Brine System Operator — 2nd Shift (4pm–4am)

Sartori Company; Town of Antigo (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Sartori Company in Antigo, WI is seeking a Brine System Operator for the 2nd shift (4pm–4am, 2/2/3 rotation). You will oversee the brine and hauling process in cheese production, ensuring safety, sanitation, and quality standards.

Key duties include monitoring brine parameters, recording wheel weights and vat locations, loading cheese wheels with cranes or forklifts, and maintaining a clean, sanitary work environment in accordance with MSS and GMP.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years old or older.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Basic math and counting skills for weights and counts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee brine and hauling process in cheese production, ensuring safety, sanitation and quality.
• Monitor brine parameters (temperature, salinity, sorbate, solution depth, pH) and document data.
• Record cheese wheel weights, counts, and vat locations; assign wheels to brine tanks and document actions.
• Operate overhead cranes and brine cages to load/unload cheese wheels into/out of brine tanks.
• Coordinate rotation and storage of products; manage vat space and inventory.
• Use forklift to transport cheese wheels to production areas and place on racks.
• Heat treat brine to control microbial activity per safety protocols.
• Regularly clean and sanitize brine tanks, racks, brine room and equipment; follow Master Sanitation Schedule.

Skills

Basic math

Problem solving

Reading/comprehension

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift operation certification

Overhead crane operation certification

Job description

Sartori Company in Antigo, WI is seeking a Brine System Operator for the 2nd shift (4pm–4am, 2/2/3 rotation). You will oversee the brine and hauling process in cheese production, ensuring safety, sanitation, and quality standards.

Key duties include monitoring brine parameters, recording wheel weights and vat locations, loading cheese wheels with cranes or forklifts, and maintaining a clean, sanitary work environment in accordance with MSS and GMP.