Production Team Member- 1st Shift

Open Gates Group is a family of 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 dairy products are minimally processed and come straight from Midwest family farms surrounding our creameries.

Our 1st Shift Dairy Production Team Member is responsible for setting up and operating processing equipment to process Kalona Supernatural organic dairy products. 1st Shift Hours: Monday-Friday typically starting at 5am and running until production is done for the day.

What you will do:

• Bottle, fill, and package the finished product.
• Meet established processing rates.
• Participate in start-up, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.
• Efficiently sanitize production equipment using manual and automated cleaning equipment.
• Rotate through different job tasks, including stacking the product after it's bottled.
• Cross-train to support the food manufacturing needs at other facilities.
• 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.

• 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.
• Able to lift, move, and push 55 lbs regularly.
• Able to perform physical tasks for extended periods including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pulling, and twisting over surfaces.
• Able to work the scheduled shift, including daily overtime or overtime outside of your regular scheduled hours as required (more than 40 hours per week).
• Willing and able to 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.
• Able to work with allergens that might be present in a food manufacturing environment.
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment.
• Team-oriented with a focus on working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Good attitude with a high level of integrity and alignment with our mission, vision, values & operating principles.