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Job Description

Rotating Shifts with Rotating Days Off

**General Purpose:** Monitor and process whey to meet customer's specifications. Operate whey equipment in a safe, efficient and productive manner.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

+ Operate a Whey HTST Pasteurizer

+ Operate a Whey Cream Batch Pasteurizing system

+ Operate a Whey Clarifier

+ Operate a MSA-300 Separator

+ Operate and CIP Ultra Filtration units

+ Operate and CIP Reverse Osmosis units

+ Operate R.O. Polisher units

+ Operate a CIP system

+ Adjust all equipment to meet production specifications

+ Communicate with truck drivers professionally

+ Load out WPC

+ Load out Lactose

+ Perform a safe and sanitary operation

+ Maintain safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding health and safety issues

+ Dedicate effort to safety as we expect every employee to leave work in the same condition as they arrive

+ Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements

+ Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion, and sound judgment

+ Adhere to all DFA Quality, Safety and GMP policies and procedures and report any nonconformity

+ Attend required training, including but not limited to, Safety, GMP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)

+ Responsible for monitoring and taking corrective actions when necessary for a critical control point as part of the plant HACCP plan

+ Ensure that all documentation is done correctly and turned in promptly

+ The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Pay

+ Competitive pay - $24.50 - $29.50 per hour based on experience

+ Rate includes $1.00 shift differential for hours worked between 6 PM and 6 AM

+ Paid Overtime

BENEFITS

+ Medical

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ 401k Employer Match

+ Life Insurance – Company Paid

+ AD&D, STD and LTD - Company Paid

+ 144 hours of Paid Vacation

+ Paid Holidays

+ Paid Sick Time

+ Sign-On Bonus $1,500

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

_Education and Experience_

+ High School Diploma or GED required

_Knowledge, Skills and Abilities_

+ Must be able to learn Dairy Filtration Systems within a 5 week period

+ Good computer skills

+ Good math skills

+ Must be able to obtain and maintain a Pasteurizer's License

+ Must be able to abide by all Safety and GMP policies

+ Must be a self-starter and work under minimum supervision

+ Must learn SAP

+ Must be able to read, write and speak English

EEO/AA/Female/Minority/Disabled/Veteran

**Pay Range** $24.50 - $29.50 per hour