Heavy Production Worker (Full-Time)

Portage County; Portage (WI); In loco; USD 19.000 - 28.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

PTO

401k

Health insurance

Dental

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance programs

Descrizione del lavoro

Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) in Wisconsin is seeking a heavy production worker for the cheese plant. You will operate packaging equipment, monitor quality and safety, and support sanitation and line maintenance.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, dairy manufacturing experience preferred, and knowledge of SQF, HACCP, GMPs and OSHA. You will train new employees and help ensure product quality and regulatory compliance.

Competenze

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Food manufacturing experience in the dairy or cheese industry preferred.
• Knowledge of SQF, HACCP, GMPs, OSHA and loss control programs highly desirable.

Mansioni

• Operate packaging equipment efficiently and safely.
• Monitor procedures and working conditions that could result in product contamination or excessive waste.
• Communicate effectively with plant personnel.
• Verify quality control items such as product weights, coding, uniformity, and packaging.
• Maintain proper documentation in all formats of recordkeeping.
• Operate various machines at an efficient level to fulfill plant demands.
• Assist with sanitation and housekeeping throughout the plant.
• Adhere to all Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Assist with training new employees.
• Provide assistance to the maintenance personnel for machine repairs or troubleshooting.
• Adhere to all GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

Dairy/cheese industry experience

Knowledge of SQF, HACCP, GMPs, OSHA and loss control

Descrizione del lavoro

AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative’s award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheesemakers.

Essential Responsibilities

• All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
• This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities.
• Duties of the heavy production worker may include cheese trimmer, palletizer for the process line, trim handling, cool and rack loaves, case packer, production checker, feeding stacking slice and load hauler.
• Operate packaging equipment efficiently and safely.
• Monitors procedures and working conditions that could result in product contamination or excessive waste.
• Communicates effectively with plant personnel.
• Verify quality control items such as product weights, coding, uniformity, and packaging.
• Maintain proper documentation in all formats of recordkeeping.
• Operate various machines at an efficient level to fulfill plant demands.
• Assist with sanitation and housekeeping throughout the plant.
• Adhere to all aspects of company and customer safety, sanitation and policies.
• Assist with training new employees.
• Provide assistance to the maintenance personnel for machine repairs or troubleshooting.
• Adhere to all Quality and Food Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Adhere to all Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Adhere to all GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Food manufacturing experience in the dairy or cheese industry preferred.
• Knowledge of SQF, HACCP, GMP’s, OSHA and loss control programs highly desirable.

Benefits/Rewards

AMPI offers competitive starting pay, PTO, 401k, short-term disability, health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs and more.

Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Military service members, veterans, and qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.