You can make a difference at Bueno Foods
Bueno is about people. It’s a place that is color and gender-blind, where opportunity abounds for those who meet the challenge. It’s a place that seeks to create an environment where people feel part of the team. It’s a place where mutual respect, honesty, and fairness are valued and practiced on a daily basis. Bueno’s purpose is to have a positive influence on people’s lives. In the past six decades, Bueno has grown from a company with 5 employees to one with over 300. We believe that our success is due to the active participation of each and every employee. We believe in working hard and doing a job to the best of our abilities. We encourage and expect all to contribute their ideas and to be active participants in accomplishing the company’s goals. We strive to provide an environment where each of us can realize our potential. Come share your talents and energies and make a difference Join the Bueno Family!
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If you are interested in a position with us you can apply on-line or in person at 2001 Fourth Street SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102. EOE . If you have questions, contact us at (505) 243-2722 or send us an e-mail at HR@buenofoods.com (Please use this e-mail.
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Seasonal Jobs
Pay: $16.50 – $19.50 per hours, including $4.50/hr state CLIP pay during Green Chile Season!
Production Workers (AM & PM shifts)
Machine Operators
Forklift Operators
Quality Control Techs
Perks:
- Free lunches
- Some flexible schedules
- PT hours
- All shifts available
- COVID safe work environment
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Job Title: Merchandiser
Job Location: Albuquerque
Job Description & Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Area Sales Manager and Market Development Manager, the Merchandiser is responsible for direct route sales and customer service support on retail store accounts.
She or he should ideally have experience with DSD, retail sales, or merchandising.
He or she must have a valid and current driver’s license and good driving record with no DWIs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Service Customer accounts by merchandising stored product to meet minimum inventory levels.
- Follow schematics / Modular/ POG
- Responsible for in store stock rotation.
- Prepares stales, unsellable for Driver to pick up.
- Conducts store checks and puts back stock product on shelves.
- Communicates customer account problems to supervisor and/or manager.
- Responsible for inventory accountability.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Ability to handle two wheeled dolly with loads up to 150 lbs.
- Responsible for pricing gun.
- Ability to do paperwork, detect & trace errors. Strong math calculation skills.
EDUCATION:
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: $13.00/hr + mileage reimbursement
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Work Schedule:
- Sunday – Thursday: 5:00am – 1:00pm, or
- Wednesday – Saturday: 5:00am – 1:00pm
Travel: No
Job Title: New Mexico DSD Sales Manager
Job Location: Albuquerque
Job Description & Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the National Sales Manager, the DSD Sales Manager in New Mexico is responsible for planning, directing and executing sales activities in support for the company’s objectives. This position oversees a sales team of retail sales drivers/routes and merchandiser support at store level. This includes an assistant DSD manager and tow assistant sales supervisors in support of our route drivers and stores.
She or he must have experience in developing and making professional presentations.
He or she must have experience in developing and implementing promotions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversees and increases sales within the territory assigned.
- Achieves annual sales goals and improves profitability of the DSD system.
- Attaining sales goals within expense budget. Accountable for expenditures.
- Plan, control and direct activities for sales staff to obtain sales and product execution.
- Executes Sales and Marketing Plan.
- Executes Promotion Plan.
- Supervise the sales development of new and existing products.
- Conducts market analysis and research.
- Develops and maintains favorable relationships with customers.
- Works with Assistant DSD Manager and Supervisors to train, coach, support, and drive team service and sales excellence. Monitors and evaluates their performance.
- Reports results of authorized sales programs against planned objectives.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum three years sales experience or alternatively five years experience in the food industry as a buyer or similar management position.
- Proven results in attaining sales increases.
- Proven ability to maintain a customer base despite increased competition and competitive prices.
- Ability to interact professionally with buyers, customers (store managers, district managers, supporting distributors) and other industry professionals.
- Ability to analyze problems and come up with profitable solutions.
- Ability to sell premium priced quality product over competitor’s product.
- Ability to build sales through broker and distributor operations.
- Experience in the foodservice and/or retail industry preferred.
