Production Associate (2nd Shift)

Production Team Job Description

Ornua Ingredients North America custom formulates and manufactures a complete line of pasteurized process cheese products. We are looking for an energetic, fast-paced, hardworking and reliable employee to join our Production team!

Hours: 2pm - 10pm, Monday through Friday

Production and Sanitation

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Open barrels, block, or bags of cheese and other ingredients
• Weigh the ingredients to the specified amount per individual batch sheets
• Use knives and wires to cut and trim the ingredients to the correct weights
• Place bags of cheese into boxes and send through to get taped and boxed
• Stack packed boxes of cheese onto a pallet
• Transfer ingredients from the scale to the pick-up tables
• Heavy lifting and the ability to load cheese into grinders is required
• Clean equipment and work areas, to include the laboratory, production and all other areas assigned using chemical cleaning solutions, hand tools and pressurized sanitation equipment.
• Inspect sanitation work and follow up as appropriate to ensure that all operating and sanitation standards have been met to ensure a safe and effective on time start of production and processing equipment.
• Maintain a clean and safe work areas
• All other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Solid work history is a must
• Basic math, reading and communications skills
  
  

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and more available on Day 1!
• PTO given on Day 1!
• 3 Personal Days per year!
• And more!
  
  

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to stand on your feet for long periods of time- (10-hour days)
• Ability to talk, hear and carry out directions in a safe and efficient manner
• Ability work with hands and to lift up to 50lbs repetitively and occasionally up to 100lbs
• Ability to adjust body position to bend, stand, walk, turn, and pivot
• Ability to make minor decisions based on standard practice
  
  

Ornua Ingredients North America is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.