Process Operator (Churn) on 3rd Shift

Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery • West Springfield, MA

2d • $28 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

How would we describe a career with Agri-Mark? More than 100 years of: Farmers, Family, Mission, Purpose, Sustainability, Respect, Integrity, Work Ethic, Teamwork, Pride in Award Winning Products, Agriculture. Grow your life, join our team! Our dairy cooperative is seeking a regular, full-time Machine Operator for our Butter Churn operation on 3rd shift (11pm-7am) who will operate the butter churn effectively and efficiently to meet production requirements. Understand the process of churning butter and all related equipment. Ensure compliance with state and federal government regulations. Maintain churn facilities in a sanitary manner, including Clean in Place (CIP) washing of equipment, and cleaning of walls, floors, ceilings, light fixtures, drains and other similar environmental areas. Schedule flexibility, willingness to work overtime, weekends, holiday and rotate shift, as required. At times overtime, weekend work, holiday work, and shift rotation will be mandatory. Starting rate: $28.44/hr. plus 10% shift differential for 3rd shift.

Requirements

• Work effectively in a multi-tasking environment, work independently and as part of a team, work with minimum supervision and ability to interact positively with others at every level of the organization.
• Detail oriented.
• Identify and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Handle situations or problems that occur with a high level of professionalism and direction.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to read and understand instructions and manuals.
• Basic computer skills.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measures, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and positive attitude. Ability to grow and support a team environment.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ethics – Treat people with respect, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, work with integrity and ethically and uphold organizational values. Act as a responsible steward of the environment
• Minimum high school diploma, GED or HiSET.

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating machinery in a manufacturing environment is preferred, in the food industry would be a plus.
• Experience with manufacturing safety requirements, lock-out/tag-out preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate, understand and troubleshoot churn controls, CIP systems and butter packaging machines, including Bulk Packer, SIGs, Benhils, Cekas and Egli, product lines and vessels, case packaging equipment.
• Perform required butter analysis for butter fat, salt, moisture and or pH to meet government and customer specifications.
• Make brine solution for salted butter and chemical mix for unsalted butter.
• Operate and set printers to ensure that U.S. Dairy Association number, “Sell-By” Dates, Item Code and description are correct.
• Understand and follow the Butter Production Schedule.
• Constantly monitor quality and chemistry of cream, butter, buttermilk, etc. and immediately report questionable product to supervisor.
• Track supplies and restock as needed for the following shift.
• Complete and record necessary information on proper logs, verifying that all required documents are filled out properly and are accurate in accordance with Safety and SQF procedures. Write neatly.
• Perform other duties such as decartoning bulk butter, operating and feeding microfix machine, melting of rework butter, removal of trash, painting, preventive maintenance, etc.
• Schedule flexibility, willingness to work overtime, weekends, holiday and rotate shift, as required. At times overtime, weekend work, holiday work and shift rotation will be mandatory.
• Adhere to Company rules, regulations and core values, including Code of Conduct.
• Perform all tasks using Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), following the Food Safety and Food Quality requirements of the SQF Program. This includes the requirement to report all safety issues and incidents to a supervisor, or other member of the leadership team, immediately.
• Maintain GMPs and operate all equipment in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Work safely and efficiently, following all safety requirements including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and lock-out/tag-out procedures.
• Perform all other duties, as assigned.

Benefits

• Our support of employee growth includes promoting from within, training and tuition reimbursement.
• Team members enjoy access to a comprehensive benefits package, competitive salary and retirement plans which include 401k match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees