Seasonal Table Operator - 2nd Shift St Cloud

About the role

Under the supervision of a cheesemaker, you will assist in making cheese while maintaining high quality in food and safety standards. Realize your ambition. Say cheese! Your Story. At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you’re ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here. With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world’s first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

Responsibilities

• Monitor table area for cleanliness and readiness.
• Monitor cheese transferring from Vats to tables.
• Record cheese pH, pump down time, unload time, product ready time, salt and water amounts.
• Report cheese issues to a cheesemaker.
• Obtain samples from the table of whey and whey cream.
• Apply salt and shovel cheese.
• Rinse residual cheese curd from tables and sanitize the tables.
• Keep salt room and work area tidy.
• Monitor and operate whey process area; including whey separators, whey cream and whey cream tanks.
• Operate dry cooker and conveyor system.
• Operate cheese vat deck.
• Operate HTST.
• Operate milk separator.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED/HSED) required or minimally enrolled with anticipated completion in 12 months or less.
• Prior manufacturing and/or food industry experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to recognize food quality and food safety concerns and report the concerns throughout the production process and to report these concerns to the production supervisor or production manager.
• Ability to constantly stand/walk, frequently reach, and occasionally bend, twist, squat, kneel, and push/pull.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 80 pounds.

Schedule

Hours: Monday - Friday, 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm; 6 months (Dec. to May); Weekends as needed.