LIGHT PRODUCTION WORKER

Associated Milk Producers Inc; Portage (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive starting pay

Health, dental, vision insurance

401k

Short-term disability

PTO

Job summary

A dairy manufacturing cooperative in Portage, Wisconsin is seeking a Light Production Worker responsible for ensuring food safety and quality in cheese production. Key duties include monitoring production processes, assisting with training, and maintaining documentation. Preferred candidates will have a high school diploma and must be committed to safety and quality standards. The position offers competitive pay and benefits such as health insurance, PTO, and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• Ability to adhere to safety and food quality standards.
• Effective communication skills.
• Willing to assist with sanitation and training.

Responsibilities

• Report safety and quality issues to authority.
• Perform light production tasks including stacking, feeding, and inspection.
• Monitor and ensure product quality and documentation.

Education

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)

Job description

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

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time:

1. All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
2. This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities.
3. Duties of the light production worker may include stack and feed, inspection of product, case product, apply labels, relief, weigh food processing waste and record.
4. Monitors procedures and working conditions that could result in product contamination or excessive waste.
5. Communicates effectively with plant personnel.
6. Verify quality control items such as product weights, coding, uniformity, and packaging.
7. Maintain proper documentation in all formats of recordkeeping.
8. Assist with sanitation and housekeeping throughout the plant.
9. Adhere to all aspects of company and customer safety, sanitation and policies.
10. Assists with training new employees.
11. Provides assistance to the maintenance personnel, for machine repairs or troubleshooting.
12. Adheres to all Quality and Food Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
13. Adheres to all Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
14. Adheres to all GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.

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 and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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