- Ability to review and prepare detailed reports, as well as handle administrative duties.
- Ability to organize and manage a wide variety of projects simultaneously.
- Valid/current driver’s license and good driving record with no DWI’s.
EDUCATION:
- 4-year undergraduate degree preferred.
- Basic training in fundamentals of selling.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: Starting at $80,000.00, DOE
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Work Schedule:
- Monday – Friday. Business hours.
Travel: Yes. Santa Fe, Gallup, Los Lunas, Edgewood.
Job Title: Industrial Mechanic III
Job Location: Albuquerque
Job Description & Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor, the Industrial Mechanic III repairs and maintains machines and equipment in good working order.
He or she must have experience or knowledge of single phase electricity and experience with trouble shooting mechanical and electrical processes.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides major mechanical service on all plant machinery.
- Provides production support.
- Completes training assignments and all documentation needed for tracking purposes.
- Repairs machines and mechanical equipment. Tracks expenses and man-hours.
- Trouble shoots electrical, mechanical and electronic equipment to diagnose source of trouble.
- Performs electrical duties including the replacement of panel components and troubleshoots electrical and electronic devices.
- PLC experience, and repairing and replacing motor drives and other electrical and electronic components preferred.
- Orders replacement parts and reassembles machines and equipment.
- Performs arc and oxyacetylene welding on a wide variety of equipment and fixtures.
- Completes work assignments from PMs and completes information to track expenses and man-hours.
- MJT experience preferred.
- Responsible for fire prevention duties according to established policies and procedures.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 3 years experience as an equipment mechanic. Food manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience with troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems required.
- Experience with Stainless Steel Welding preferred.
- Experience with preventative maintenance programs or systems, preferred.
- Experience with, or knowledge, of HVAC systems, preferred.
- Experience with troubleshooting refrigeration and electronic systems, preferred.
- Experience with safety and lockout programs and systems.
- Ability to analyze problems and detect and trace errors.
- Valid/Current Class 5 driver’s license and a clean driving record.
- Ability to operate computer and keyboard in order to input & retrieve data and to prepare reports.
EDUCATION OR FORMAL TRAINING:
- High school diploma preferred.
- Formal apprenticeship or formal training in industrial trades at a certified trade school or program in electronics, programming, or PLC’s.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: $22.00 – $26.00 per hour, DOE
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Work Schedule:
- Wednesday – Saturday: 4:00 am – 4:00 pm
Travel: No
Job Title: Automation & Controls Specialist
Job Location: Albuquerque
Job Description & Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Production Manager, the Automation & Controls Specialist will develop, maintain, and improve system/equipment performance using analytical methods and processes.
She or he must have working knowledge of, and ability to program various PLC equipment.
He or she must have advanced understanding of machine automation and control logics.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Able to define, prioritize and achieve realistic, specific goals and objectives
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, various departments, and outside contractors.
- Analyze and recommend equipment modifications to improve the production process.
- Troubleshoot control problems.
- Troubleshoot mechanical issues as needed.
- Schedule, manage and review the work of outside trade or technical firms as well as outside contractors for equipment, facilities, utilities and other work.
- Prepare project budgets and ensure that activities stay within the budgetary guidelines established.
- Stays current with new technology and investigates applications to improve manufacturing and support system performance.
- Build electrical panels using schematics, write the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) programs and tests them.
- Identify and initiate projects for electrical and control changes/improvements within the guidance established.
- Produce drawings and project proposals for review with management.
- Provide programming support of building monitoring systems including HMI displays.
- Assure that facility/system engineering drawings and associated documentation (including work orders and Change Controls) are effectively and compliantly updated and maintained.
- Demonstrate strong project management skills to control multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
- Identify areas of cost effectiveness with outside contractors.
- Identify areas for cost containment.
- Develop training programs and train as assigned.
- Routine handling and lifting of supplies and equipment up to 50 lbs.
REQUIREMENTS:
- At least five years applicable work/industry experience to include sophisticated controls systems and logic programming, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Food industry experience is preferred.
