What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2nd Shift Organic Dairy Processor- Kalona Supernatural position at Farmers Creamery?
Join our team! Open Gates Group is a family of entrepreneurial companies located near Kalona, IA. We care about our employees and take pride in our community. To help our community's farmers, we built a creamery and then 10 other food industry related businesses. Today, we help source, produce, sell & transport Midwestern products to 3,500 stores nationwide. Our organic dairy products are minimally processed and come straight from Midwest family farms surrounding our creameries. We are currently hiring for a 2nd Shift Dairy Processor at Farmers Creamery.
Our 2nd shift Dairy Processor is responsible for setting up and operating processing equipment to process Kalona Supernatural organic dairy products. Typical shift hours are Sunday through Thursday, 2pm-10pm.
What you will do:
- Efficiently sanitize production equipment using manual and automated cleaning equipment.
- Operate processing equipment to process organic milk, cream, and other dairy products.
- Proactively meet established processing rates.
- Rotate through different job tasks.
- Cross-Train to support the food manufacturing needs at other facilities as needed.
- Maintain quality standards per specifications defined by State and/or Federal regulatory agencies.
- Support team members in various production related tasks.
- Stay current with required production technology.
- Uphold, support, and promote all company policies and procedures.
- Perform additional duties necessary to make the business successful.
What you will need:
- High School diploma or GED equivalent.
- Food manufacturing experience preferred.
- Versatile and able to be cross-trained in various production roles.
- Able to read and record instrument data in English with attention to detail.
- Verbal and written communication skills, specifically legible handwriting.
- Lift, move, and push 55 lbs on a regular basis.
- Perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including: standing, walking, climbing, bending, pulling and twisting over surfaces.
- Work the scheduled shift, including daily overtime or overtime outside of your regular scheduled hours as required (more than 40 hours per week).
- Adhere to all safety standards and wear all necessary personal protective equipment such as safety shoes, safety glasses, hair/beard net and gloves when required.
- Work with allergens that might be present in a food manufacturing environment.
- Adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment.
- Team oriented with a focus of working in a fast paced, collaborative environment.
- Good attitude with a high level of integrity and alignment with our mission, vision, values & operating principles.
Our Benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, STD & LTD after 60 days of employment.
- Matching 401k after 6 months.
- Benefit Bonus/Stipend.
- Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO), & Birthday PTO.
- Opportunity for advancement.
- Discounted employee purchases.
- Unique, fun, entrepreneurial culture.
Interested?
Send us your resume and check out our website (https://opengatesgroup.com/jobs-near-kalona). If you have a passion for problem solving with a servant-minded attitude, join our team!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Evening shift
Ability to Commute:
- Wellman, IA 52356 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Wellman, IA 52356: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20