Separator Lead, Dairy Ops — KPI Focus & Team Safety

Chobani; Twin Falls (ID); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Chobani is seeking a KDB Lead to optimize equipment usage, supervise a team, and keep staff engaged in training goals. You’ll delegate tasks by competence and drive safe, efficient production during pre-shift and batch meetings, while actively participating in near misses and safety investigations.

You’ll ensure adherence to GMP/SQF, coordinate with R&D for trials, and support shutdowns, startups, and new equipment commissioning. The role demands reliability in a fast-paced dairy setting.

Qualifications

• Dairy manufacturing experience preferred 1-3 years.
• Separator, processing, and CIP experience.
• High mechanical proficiency.
• Computer Skills.
• Knowledge of GMPs (Good Manufacturing Procedures) and SQF (Safe Quality Foods).
• Stand and walk for 12 hours, wear PPE, lift 75 lbs, and bend over and kneel.
• Serve as back up in the absence of KDB Operator and Processing Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Must provide guidelines to operators on their daily task and use their feedback to adjust the production process.
• Periodically review production documents to make sure operating KPIs are met - pH, solids, white mass proteins, and more.
• Proactively make judgements on white mass distribution based on filler performances and follow escalation policy for any anticipated downtime.
• Must hold team members accountable for violating Chobani's safety, quality and GMP procedures.
• Must be willing to work with members of other departments to investigate safety incidents and complete safety reports.
• Must be attentive to details and willing to work with PM crews to plan equipment PMs and schedule equipment CIPs to prevent conflicts.
• Must work with R&D to plan trials and pull the necessary samples for their trials.
• Must participate during state audits to make equipment available for teardown and inspections
• Must have or gain knowledge of HTST and be able to plan batching appropriately after every batch meeting.
• Must be available as a resource for engineering and contractors during shutdowns, startups and new machine commissioning.

Skills

Dairy manufacturing experience

Separator, processing, CIP experience

High mechanical proficiency

Computer Skills

GMPs & SQF knowledge

Job description

Chobani is seeking a KDB Lead to optimize equipment usage, supervise a team, and keep staff engaged in training goals. You’ll delegate tasks by competence and drive safe, efficient production during pre-shift and batch meetings, while actively participating in near misses and safety investigations.

You’ll ensure adherence to GMP/SQF, coordinate with R&D for trials, and support shutdowns, startups, and new equipment commissioning. The role demands reliability in a fast-paced dairy setting.