Tower Operator (P5, Team D, Nights)

At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, we have been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the-art production facilities convert locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein, and lactose. The cheese and ingredients we produce create retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries.

About the role

A typical day for the Tower Operator involves running and maintaining cheese towers and related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure correct operation and follow all procedures for assigned equipment.
• Identify flows from HCV’s to packaging, including completing product transitions.
• Troubleshoot and communicate any plant issues with related equipment and/or processes.
• Understand and maintain the operation and sanitation of all equipment, including CIP (Clean In Place) systems, COP (clean out of place systems), operator-based maintenance, and pre- and post-CIP inspections.
• Perform all in-process sampling as assigned.
• Notify and communicate with management/maintenance about any problems with equipment or processes that could affect safety, food safety, or quality.
• Learn and operate computer-related processes and controls.
• Responsible for proper product safe handling and reforming procedures.
• Actively participate in your training and development program, including classes and events held before, during, after shifts, and on scheduled days off.
• Help coach and train teammates, and participate in on-the-job buddy training.
• Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing Hilmar Cheese Company’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures. This includes reporting any food safety incidents, observations, or opportunities to leadership and participating in root cause analysis and improvement activities.
• Prioritize safety above all other job duties by maintaining a safety-first approach, reporting any safety issues, and following up on them.

Requirements

• Proficient English skills to understand, read, write, and speak.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work 12-hour variable shifts, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution (preferred).
• SAP experience (preferred).
• Dairy manufacturing experience (preferred).

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
• Physically capable of working in any task area, including heights and confined spaces.
• Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling, grasping, twisting/turning, and repetitive bending.

Pay

Salary Range: USD 23.14 - 27.34 per hour.