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Description

One of Iowa's most iconic companies, with nearly a century of producing amazing dairy products, is looking to hire smart, hard-working and dependable employees who are seeking a career... not just a job.

We are willing to train you! Experience in a manufacturing, food manufacturing or food distribution environment preferred but not necessary. We have outstanding opportunities in our production and distribution facilities in Des Moines, IA.

Minimum REQUIREMENTS are as followed:

+ You must be legally authorized to work in the USA.

+ You must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.

+ You must be able to effectively communicate in ENGLISH (reading, writing and verbal).

+ You must possess excellent mechanical aptitude and a strong willingness to learn.

+ Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds on a regular basis (floor to waist or waist to overhead) and push/ pull nine-hundred-pound wheeled carts of dairy product.

+ Must be able to climb ladders, bend, twist, squat or stand for extended periods of time.

+ Must be able to work in refrigerated (36°- 40°F) work environments for extended period of times when needed.

+ Must possess strong mathematic and analytical skills.

+ Must be quality focused.

+ Must be detail oriented.

+ Must be a team player.

Job responsibilities include (but not limited to) the following:

+ Operate, changeover, and clean all paper fillers, gallon plastic fillers, ½ gallon plastic, and 12-oz filler.

+ Run and clean all the fillers, lines, and tanks in the cultured products area.

+ Cook, cut, manufacture, cream and package cottage cheese and cultured products.

+ Perform housekeeping and sanitation tasks.

+ Learn all the jobs in the case room including case washer operation and proper housekeeping procedures.

+ Learn all the jobs in the cooler, cooler input and loadout.

+ Learn the start-up and running of all the plastic blow molds [gallon and ½ gallon], the bagging equipment and the debagging equipment.

+ Forklift operation.

+ Adhere to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and SQF guidelines.

What AE Dairy offers our employees:

+ Competitive wage per collective bargaining agreement ($27.55 per hour plus financial incentives for qualifications)

+ Shift Differentials

+ Weekly paychecks.

+ Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield) and dental (Delta) insurance starting the 1 st of the month following thirty (30) days of employment.

+ Defined benefit pension plan (Central States).

+ Company provided life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (additional coverage available for purchase).

+ 401K (Principal).

+ Paid Holidays.

+ Annual boot allowance.

+ Company provided uniforms.

+ Enjoy delicious AE Dairy products while at work!

General Utility (Relief) Operators typically work a swing shift (ALL SHIFTS) schedule. Work schedule(s) could vary from week-to-week and could include weekends. Our Company has a *collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with our union, the vast majority of new employees are typically scheduled for 2nd or 3rd shift. All new employees are subject to a *sixty (60) day probationary period.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the following: Pre-employment physical, background screening, verification of application, physical capacity testing and drug test.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

+ **Team Player:** Works well as a member of a group

+ **Detail Oriented:** Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Education

Required

+ High School or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.