Dairy Plant Worker

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.•Springfield, MO

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Dairy Plant Worker is responsible for a variety of tasks within a dairy plant, focusing on the operation, cleaning, and maintenance of machinery. Key duties include scrubbing and reassembling equipment, attaching pipes, adding ingredients to hoppers, and operating machines. The role also involves loading cartons and performing minor machine adjustments to ensure continuous operation. Physically, the position requires continuous walking, climbing, stooping, crawling, twisting, turning, and moving objects both above and below head height. Candidates must be available for either 2nd or 3rd shifts, with assigned split days off that can fall any day from Monday to Sunday. The position is hourly, reports to the Cooler or Plant Manager, and is subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement. It requires working in environments with extreme temperatures (both hot and cold) and high humidity, and may involve overtime, evenings, and holidays.

Requirements

Ability to work well with others
Basic computer skills
Ability to work in a safe and clean area
Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
Ability to perform basic mathematics
Ability to fill out daily written reports
Ability to work without direct supervision
Excellent verbal communication skills
Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills
Coachable and willing to learn
Must be able to follow both verbal and written instructions
Availability for 2nd and 3rd shift
Ability to work either 2nd or 3rd shift hours
Ability to work Monday-Sunday with assigned split days off

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or equivalent

Responsibilities

Scrubbing pipe fittings and machines with chemical solutions and brushes
Dismantling and reassembling machines
Attaching pipes and fitting to the machines using wrenches
Opening containers and bags to dump various ingredients into machine hoppers
Start and stop machine and equipment
Load cartons into machines
Do minor adjustments to machines as needed to maintain operations
Climb, stoop, crawl, twist, turn, and move objects above and below the head
Walk continuously
Load and move stacks of milk weighing approximately 240 pounds or ice cream racks weighing 1,000 pounds for the duration of the shift in the staging and loading of trailers
Stack and unstack items weighing 50 pounds from a height of approximately seven feet to the ground and back continually for the duration of the shift
Fill out daily written reports
Follow both verbal and written instructions
Perform other related duties as directed by supervisor and management