Brine System Operator - 2nd Shift Antigo, WI

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Comply with all company safety policies, HACCP guidelines, and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) standards.
• Report any food safety or quality concerns immediately to management or authorized personnel.
• Maintain and record brine solution parameters, including temperature, salinity, sorbate levels, solution depth, and pH.
• Accurately document cheese wheel weights, counts, and vat locations within brine tanks.
• Operate overhead cranes and brine cages to load and unload cheese wheels in and out of brine tanks.
• Clean and sanitize brine tanks, racks, the brine room, and associated equipment regularly to maintain hygiene standards.
• Support and maintain a clean and sanitary work environment by performing routine and thorough cleaning tasks throughout the plant, including but not limited to rinsing, scrubbing, and following Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) protocols.

Qualifications

• Must complete internal training and certification for forklift operation within the designated training period.
• Must complete internal training and certification for operating overhead cranes.

Physical Demands

• Frequent standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Regularly lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Regularly exposed to wet, humid, and cool conditions, with temperatures ranging from 50 and 90+ degrees.
• Occasionally handling of chemicals and working on elevated surfaces.
• Operating cranes and stack full and empty cheese racks up to 18 feet tall.
• A noisy work environment where hearing protection is required.

Tools and Equipment

• Hydrometer, salt pails, brine carts, water hoses, trans collector, data collection computer, and knives for trimming cheese.
• Personal protective equipment includes: safety goggles, rubber or latex gloves, lab coat and hearing protection. Other recommended PPE includes face shield, chemical resistant aprons and steel toe shoes/boots.