Whey Packager

Glanbia•Gooding, ID

81d•Onsite

About The Position

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world. Job Summary This person will be in charge of packaging and performing regular quality assurance checks on powder or cheese.

Requirements

Must be able to read numbers and do simple math (addition and subtraction)
Ability to operate (or learn to operate) necessary equipment
Excellent record required in safety, attendance, and punctuality
Ability to stand and walk the entire shift if needed
Ability to read and write instructions in English
Knowledge of the proper use of all cleaning chemicals
Must be able to work weekends, and overtime as required

Responsibilities

Packages powder or cheese, seal bags, and stack on pallets
Ensures correct weight loaded in bags or boxes
Wraps stacked powder in cellophane sheets and places in warehouse with a forklift or pallet jack
Pulls samples of product for laboratory analysis (every 25th bag)
Performs tare weight check
Checks bin levels to avoid bins overflowing
Records number of bags filled
Monitors cheese levels in towers
Ensures proper unloading of cheese blocks from towers
Checks and records metal detector sensitivity
Cleans packaging room and assigned areas
Restocks bag room with supplies (bags, pallets, cardboard and routine maintenance items)
Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.
Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
Perform other duties as assigned