Production - CIP Operator

Meadow Gold•Billings, MT

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Meadow Gold Dairy in Billings, Montana, is hiring a CIP Operator (Sanitation-Plant) to perform plant cleanup and sanitation duties and help ensure product quality. The operator follows regulatory standards and company policies and procedures to keep products and processes clean and sterile. The role includes operating clean-in-place systems, cleaning and sanitizing equipment and production areas, performing basic preventive maintenance, completing sanitation records, collecting quality-assurance samples, and reporting food-safety or quality concerns. The position follows DFA good manufacturing practices and applicable food-safety, quality, sanitation, and health-and-safety requirements. The schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM; Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday are off. Starting pay is $21.99 per hour, increasing to $26.87 after one year per the CBA.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Must pass pre-employment screenings, including drug, background, and criminal checks.
Ability to stand, walk, pull, push, reach, and bend for virtually the entire shift.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, assist others with lifting when necessary, and manually stack and move cases up to 6–8 cases high.
Ability to work in a wet environment and in temperatures maintained at 35–40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Willingness to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
May occasionally be exposed to cleaning chemicals.

Responsibilities

Assemble and disassemble equipment for proper cleaning and sanitizing according to manufacturer instructions.
Operate the CIP (clean-in-place) system to clean and sanitize equipment, tanks, and pipelines.
Perform basic preventive maintenance on gaskets, seals, O-rings, plates, and other product-contact surfaces as needed under the Master Sanitation Schedule.
Record cleaning-cycle times, cleaning concentrations, flow rates, heat-up temperatures, and chemical sanitizing strengths.
Clean plant areas and equipment, including floors, walls, ceilings, air vents, lights, and equipment exteriors.
Complete pre-operation checks on product-contact surfaces, including pumps, valves, agitators, alcoves, and clamps.
Troubleshoot and resolve basic to moderate operating difficulties.
Collect samples required for quality-assurance testing.
Complete paperwork clearly, legibly, accurately, and with all required information; document information in accordance with SOPs.
Assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes through a continuous-improvement mindset.
Immediately report food-safety and food-quality issues to management.
Maintain safe working conditions and comply with state and federal health and safety regulations.
Follow DFA good manufacturing practices and corporate regulatory, food-safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.