- Experience with USDA/FDA regulations preferred.
- Ability to troubleshoot mechanical issues and adjust them quickly
- Ability to organize and manage a wide variety of projects simultaneously.
- Ability to analyze complex problems.
- Ability to review and prepare detailed reports.
- Ability to detect & trace errors.
EDUCATION:
- BS degree in Automation Process, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
- Technical College Certificate in electronics and controls, or related field.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: $58,000.00 – $70,000.00 annually, DOE
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Work Schedule:
- Monday – Friday: 7:30am – 5:00pm
- On call availability some weekends
Travel: No
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides mechanical support on plant refrigeration systems (Freon and ammonia) HVAC systems, boiler systems and air compression systems.
- Repairs mechanical refrigeration equipment (Freon and ammonia).
- Repairs boiler equipment.
- Repairs HVAC equipment.
- Repairs air compressor equipment.
- Troubleshoots refrigeration systems (Freon and ammonia) and their electrical and mechanical components to diagnose sources of trouble.
- Troubleshoots HVAC systems and their electrical and mechanical components to diagnose sources of trouble.
- Troubleshoots boiler systems and their electrical and mechanical components to diagnose sources of trouble.
- Troubleshoots air compressor systems and their electrical and mechanical components to diagnose sources of trouble.
- Orders replacement parts and reassembles machines and equipment.
- Makes all necessary adjustments for operation of refrigeration (Freon and ammonia), HVAC, boiler and air compression systems.
- Installs equipment as directed on refrigeration (Freon), HVAC, boiler and air compression systems.
- Performs arc and oxyacetylene welding on equipment as needed.
- Completes work assignments from MJT system and completes information to track expenses and man-hours, as indicated by supervisor.
EDUCATION OR FORMAL TRAINING:
- High school diploma.
- Formal apprenticeship or formal training in industrial trades at a certified trade school or program.
- Licensed ammonia refrigeration operator 1.
- Licensed boiler operator preferred.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 1 year experience as refrigeration technician (Freon).
- Experience with or knowledge of single phase electricity.
- Experience with trouble shooting and repairing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, mechanical, refrigeration, electrical (single phase) and electronic systems.
- Minimum 1 year experience with HVAC systems.
- Minimum 1 year experience as boiler operator preferred.
- Experience with ammonia/refrigeration systems preferred.
- Experience with air compressor systems preferred.
- Experience with MJT programs and systems preferred.
- Experience with preventative maintenance programs or systems preferred.
- Experience welder certified in tig and arc welding techniques, preferred.
- Experience with safety and lockout programs and systems preferred.
- Has own hand tools.
- Ability to analyze problems and detect & trace errors.
- Experience with forklift safety and PM programs.
- Ability to routinely lift up to 100 pounds.
- Valid/Current Class 5 driver’s license and a clean driving record.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages and ratios manually or with a calculator.
- Ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing in order to convey or communicate information.
- Ability to operate computer and keyboard in order to input & retrieve data and to prepare reports.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: $23.00 – $26.00 per hour, DOE
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Work Schedule:
- Wednesday – Saturday: 6:00 am – 4:30 pm.
Travel: No
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She or he must have excellent customer service skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and in a timely manner.
He or she must have a proven record of attaining sales goals and objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Outside Sales
- Pre-sells and services designated retail accounts by direct customer contact.
- Meets sales goals as designated by management.
- Increases sales volume.
- Actively seeks out and prospects new accounts.
- Responsible for making sales presentations, developing and implementing promotional activities.
- Ensures that products are correctly priced at retail accounts – frontline and when on promotion.
- Executes company sales and promotional programs with assigned accounts.
- Communicates sales orders for order processing and delivery scheduling.
- Resolves customer order problems.
- Responsible for inventory accountability as determined by department manager.
- Responsible for managing proper rotation and facing of stock and ensuring fresh stock on store shelves.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of 1-year route sales or grocery experience preferred.
- Must submit to and be in compliance with any tests/regulations as required by DOT (Department of Transportation) regulations.
