Production Associate

Ornua Co-operative Limited•Town of Greenwood, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for an energetic, fast-paced, hardworking, and reliable employee to join our 1st shift team! Ornua Ingredients offers competitive starting wages along with an excellent benefits package. The Analog General Laborer must be able to perform multiple jobs in a rotation on the Analog line. The laborer monitors the manufacturing process, makes boxes, packages, and palletizes the product. The Ingredient Handler works in a team environment to manufacture cheese products to meet production demands. All tasks are performed in a busy environment with limited supervision.

Requirements

Verbal/written communication skills
Work as a member of a team
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and act upon them
Time management skills
Uphold confidentiality of sensitive information
High attention to detail
Maintain excellent attendance
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, averages, density, area, circumference, and volume with accuracy and ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

Responsibilities

Package finished product including box making, lining, filling, closing, and palletizing.
Inspect cheese products, packing, and boxes for damage. Report deficiencies to the proper parties.
Perform duties following all good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) including food, equipment, and operating safety requirements.
Complete all necessary cleaning and workplace sanitation requirements.
Record production information on a tablet, scanner, computer, or by hand.
Identify variations in cheese manufacturing processes, troubleshoot, and report to supervisor if unable to resolve.
Learn the Mixer, Blender Operator, Cheese Grinder & Forklift positions. This opening will have an emphasis on Cheese Grinding.
Mixer Position: involves heavy lifting. Attention to accuracy in using the correct powders, lot numbers and amount in each batch. Required to weigh and mix dry ingredients.
Blender Operator: makes sure each batch that goes into the blender is correct. Help the forklift driver set up the batch. Assisting the cooker in whatever way is needed.
Cheese Grinder: Preps cheese grinder, bagging of cheese into specified amounts, as well as toting of the product.
Forklift Operator: responsible for setting up correct batches for the production run, getting lot numbers and changes in lot numbers to the cooker operator. Perform the maintenance check-list on forklift every morning before use. Clean up spills in a timely manner and keep work area orderly.
Help with breaks and anywhere else when needed.
Keep work area neat and always picked up.
Report to the supervisor or lead on duty.
Maintain good communication with the cooker operator.
From time to time you may be required to work other shifts or be temporarily moved to other departments in the plant.
Attend all required company training.
Support work in all areas as needed.