Company Name: Centennial Farms Dairy
Position: Manufacturing Processing Team Technician (Start $20.25)
Reports to: Resource Leader
Pay Level: Hourly
Education Level: High School Diploma/GED Desired
Position Type: Full-Time
Shift(s): Rotating Shifts
Company Overview:
Centennial Farms, a Kroger Company, is in the beautiful and bustling city of Atlanta. Nestled near the heart of downtown, this manufacturing site has operated under the Kroger name since 1996 and are currently producing milk, fruit juices, teas, egg nogs and other liquid drinks for Kroger grocery stores in the southeast region.
Why work at Centennial Farms?
To support and reward our hardworking and friendly associates, we offer much more than just a paycheck. We strive to feed your future by offering the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. Our associates receive a full plate of benefits that promote their physical, emotional, and financial well-being, including access to competitive health care and retirement benefits, vacation, mental health resources, associate discounts, and opportunities to learn, grow and advance.
If you are passionate, driven and want to make positive change, then we want you to come work for us and help us continue to supply high-quality and great-tasting local beverages to our community!
For the best and fastest consideration, please apply directly at:
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Mandatory Previous Job Experience:
- Manufacturing experience in food/beverage
Position Summary:
Consistently ensure the proper product procedure is used and keep the appropriate production line supplied to attain quality product. Perform required tasks and duties for the designated position, as determined by team composition and crewing needs. Must maintain timely progress through assigned operational training. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High-Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
Position duties include:
Raw Receiving
CIP
Dairy Processor
Essential Job Functions:
- Maintain timely arrival and attendance for scheduled shift
- Read and understand production schedule and batch sheets; ensure proper inventory levels are present
- Knowledge and understanding of equipment set up, start up and operating procedures
- Read and understand cooker panel controls and make appropriate adjustments as needed
- Read and understand equipment panel controls and make appropriate adjustments as needed
- Understand quality requirements and specifications for each product group; confer with lab on any product groups outside of the specifications
- Knowledge of filters and filter changing procedures, including the changing of screens after each batch
- Calibrate measurement devices such as scale and meters
- Adjust weights on equipment and maintain weight control sheets
- Make all manual connections to tanks, lines and vats in a sanitary manner, prior to setting, cooking and creaming the product
- Communicate work specific information with supervisors, leads, operators, and quality assurance
- Perform accurate lot tracking of raw materials on batch sheets, monitor material usage and follow all quality formulas and standards to minimize material losses
- Identify and attach the heating and cooling charts to recording instruments prior to making product
- Check off Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and verify that everything has been initialed
- Keep accurate records of each cook by recording and documenting information on cook sheets and charts
- Supply quality assurance with samples of product for appropriate testing
- Prepare line for changeovers
- Complete “If down do” list for this position when conditions exist
- Complete safety observations as assigned
- Keep work area neat and clean at all times, performing Clean in Place (CIP) activities on vats, lines, valves, tanks and heaters, and storing all instruments used in setting, cooking and processes
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance, as well as working overtime as needed
- Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
- Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
- Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
- Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Minimum Position Qualifications/Education:
- Able to 10 to 12-hour shifts throughout the week
- Able to climb, walk, bend, kneel and reach during shift
- Able to lift 50 lbs.
- Capable of standing for long periods of time
- Maintain a clean work environment
- Maintain eyes on the task at all times
- Willing to work overtime when necessary
- Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
- Must demonstrate reliable, punctual attendance
- Highly self-motivated, with the ability to work well both independently and as part of a team
- Effective problem-solving ability
- Active listening skills
- Effective oral/written communication skills
- Positive, approachable demeanor
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and readily adapt to change
- Basic reading (comprehension) and math skills (counting, addition and subtraction)
- Basic mechanical reasoning skills
Working Conditions:
- Uniforms are provided and expected to be worn
- We have more manual processes compared to some manufacturing facilities
- Some work area temperatures are hot/cold based on the outside temperature.
- This is a wet facility.
Benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Kroger Stock
- Short Term Disability and FMLA
- Associate Discount
Jobs at Kroger Manufacturing: Through quality products, strong individual commitments and team spirit, Kroger has been established as a leader in the manufacturing industry. Kroger Manufacturing provides career development programs aligned with aspirations in Engineering, Process Management, Information Systems, Quality Assurance, Operations Management, Human Resources, Finance and Procurement. Our workforce programs provide technically challenging rotations with cross-functional teams, plants and locations to allow our Associates to learn from some of the brightest minds in the business. Experience and training combined with mentoring and guidance from plant sponsors prepare our Associates with the skills and leadership behaviors needed to achieve a successful career at Kroger.
Company Overview:
Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names. At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone™ and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement
About Centennial Farms Dairy
Centennial Farms, a Kroger Company, is in the beautiful and bustling city of Atlanta. Nestled near the heart of downtown, this manufacturing site has operated under the Kroger name since 1996 and are currently producing milk, fruit juices, teas, egg nogs and other liquid drinks for Kroger grocery stores in the southeast region
Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names. At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone™ and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement