Production Associate

Ornua Co-operative Limited•Town of Greenwood, WI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Associate supports manufacturing operations by preparing cheese and other ingredients for production, handling finished products, and cleaning and inspecting equipment and work areas. The role requires following batch sheets, sanitation standards, and safety and quality procedures in a food manufacturing facility. The position is full time in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, scheduled Monday through Thursday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with overtime as necessary. Pay is $20.50.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Ability to communicate in English.
Ability to stand for long periods, including 10-hour days.
Ability to work with hands and repetitively lift up to 50 pounds.
Regularly perform standing, walking, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 60 pounds.
Perform repetitive motions and safely operate equipment while following safety and quality procedures.

Nice To Haves

Solid work history.
Prior food manufacturing experience; preferred but not required.
Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.
Basic math skills.

Responsibilities

Open barrels, blocks, or bags of cheese and other ingredients.
Weigh ingredients to the specified amounts listed on individual batch sheets.
Use knives and wires to cut and trim ingredients to the correct weights.
Transfer ingredients from the scale to pickup tables.
Load cheese into grinders and perform required heavy lifting.
Palletize finished product at the end of the packaging line.
Clean equipment and assigned work areas, including the laboratory and production areas, using chemical cleaning solutions, hand tools, and pressurized sanitation equipment.
Inspect sanitation work and follow up as appropriate to ensure operating and sanitation standards are met for a safe, timely start of production and processing equipment.
Perform other duties as requested or assigned.