Production Operator - Industrial

Fresh Cheese Positions

**Pay rate $19.00**

**Required Qualifications & Experiences**

• 18 years or older
• 6 months of manufacturing experience
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, follow verbal and written instructions and possess basic mathematical skills

**The employee regularly lifts and/or moves up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 100 lbs. None will operate a machine unless they get trained and become qualified to do so.

**Steel Toed Shoes Required.**

**Temp to Perm**

**GED or High School diploma preferred but not required**

Preferred Qualifications & Experiences:

• 1 years of continuous prior experience in any industry
• Self-Reliant and able to accurately work under limited supervision
• Able to trouble shoot mechanical problems
• Communicates work order progress to supervisor and production operators
• Customer focused and able to work in a collaborative team
• Ability to be flexible in work performed and schedule
• Knowledge of various pieces of high-tech manufacturing processing and packaging equipment. Examples include but not limited to baggers, palletizers and cookers.
• Ability to follow manufacturer’s specifications and directions
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Work in cold and/or hot temperatures throughout the day
• Adhere to all standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Ensures a safe working environment while performing assigned tasks

Background

• Making Artisan style goat cheese, spreadable goat cheese, world class butter!! – specialty products 1984
• The President started as a Contingent Employee in France!

Position Details

• Temp to perm prior to 3 months or 721 hours worked with great attendance and performance!
• Looking for anyone who is willing to do the job and has a good attitude. Does not need to have prior experience. No GED or High School diploma required!
• Making offers right away after reviewing resume – no interviews!
• Mandatory overtime working Saturday’s during Q4 – overtime only needed every other Saturday. No hours on Sunday’s.
• 1st week will be training and learning general safety rules and quality. Once on the floor they may start in the boxing area, palletizing, scanning product. The position rotates allowing for everyone to learn new things and not doing repetitive work. Another day the Associate may help rolling cheese (all goat cheese is hand rolled). The position does not require a lot of heavy lifting. Most lifting is 10 pounds and there are times when they may need to lift up to 50 pounds or 100 but this is NOT often.
• Once they have been on assignment for a while and they would like to learn how to operate a machine, they will be trained and become qualified before operation.
• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand for an 8 to 12 hour work day. The environment is wet and humid and employees are required to wear appropriate PPE. The employee may be required to work with cleaning chemicals and may need to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee regularly lifts and/or moves up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 100 lbs.

The Fresh Cheese Production Worker is responsible for processing cheese, operating machines, packing, boxing, and cleaning. Duties include performing one or more packaging functions such as boxing, running filling line and cranking, while following company GMPs, Safety, and Quality programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Other duties as assigned):
? Sets-up, dismantles, cleans, and sanitizes machinery.
? Assembles pipes, connects vats, pumps, and other equipment based on process.
? Prepares ingredients and records lot number accordingly.
? Enters proper code dates and uses appropriate packaging such as film, label, boxes, and tape.
? Runs machinery based on process, weight, and pack size.
? Controls the weight, takes frequent measurements, and adjusts machinery accordingly.
? Feeds packaging into machine while monitoring the seal, packaging, and coding accuracy.
? Takes pH, temperature, and moisture on all products.
? Places product properly in boxes and builds pallets according to specs.
? Tallies number of cases per pallet and writes pallet tags.
? Completes all quality and accounting paperwork.
? Washes cheese bags and storage tanks.
? Performs environmental cleaning.
? Follows all procedures, GMPs, Safety, Quality, and Sanitation plans.
? Collects samples for Quality Assurance, as needed.
? Coordinates with cheesemakers.
? Helps in tasks as assigned and/or where needed.
? Helps in other departments, as needed.