Combination Employee

Summary

The Combination Employee is responsible for handling key operations in the dairy processing facility, including bagging powdered skim milk, packing butter, and receiving milk from tankers at the milk bay. This role ensures efficient handling, packaging, and storage of dairy products while maintaining strict quality and safety standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Powdered Skim Milk Bagging

• Operate bagging equipment to fill and seal powdered skim milk bags accurately.
• Ensure proper weight, labeling, and sealing of packaged products.
• Monitor equipment for malfunctions and perform minor adjustments as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of work areas according to food safety regulations.
  
  

Butter Packing

• Manually or mechanically pack butter into containers or bulk packaging.
• Ensure proper labeling, wrapping, and storage of finished butter products.
• Perform quality checks for consistency, weight, and appearance.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) to maintain efficiency and hygiene.
  
  

Milk Bay Operations (Receiving Milk From Tankers)

• Inspect incoming milk tankers for compliance with company and regulatory standards.
• Connect hoses and operate pumps to transfer raw milk from tankers to storage tanks.
• Accurately record milk volumes and conduct basic quality tests (temperature, smell, visual inspection).
• Maintain a clean and organized milk bay, ensuring proper sanitation of equipment and work area.
  
  

Basic Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior experience in dairy processing, food manufacturing, or a similar environment is a plus.
• Ability to operate and maintain production equipment safely.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow food safety guidelines.
• Exposure to cold storage, wet environments, and dairy ingredients.
  
  

Competencies

• Communication
• Communicate clearly and effectively through multiple channels – oral, written, visual, and non-verbal – ensuring our messages are understood and delivered appropriately, whether in-person or digitally.
• Accountability
• Take responsibility for actions and anticipate challenges before they arise.
• Solve problems both within and outside of departments, proactively addressing issues as they occur. 
• Customer Focused
• Prioritize understanding and meeting both internal and external customer needs.
• Ensure high levels of satisfaction and loyalty by anticipating customer requirements and striving for exceptional service.
• Initiative
• Proactive in identifying opportunities and addressing potential threats.
• Act independently and decisively, rather than waiting for situations to demand action.
• Problem-Solving
• Possess the ability to identify and address complex issues with minimal guidance.
• Skilled at analyzing challenges and finding practical, effective solutions. 
• Collaboration
• Take responsibility for deliverables while also supporting others to ensure that collective goals are met.
• Able to work harmoniously with others toward a common goal, recognizing and valuing each person’s contributions, is fundamental to successful collaboration. 
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to reach, bend, extend, and lift 50-60 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The work environment may require working in the cooler room with varying degrees of temperature and may include contact with water or dairy liquids.
• Exposed to a noise level of 90 decibels.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate/high.  Wet/slippery work conditions.