Production Sanitation Utility - 3rd Shift St Cloud

Sargento Foods • St Cloud, WI

23h • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Production Sanitation Utility position on the 3rd shift, which runs from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, with weekend work as needed. The company emphasizes a culture of treating employees like family, encouraging meaningful contributions, and providing opportunities for career growth and development. Sargento is a family-owned company with a long history of leadership in the cheese industry, known for product innovation and quality.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Willingness to complete fork lift certification upon hire.
• Ability to learn and carry out lock out tag out procedures as required.
• Lifting 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform data entry for inventory systems and labeling software.

Nice To Haves

• Prior manufacturing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Follows all GMPs as required by the plant.
• Follows all safety regulations and requirements, including proper PPE.
• Immediately reports accidents, injuries, and any equipment that is in need of repair.
• Reads and understands production orders to verify all product information is correct.
• Verifies that adequate raw materials and supplies are available to meet line production needs, notifies appropriate personnel about anything that is short or cannot be located.
• Accurately completes required paperwork and data entry for quality and production checks.
• Visually checks raw product for foreign objects.
• Visually inspects equipment, tables, floors, etc., to ensure GMP standards are met.
• Accurately measures or weighs raw materials to ensure proper blends according to production order.
• Prepares bulk cheese according to production order such as: unboxing, decasing, removing plastic wrap, etc.
• Safely operates, assembles, and disassembles all equipment such as: harps, grinders, cutters, blenders, Urschels, etc. involved in reducing bulk materials according to production order specifications.
• Monitors and replaces harp/die wires as needed.
• Properly places trim, further processing, and inedible product in the appropriate containers.
• Properly moves/lifts pallets; uses 2-person lift technique when appropriate.
• Accurately scans warehouse managed items and promptly reports known scanning errors.
• Maintains, loads, and monitors packing equipment to include minor adjustments and coordinates set up and placement of equipment such as: auto case packer, tape machines, printers, conveyors, etc.
• Verifies correct label information.
• Loads and stacks completed packages or containers to pallets according to proper loading or stacking patterns as required.
• Ensures that product samples are taken and labeled according to specifications.
• Inspects and packs product to ensure product and package quality meets customer expectations.
• Properly handles and operates RF gun scanners and replaces batteries when needed.
• Safely operates industrial power equipment.
• Performs Sanitation responsibilities as needed on your shift which requires the use of cleaning chemicals and specialized cleaning equipment to remove debris from machines, equipment, conveyors, floors, walls, tables, etc.
• Assists others in Prep area, Pack area, and Sanitation activities.
• Assures that quality and quantity of work produced is acceptable to company standards.
• Trains individuals as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED