CHEESE RELIEF OPERATOR

AMPI•Paynesville Township, MN

9h•Onsite

About The Position

AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative’s award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheesemakers.

Requirements

Must be able to maintain a valid forklift operator license

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred

Responsibilities

All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority. This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities.
Safely operate equipment and provide relief coverage to the Starter, Cheese Maker, Cheese Foreperson, Cheese Packaging and CIP positions for PTO and other relief while performing the assigned positions job duties.
Start up, shut down, Clean in Place (CIP), monitor equipment operations and troubleshoot equipment when appropriate.
Operating various equipment and performing tasks including, but not limited to, forklifts, unloading and loading trucks, starter vats, CIP systems, manual cleaning of the cheese plant, and assisting other positions and departments as needed.
Maintain all related records and documentation per policy.
Document and communicate production deficiencies to leads and management.
Report and communicate critical information during shift change overs.
Monitor the composition of solids, and temperature; adjust based on the type of product produced.
Maintain housekeeping, organization, and sanitation of equipment and work areas.
Perform and record necessary tests at required intervals.
Make necessary Cheesemaker process decisions relevant to good vat operation and best possible yield and quality potential.
Coordinate product movement through make floor operations.
Continuously look for process improvement opportunities and effectively communicate to others.
Adhere to all Quality, Food Safety, GMP, and AMPI Safety Polices & Procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
Other duties as assigned.