- Ability to learn and apply sales and marketing techniques.
- Ability to learn inventory control systems, stock rotation and perishable product handling techniques.
- Ability to learn invoicing techniques.
- Valid/current driver’s license and a good driving record with no DWI’s.
- Ability to drive a bobtail delivery truck, step van, with automatic or manual transmission.
- Ability to do paperwork and to detect and trace errors.
- Ability to order input, retrieve data and prepare reports.
- Ability to work independently and be very organized.
- Ability to routinely lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Pulls/pushes 2-wheeled dolly with loads up to 150 pounds.
EDUCATION:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: $10,000.00 base + 4.5% commission on sales (average $48,000.00 annually).
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Work Schedule:
- Monday – Friday. Early start.
Travel: No
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Job Title: Production Workers
Job Location: Albuquerque
Job Description & Responsibilities:
Production workers fabricate, pack and/or box food items or components by hand to produce a manufactured product or a portion of such.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Inspects, counts, packs, and assembles food items into standardized units and measurements for packaging into containers, poly bags, or boxing.
- Heat seals packages, boxes product and palletizes product.
- Operates simple food processing equipment.
- Performs operational and post shift clean-up.
- Lifting 30 to 50 lbs.
- Standing, bending, and stooping.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Dexterity
- Ability to write and record UPC numbers, item numbers and code dates.
- Ability to work at line speed.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: Pay includes $4.50/hr state CLIP pay
- $16.50 per hour for AM 8 – 10 hour shifts.
- $16.75 per hour for PM 8 – 10 hour shifts.
- $16.75 per hour for AM 12 hour shifts.
- $17.00 per hour for PM 12 hour shift. Weekend premium pay on Friday and Saturday of $18.50 per hour
Work Schedule:
- 8 – 10 Hour Shifts (AM & PM): Monday – Saturday, with Sunday and one additional day off
- 12 Hour Shifts: 3/4 rotating schedule, including one weekend day
- AM & PM Shifts: Sunday – Tuesday, and alternating Wednesdays
- PM Shift: Wednesday – Saturday, and alternating Fridays (Includes weekend premium)
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Travel: No
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Job Title: Machine Operators
Job Location: Albuquerque
Job Description & Responsibilities:
Machine operators are responsible for operating food production equipment. Ability to read and write English sufficiently well to read controls, recipes and check sheets is imperative. Must be familiar with tools to set-up, adjust and tear down equipment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operates food fabrication and packing equipment.
- Controls product characteristics.
- Adjusts operating functions and controls the pace of the line.
- Sets up, dismantles, and cleans equipment.
- Fills out check sheets.
- Lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Operate pallet jack and pull pallet weights of 2500 lbs.
- Standing, bending, and stooping.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to pass Bennett Mechanical Test
- Ability to pass a check-sheet test.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: $18.50 – $19.50 per hour, DOE (includes $4.50/hr state CLIP pay)
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Work Schedule: All Shifts
Travel: No
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Job Title: Sanitation Technicians
Job Location: Albuquerque
Job Description & Responsibilities:
Sanitation Technicians are responsible for cleaning and sanitizing equipment, machinery and work stations according to company standards using general purpose cleaning and sanitation chemicals.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Disassembles all equipment and cleans thoroughly.
- Reassembles all equipment after cleaning and sanitizing.
- Removes and disposes waste product, debris or materials from production work stations.
- Removes standing water from floors.
- Heavy lifting: ability to lift 100 lbs.
- Operate pallet jack and pull pallet weights of 2500 lbs.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to stand for long periods.
- Ability to see, hear and respond to equipment in operation.
Job Status: Full time
Compensation: $18.25 per hour (includes $4.50/hr state CLIP pay)
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Paid Holidays
Work Schedule:
Overnight Shift:
- Sunday – Saturday: 11:00 pm – 7:00 am with two days off.
- Friday: 4:30 pm – 7:00 am.
Morning Shift:
- Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday: 3:00 am- 10:00 am.
- Friday: 11:00 pm – 4:30 am
Travel: No
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