Cheese Operator 1

Tillamook County Creamery Association•Tillamook, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Tillamook Team, one of the fastest-growing dairy brands in the US, known for creating over 200 dairy products across 7 categories including cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, butter, cream cheese, and frozen meals. Tillamook is the #1 Cheddar, #2 Cream Cheese, and #3 Family Size Ice Cream brand, and is looking for team members with a One Team and Genuine Care mindset to share the delight of the Tillamook brand. As a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, Tillamook emphasizes being Good Stewards for its stakeholders. This role involves assisting with cheese manufacturing and cleaning processes, performing HACCP monitoring duties for designated Critical Points (cream, milk, vat pasteurization, and metal detectors), maintaining proper records, cleaning in place (CIP), sanitizing procedures, and monitoring/recording operations in NAV and Wonderware systems.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED is required
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors
Ability to communicate effectively
Must be a team player and be able to interact with staff at all levels of the company
Demonstrate a strong work ethic
Must be able to work in a food manufacturing plant environment
Must be able to be certified to operate a forklift
Must be able to stand full shift
Be physically able to regularly and frequently handle both 40-pound blocks of cheese and 40-pound bags of salt
Occasional lifting supplies, moving tools and lifting equipment
Standing, raising and lowering up to 55# from waist to/from a height of 60"
Moving tools and equipment
Lifting and carrying 55# from floor to waist height for 6 feet
Standing, raising and lowering 55# from/to floor to waist
Must be able to work a varied schedule with rotating days off (including days and swing shifts -- or graveyard as needed), weekends and holidays

Nice To Haves

Previous food production or production/manufacturing experience desired
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word
Knowledge of ERP systems i.e. NAV is preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with cheese manufacturing and the cheese department cleaning processes
Perform HACCP monitoring duties for designated Critical Points (cream, milk, and vat pasteurization and metal detectors) as required per sub-job categories
Maintain proper records, cleaning in place (CIP), and sanitizing procedures
Monitor and/or record operations in NAV and Wonderware systems
Set up towers and sealers for production
Operate towers and sealers throughout the production day and control blocks weights
Perform CIP and sanitizing procedures for towers
Perform tower vacuum pump hookups for production and CIP
Set up and operate boxer for production
Ensure the boxer runs properly throughout the production day
Ensure proper recipe, date and count is correct
Clean boxer, boxer room, and salt room
Fill and monitor the salt bins
Perform hourly boxer and leaker and salt checks
Make milk silos changes when necessary
Operate the block cooler and palletizer
Operate and verify the metal detector
Obtain proper sample blocks
Use of ADC scan gun