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SOUTH COAST BAKING in Springdale, a division of Rise Baking
Company, sells frozen cookie dough to restaurants and big
retailers across the country. The company’s state-of-the-art plants
make enough cookies each month to stretch all the way across
the United States.
“Innovation you can Taste™” is the company’s motto, and they
look for innovative team members. They are a relationship-based
company where the quality of their people is just as important as
the quality of their products. You’ll find an environment that en-
courages creativity and values an entrepreneurial and industrious
approach to work.
“We are looking for people that share our company’s core values
and want to make a career here,” says Devin Caples, the Spring-
dale plant manager. “We will provide the training necessary to
allow new employees the best chance to be successful.”
South Coast Baking takes pride in working with creative individuals
with a passion for what they do and are always looking to expand
their team. Types of careers at South Coast Baking include hourly
production, quality assurance, warehouse positions, sanitation
personnel, leads, supervisor positions and administrative roles.
Many employees start their career in the production department
where the cookie dough is made. Team members combine ingredients
in giant mixers before the dough is put onto a conveyor belt, shaped
into individual cookies and quickly frozen. Another team of workers
scoop up the sheets of frozen cookies and pack them in boxes.
Boxing up dough may sound simple, but you must have a sharp eye
for detail and move quickly to handle this job.
Cookies could be the key
to your career.
Quality assurance technicians may have one of the most popular
positions at South Coast – testing the delicious desserts to make
sure they meet the company’s standards. They measure to make
sure the cookies are the right size and weight, and bake to a
golden brown color. “We’ve had several quality assurance tech-
nicians start in the production area and move up to this position,”
Caples says.
The warehouse team also plays an important role at South Coast
Baking. In one section, forklift drivers and clerks keep track of
raw ingredients. There are pallets stacked with sugar, flour, nuts
and chocolate ready and waiting to be used in recipes. In the
freezer area, team members organize pallets of frozen cookie
dough to be loaded onto trucks and delivered to customers.
“We have supervisory positions as well as lead positions in each
department,” Caples says. “This allows for growth opportunities
and the potential for cross training in other departments.” He says
there will be more opportunities as the Springdale plant grows.
“Our facility is expanding and we’ve added new production
lines and palletization systems. We will also be building on to
the facility as the company continues to invest in capabilities and
capacity at the Springdale facility.”
If you are willing to take on new challenges and can demonstrate
teamwork and leadership skills, you could start a career at South
Coast Baking. The company offers excellent benefits, includ-
ing living wages, medical insurance, paid time off in the first
year and paid holidays. Employees can also enroll in a 401(k)
retirement savings plan with a company match – a benefit that
can really add up later in your career. To learn more about building
your career one bite at a time visit risebakingcompany.com/careers.
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