaurant in the world, as well as providing them exceptional service. El Pinto is a fast paced environment and recognized nationally for its great chile, beautiful patios, world class tequila menu, and famous clientele. High quality staff are being trained now in preparation for our busy summer season.
The Server ensures all guests are provided with prompt and friendly service. The Server describes menu items, assists guests in making food and drink selections, takes and rings in orders, delivers food and drinks, processes payments, and assists fellow employees to ensure overall guest satisfaction.
Qualifications:
- One year experience in a full-service restaurant preferred.
- Must be upbeat, outgoing and positive.
- Must be able to assist guests and possess great guest relations skills.
- Ability to work positively in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Basic math skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a team.
- Ability to be on your feet and alert for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 35 lbs. as needed.
Line Cook
Job Type:
Both Full Time & Part Time
Job Description:
El Pinto Restaurant in the North Valley of Albuquerque, NM is hiring line cooks. We are located on 10500 4th Street Nw. Our ideal candidate is attentive, ambitious, and reliable.
Qualifications:
- Cooking experience or Back of the House experience preferred
- Able to meet all scheduling commitments
- Able to anticipate needs of others in the kitchen and proactively work to meet those needs
- Strong attention to detail
Responsibilities:
- Set up and stock stations with all necessary supplies
- Chop vegetables, prepare sauces and other food preparation.
- Cook menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff
- Clean up station and take care of leftover food
- Stock inventory
Electronic/ Control Technician Job
Job Type:
Full Time
Must have capabilities in:
- Relay logic
- PLC Systems
- Electronic trouble shooting
- Control boxes
- Reading Manuals and installing equipment
- Preforming routine servicing and inspections
Marketing Assistant
Job Description:
We are looking for someone who is willing to nurture their existing knowledge and skills and contribute to the growth of our brand. The hired candidate will be called to assist our team in various administrative marketing and office tasks. Implementation of sales & marketing strategies for El Pinto Products. The qualified candidate will have strong communication skills, a deep understanding of office technology and the ability to work successfully with a variety of individuals. Experience in a retail store environment preferred but not required. Candidates with some college will be given preference; proof of a high school diploma/GED is required.
Marketing Assistant responsibilities:
- Interact in a positive and helpful manner with customers and employees
- Use Marketing Analysis and research tools to find out marketing trends and consumer behavior shifts
- Develop and execute promo materials and presentations
- Compose marketing content for online and offline materials website (Using Shopify), PowerPoint Presentations, take product photos, create coupons to drive sales, work with food brokers on existing and new stores to launch and maintain El Pinto Products
Marketing Assistant requirements:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word
- In-depth knowledge of market research methods
- Ability to multitask and deliver multiple projects in timely fashion
- 2+ years' relevant administrative work experience
- High School diploma/GED required
- Excellent time management and attention to detail
- Superior written and oral communication skills
- Able to provide consistently high levels of customer service
Warehouse Lead
Job Description:
Leads and coordinates daily activities of workers engaged in materials movement, handling, receiving, loading, unloading, transporting, stacking, order filling, shipping, cleaning, and maintaining stock in warehouses and cold storage areas. Coordinates production schedule with other departments. Aligns logistics/receiving schedules with material demands to support production.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Maintains a clean and safe environment for all department functions
- Trains, motivates, coaches, disciplines, and develops associates in the warehouse department
- Develops, implements, and continuously improves processes in collaboration with management team
- Leads freight and parcel order fulfillment
- Ensures accuracy and quality of inbound and outbound orders, to include documentation for finished product, packaging, and raw material lot traceability through physical inspection of received goods
- Controls logistics by acting as contact for vendors, suppliers, external warehouses, and freight and logistics companies
- Maintains accurate inventory records through cycle counts, daily activity reports and end-of-period inventory counts; assists accounting department in reconciling inventory variances
- Ensures all movement of raw goods, packaging materials, and finished products into and out of facility, and among different departments, is adequately documented
- Works closely with sales and production departments to determine sales/production forecasts, inventory par levels, and immediate and future needs
- Orders all raw goods and packaging materials from suppliers and maintains appropriate par levels in both internal and external storage facilities
- Directs the receipt, storage, staging, and distribution of all inventory items
- Develops, implements, and maintains 5S procedures in warehouses and cold storage areas
- Maintains inventory control database through timely and accurate data entry for all transactions
- Directs reclamation of damaged/returned merchandise
- Thorough knowledge of all products manufactured in the plant, daily/weekly/monthly production schedule and plant capabilities
- Maintains an effective warehouse layout, location master, item locating rules, location capacities, and evaluates SKU utilization
- Continuously audits product, raw goods, and packaging inventories to maintain product safety, quality and FDA/SQF audit-ready warehousing standards
- Interfaces and builds positive rapport with sales teams, suppliers, and customers. Assists in positive customer resolution of issues and complaints. Confers with department heads and other internal customers to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions, i.e., transportation, production, inventory control, maintenance, sales, etc.
- Keeps inventory records and documents current, accurate, and well organized
- Maintains familiarity and ensures compliance with company policies, regulations, best practices, and conditions for certification, including but not limited to current SQF code, as they relate to the warehouse department
Job Requirements:
- Excellent working computer/technical knowledge
- Ability to learn internal processes to include but not limited to: MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Access), electronic filing, and company ERP software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Analyze data, write reports, and use critical thinking skills to solve problems quickly and provide solutions.
- 2+ years’ experience in a CPG warehouse, manufacturing, and/or retail receiving environment.
- Understands SQF, food safety, food quality, allergen management practices
- Responsible for acting when notified or becomes aware of any food safety or quality issue while shipping, receiving, staging, or storing packaging materials, raw ingredients and finished goods
- Excellent understanding of inventory control and management procedures
- Knowledge of budgeting, supply contracts, and shipping requirements
- Ability and willingness to manage the department and consistently perform at a high level with minimal oversight
- Lead by example with calm demeanor, sense of urgency, and consistent professionalism
