Production Processing Operator - Dairy/Award - $23.00 (Mon-Fri, 10:30pm-7:00am)
About The Position
This role involves monitoring dairy plant production processes, ensuring accuracy in paperwork and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). The operator will troubleshoot operating difficulties, maintain safety practices, and contribute to continuous improvement by tracking process and equipment data. Key responsibilities include operating and cleaning equipment to maximize throughput, completing work assignments, and complying with company policies and ethical standards. The role emphasizes respecting individuals, acting with integrity, serving customers, and striving for excellence through continuous learning and improvement.
Requirements
- 1 year’s experience in a distribution or production environment (e.g., 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, pasteurization, batching) by following Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
- Ensures all paperwork is accurate, verifying all 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 the efficiency of production or food safety to management.
- Follows required safety practices, including observing confined space safety guidelines, wearing required personal protection equipment, ensuring safe chemical handling, and monitoring fall restraints.
- Maintains sanitation of equipment (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, operating equipment at recommended speeds, and monitoring fats, total solids, allergens, and cryoscopies as they relate to processing dairy products.
- Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources, collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners, identifying priorities, deadlines, and expectations, carrying out tasks, communicating progress and information, determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities, and adapting to and learning 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.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- 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
- Paid sick leave laws (where applicable)
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates, covering high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are paid by Walmart.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
