(USA) Production Processing Operator - Dairy-Award-(6:30am-07:00pm Sat-Mon)-$23.00/hr

Walmart • Fort Wayne, IN

89d • $23 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

Monitors dairy plant production processes such as milk receiving, separation, standardization, and batching by following Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). Ensures all paperwork is accurate, verifies charts, and troubleshoots operating difficulties. Follows safety practices, including confined space safety, wearing required personal protection equipment, and ensuring safe chemical handling. Maintains sanitation of equipment through CIP and hand cleaning. Supports Continuous Improvement by maintaining process and equipment performance data to improve quality and throughput. Operates and cleans equipment to maximize throughput and minimize downtime, communicating mechanical and operational issues. Operates equipment at recommended speeds and monitors fats, total solids, allergens, and cryoscopies to ensure quality and efficiencies. Completes work assignments by using policies, data, and resources, collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners. Identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations, carrying out tasks, communicating progress, and recommending improvements. Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity. Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creating a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected. Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, and communicates with impact, energy, and positivity. Helps, develops, and mentors others, recognizing contributions and accomplishments. Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling company values. Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent. Delivers results while putting the customer first. Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on the company's purpose. Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience. Drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Requirements

• 1 year’s experience in a distribution or production environment (for example, logistics supply chain, dairy plant, food processing, or manufacturing).

Nice To Haves

• Continuous Improvement
• Distribution
• Food - Dairy Processing
• Food - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• Manufacturing
• Six Sigma

Responsibilities

• Monitors dairy plant production processes (e.g., milk receiving, separation, standardization, batching) following Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Ensures accurate paperwork and verifies charts, including frequency, pen cut-in/cut-out, temperatures, and product recording temperatures.
• Troubleshoots and resolves basic to moderate operating difficulties, communicating any problems or concerns that may restrict production efficiency or food safety to management.
• Follows required safety practices, including observing confined space safety guidelines, wearing all required personal protection equipment, ensuring safe chemical handling, and monitoring fall restraints.
• Maintains sanitation of equipment through CIP and hand cleaning, and reports safety concerns or issues to leadership.
• Supports Continuous Improvement by maintaining process data and equipment performance data to improve quality and throughput.
• Operates and cleans equipment to maximize throughput and minimize downtime, communicating mechanical and operational issues.
• Operates equipment at recommended speeds and monitors fats, total solids, allergens, and cryoscopies as they associate with processing dairy products to ensure quality and efficiencies.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources, collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners.
• Identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations, carrying out tasks, communicating progress and information, and determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities.
• Adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, using the Open Door Policy, and applying these in executing business processes and practices.
• Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creating a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging.
• Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, and communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Helps, develops, and mentors others, recognizing others' contributions and accomplishments.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling company values.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Delivers results while putting the customer first.
• Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on the company's purpose for all stakeholders.
• Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience.
• Drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• PTO (including sick leave)
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement leave
• Jury duty leave
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption expense reimbursement
• Surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, including high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed