Filtration Operator

About the Role

As a Filtration Operator, you'll safely operate and monitor advanced membrane filtration systems while ensuring every product meets our high standards for quality, food safety, and efficiency. This position is ideal for individuals with experience in food, dairy, beverage, or ingredient manufacturing who enjoy monitoring production processes, solving problems, and producing high-quality products every day.

Responsibilities

• Operate specialized filtration systems used to process dairy ingredients.
• Monitor temperatures, pressures, flow rates, and product concentrations throughout the production process.
• Make routine process adjustments to maintain product quality and maximize production efficiency.
• Complete production records, quality checks, and batch documentation accurately.
• Inspect equipment and identify potential issues before they impact production.
• Clean and sanitize processing equipment using established cleaning procedures (CIP).
• Follow all food safety, quality, environmental, and workplace safety standards.

Requirements

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality products.
• Previous experience working in food, dairy, beverage, ingredient, or similar process manufacturing.
• Ability to follow written procedures, food safety requirements, and workplace safety standards.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Reliable attendance and a dependable work ethic.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating filtration, evaporation, separation, or other liquid processing equipment.
• Experience working in a GMP or SQF-regulated food manufacturing environment.
• Mechanical aptitude and equipment troubleshooting experience.
• Technical or vocational education related to manufacturing or industrial operations.

What Success Looks Like

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys understanding how a production process works, not just operating equipment. Our most successful Filtration Operators:

• Take pride in producing safe, high-quality food products.
• Understand the importance of sanitation and food safety.
• Enjoy monitoring equipment and making process adjustments.
• Think ahead and solve problems before they become larger issues.

Our Values

• We Act With Respect: We build trust by treating one another with integrity, professionalism, and respect.
• We Aim Higher: We challenge ourselves to improve every process, every shift, and every day.
• We Succeed Together: We believe our greatest accomplishments happen when we support one another and work toward a common goal.

About FrieslandCampina

We’re more than a company—we’re a global cooperative, owned by over 14,000 dairy farmers who believe in sustainable, responsible nutrition. At FrieslandCampina Ingredients, we’re united by a shared mission to nourish people’s potential—naturally.

Here, you’ll:

• Join a team that values diversity, curiosity, and collaboration.
• Work in a dynamic, science-driven culture with a focus on growth and innovation.
• Be empowered to pursue your own growth, both personally and professionally.