Shred Department Cheese Opener
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Job overview
Dairy Farmers of America is hiring a Shred Department Cheese Opener. The role involves operating equipment to load and inspect cheese, maintaining conveyor flow, ensuring safety and quality standards, and assisting with machine changeovers and cleaning in a production environment.
Key focus areas include Operate stacker jack to load lift tables with proper cheese, Open and inspect cheese before loading on conveyor, and Keep conveyor loaded with cheese and process up to 70,000 pounds per shift.
Important skills include Operate Stacker Jack, Inspect Cheese, Process Cheese, Notify Lead Person Or Supervisor, Follow Production Lists, and Keep Area Neat And Clean.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Job Description
Starting wage at $21.41 with additional $2.00 second shift differential
Shifts available: Monday- Friday 3pm-1am
Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO
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Operate stacker jack to load lift tables with proper cheese.
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Open and inspect cheese before loading on conveyor. Failure to properly remove all wrapper will result in substantial down time, rework and is a major concern for customer complaints.
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Keep conveyor loaded with cheese. Expect to process up to 70,000 pounds per shift.
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Shut down the line and notify the Lead person or Supervisor when any ingredient cheeses are in question.
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Follow the production lists to ensure the correct cheese blends.
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Keep area neat and clean for a safe working environment.
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Assist machine operators with Changeovers, Head changes and Harp changes.
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Tear down and blow down all machines for both dry and wet washes.
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Follow all DFA GMP’s and work in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements. Inform QA personnel of any quality issues.
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Follow all safety requirements and wear proper PPE
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Follow and understand LO/TO procedures for all equipment during changeovers.
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Perform related duties as required.
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Operate or assist in operation of de-boxing machine and conveyor system during 40# processing.
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Remove corrugation and plastic wrappers from opening room.
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Partition blocks for blends when needed.
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Mix anti-cake blends when needed.
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The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Experience
- HS Diploma, or GED preferred.
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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Knows the different types of cheese to be handled.
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Walk behind jack
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Must be able to read, write and speak English
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Pay Range $21.41 / hour
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