Production Associate

Ornua Co-operative Limited•Town of Greenwood, WI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Associate supports Ornua’s operations and continuous-improvement culture by helping produce high-quality dairy products. The role prepares and handles cheese and other ingredients for production, assists with packaging, and cleans and inspects equipment and work areas to ensure production and sanitation standards are met. Work is performed in a food manufacturing facility in Hillsboro, Wisconsin. The position is full-time, Monday through Thursday from 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with overtime as necessary. The hourly rate is $20.50, and the position offers a quarterly bonus of 8%.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Solid work history.
Ability to stand for long periods, including 10-hour days.
Ability to work with hands and repetitively lift up to 50 pounds.
Basic math skills.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities and safely operate equipment while following safety and quality procedures.

Nice To Haves

Prior food manufacturing experience is preferred but not required.
Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices is a plus.

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; the role requires heavy lifting.
Palletize finished product at the end of the packaging line.
Clean equipment and assigned work areas, including 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 and production and processing equipment can start safely and on time.
Perform other duties as requested or assigned.