Food Manufacturing Machine Operator - Days

Lactalis American Group; Londonderry (NH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Lactalis USA as a Machine Operator, where you’ll play a vital role in ensuring product safety, quality, and operational efficiency on the production line. Enjoy comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth with a supportive team in a rewarding work environment.

Benefits

Education Reimbursement

Paid Time Off from day one

Generous retirement plans

Significant support for insurance costs

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work a 12-hour schedule.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all operational activities related to safety and product quality.
• Monitor line efficiency and ensure compliance with standards.
• Perform Clean in Place (CIP) tasks.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Job description

Description

Looking for a job that can turn into a lifelong career? At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees opportunities to grow. Whether you’re starting fresh or bringing years of experience, we’ll provide the tools and support you need to succeed!

Lactalis, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to nurturing the future by providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. We produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day. We offer an enviable range of dairy brands including Galbani, Président, Kraft Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Parmalat, Siggi’s, and Stonyfield Organic in addition to several brands imported from our affiliates in Europe.

We live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity—and we’re building a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, don’t let that stop you from applying! We’re eager to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how you can bring your EXPERTISE to help us make an impact.

From your PASSION to ours

The Machine Operator will be responsible for all operational activities related to safety, product safety, line efficiency, performance and ingredient usage of the assigned production line.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Responsible for personal and personnel safety for the assign production line and make recommendations for improvements to supervision.
• Responsible for the product quality of the assigned line, to include ensuring that all components used in the process match our Stonyfield standard (correct white mass, fruit dosing flavor injection, cups, lids, cup code, box code)
• Responsible for monitoring the weight control, line checks, changeovers, start up, shutdown and other process at the line.
• Responsible to ensure Stonyfield products are aligned with specification, making adjustments when needed and reporting any deviations to maintenance and supervision.
• Responsible for ensuring the housekeeping, General Manufacturing Practice compliance, and respect for the zoning for the assigned production line.
• Responsible to ensure all containers used in the production process have proper labels to be in compliance
• Responsible for the Clean in Place (CIP) of the assigned production line, ensuring high level of sanitation is performed and working to stay within CIP expected timeframe allotted for the assigned line.
• Responsible to ensure operator control sheets have accurate information related to the fruit and flavor consumption for each SKU run.
• Being able to deal with changes in the work environment, being an active contributor to positive changes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• 1-2 Years experience in manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a 12 hour schedule.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Solid written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work in a noisy area.
• Computer literacy required.
• English proficiency (reading , writing skills)
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints.
• Ability to operate in a team environment.
• Ability to adapt in a changing work environment.

Yes - you read that right! Our two week rotation in Production allows our team members to have every other Friday, Saturday, Sunday off!

We run 12 hour shifts - Week 1: 48 Hours, Week 2: 36 hours

• Week 1: Sat - On, Sun - On, Mon - Off, Tues - Off, Wed - On Thurs - On, Fri - Off
• Week 2: Sat - Off, Sun - Off, Mon - On, Tues - On, Wed - Off, Thurs - Off, Fri - On

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.