General Labor Cheese
About the role
AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation's American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative's award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled Cheesemakers.
Responsibilities
- Assemble carts and place cheesecloth and liners into boxes
- Thoroughly rinse carts and pans to remove any soil/debris prior to being placed in the bottom washer
- Clean and sanitize all carts and pans
- Inspect and re-clean and sanitize if any soil or debris is located
- Load and unload carts in vacuum chamber and vacuum for allotted time
- Seal carts
- Inspect, weigh, and tag carts
- Maintain good housekeeping and cleanup of equipment, supplies in bagging and work areas throughout the plant
- Maintain proper documentation in all formats of recordkeeping
- Assist with training new employees
- Provide assistance to the maintenance personnel, when needed, for machine repairs or troubleshooting
- Document and communicate production deficiencies to management
- Report and communicate critical information during shift change overs
- Continuously look for process improvement opportunities and effectively communicate to others
- Adhere to all Quality, Safety and GMP policies and procedures, reporting any Nonconformity
Qualifications
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred. Must be able to maintain a valid Forklift Operator License.
Benefits
AMPI offers competitive starting pay, PTO, 401k, short-term disability, excellent health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs and more.