Liquid Processing Operator - Lactose

Hilmar; Hilmar (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilmar Cheese Company in Hilmar, CA is seeking a Liquid Processing Operator to ensure product quality while operating IX/RO systems, primary evaporator, and RO water polisher units in production.

You will maintain accurate paperwork, follow GMPs, and participate in sanitation and QA programs, with 12-hour shifts and overtime as needed. Team collaboration is essential to meet department goals and food safety standards.

Qualifications

• Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Able to work 12-hour shifts, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor and manage IX columns for calcium reduction, evaporators, RO water polisher units, and related equipment.
• Maintain accurate and complete paperwork.
• Follow GMPs and sanitation procedures (CIP, COP) and QA programs.

Skills

English proficiency

Basic computer skills

12-hour shifts

60 lbs lift

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Job description

At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality.

A Typical Day

The Primary responsibility of the Liquid Processing Operator is to assure product quality while operating IX/RO, primary evaporator, and RO water polisher units in production and CIP.

Job Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor and manage ION exchange (IX) columns {for calcium reduction}, evaporators, permeate and polishing R.O.’s, crystallizers, separators, including production, CIP, and associated pieces of equipment
• Responsible for maintaining accurate and complete paperwork.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Procedures. Understand sanitation in relation to CIP, COP, and clean up.
• Maintain and monitor all Q.C. and production programs per Hilmar Cheese & Ingredient standards.
• Complete and respond to all in-process testing.
• Communicate, interact and work effectively with team members to help achieve department goals.
• May be required to relieve operators for breaks and lunch periods or when needed
• Perform master sanitation program duties as assigned
• Department team participation; GMP audits, behavior sampling, safety audit, accident investigation, management presentations, follow-up on outstanding work orders, etc.
• Promote and Follow Company Hygience Zoning Program
• All other duties as assigned by the Production Supervisor.
• Active participation and ownership in your training and development program and associated activities, classes and events, which will be held before, during, after shifts and during scheduled days off.
• Help coach and train teammates and participate in on the job, buddy training.
• Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures. This includes communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates as well as participating in food safety and sanitation root cause analysis and improvement activities when required.
• Prioritize safety above all other job duties by having a safety first approach at all times. This includes reporting any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams and follow up.

What You Will Need

• English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write and speak English
• Basic computer skills
• Must be able to work 12-hour variable shifts, including weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.
• Ability to lift up to 60lbs

What Will Put You Ahead

• High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• SAP experience
• Dairy manufacturing experience
• Active/past member of departmental safety team

Physical Demands & Work Environment

Required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:

• Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.
• Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
• Employees must be physically capable of working in any of the job tasks within their respective area.
• Required to work at heights and in fairly small areas.
• Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending.

Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products.

This description is a general statement and does not include other duties as assigned

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/EEO. We participate in E-Verify.

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Salary Range: USD ( - ) ANN

The final compensation offered within this range will depend on factors including the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.