Dairy - Pasteurizer 10:00 PM-6:00 AM

Model Dairy LLC; Turlock, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Valley Family Foods in California seeks a dedicated dairy technician to perform EQA tests, monitor temperatures, and ensure proper standardization of butterfat and solids in milk products. Responsibilities include maintaining records, operating the separator, and upholding safety standards.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED and a California Pasteurizer license, plus the ability to read safety and maintenance documents. Shift is 10:00 pm–6:00 am with competitive pay.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must possess a California State Pasteurizer's license.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure.

Responsibilities

• Perform EQA tests per shift.
• Check the temperature in the culture freezer daily.
• Run butterfat and solids non-fat tests on all milk products to ensure proper standardizing.
• Maintain records, HTST charts, inventories, and batching records according to rules.
• Start up and maintain the separator at an efficient level.
• Sanitize line and tanks; collect tank and line bacterial samples.
• Maintain product flow to ensure fillers are supplied.
• Ensure correct butterfat, solids non-fat, total solids, and brix in products.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Math calculations

Safety awareness

Batching knowledge

Education

High School diploma or GED

California State Pasteurizer license

Job description

• Approaching work with a Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset, and engaging in the Mid Valley Family Foods Mission Statement to identify, value, prioritize, resource, and sustain improvement opportunities.
• Owning and promoting a Safety Culture by ensuring a safe work environment and promoting proper safety behavior.
• Must perform EQA test per shift
• Check the temperature in the culture freezer daily
• Runs butterfat and solid non-fat tests on all raw and pasteurized milk and milk products to ensure proper standardizing according to Producers Dairy and state standards.
• Inventories all raw and pasteurized dairy and non-dairy products prior to start processing, to include all milk products, all juices and drinks, and orange juice concentrate.
• Accurate working knowledge of computer-based batching program and the Pearson square method to ensure accurate batching and standardizing of all dairy products processed and to maintain a plant loss of less than 0.5%.
• Maintains proper brix of all juices and drinks processed through the use of formulas and refractometer
• Maintains accurate and proper records, H.T.S.T. charts, inventories, and product batching records according to Producers Dairy and state rules and regulations.
• Follows all federal and state regulations
• Starts up and maintains the separator at an efficient operating level.
• Sanitizes line and tank.
• Collects tank and line bacterial samples.
• Keeps work area neat and clean at all times.
• Maintains product flow through plant to ensure all fillers are supplied with products as needed.
• Processes all products for production needs, responsible for the correct amount processed as well as proper butterfat, solids non-fat, total solids on dairy products, and correct amount and brix on juices and drinks.
• Ensures the proper amount of vitamins in each product.
• Ensures all load-out cream sales
• Properly cleans separator
• Properly cleans tanks, as needed.
• Returns all excess ingredients brought over from ingredient room in a clean, neat manner and properly sealed.
• When dumping any type of powders, wears an apron and dust mask.
• After dumping powder, hoses down area with hot water.
• When working with chemicals, the following protection must be worn: eye protection (safety glasses or face mask), apron, rubber gloves, and rubber boots.
• Unloads condensed skim from tanker to R-7.
• Reports any safety hazards or accidents to a supervisor immediately.
• Uses work orders on items that need to be corrected that are non-emergencies. Fills out correctly, legibly, and in complete detail of the problem.
• Other Duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Minimum:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must possess a California State Pasteurizer's license
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure

Hourly: $30.95

Shift: 10:00 pm-6:00 am

Mid Valley Family Foods offers its employees a team-oriented work environment, competitive salary, and an excellent benefit package including medical/dental/vision benefits and 401(k) retirement plan.

Mid Valley Family Foods is an Equal Opportunity and Affimative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards any characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Producers participates in E-Verify.

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