2nd Shift Skilled Production - Casepack Operator

As employees of a farmer-owned cooperative, we come to work every day trying to honor the tireless effort and care these farming families put in every day, all day, 365 days a year. Our farmer-owners tend to think in generations, with some of our farms being run by the same families for over a century. We carry this approach into our business, knowing that each and every one of us makes a difference in allowing these generational traditions to continue, taking pride in knowing that we nourish our friends, neighbors, nation, and even the world with healthy and delicious dairy products. Our products include milk, flavored milk, yogurt, dip, sour cream, cottage cheese, and ice cream mix marketed under the Upstate Farms®, Bison®, Milk for Life®, and Intense Milk® brands.

Overview:

We are currently seeking a Skilled Production worker for our Batavia Plant. The ideal candidates will have prior Case Packing experience and excellent communication skills. All qualified, responsible applicants are encouraged to apply. We offer a competitive salary and generous paid time off. Must be able to work all shifts, Weekends and Holidays.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Operation of case-packer machines.
• Operation of palletizing equipment.
• Proper adjustment and legibility of codes and flavors on packaging.
• Supply and insertion of knock down shippers to the machines.
• Supply, stock, and set up other case-packers.
• Operate and perform operator maintenance of coders and labelers.
• Assist Filler operator with changeovers and cleanup.
• Perform and document all required quality checks.
• Clean case-packers, palletizers, coders and labelers as required.
• Maintain the general housekeeping in the area and around the equipment.
• Participate in training as required.
• Follow and attend plant safety programs/teams.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus one to three months related experience, training or equivalent combination thereof.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements:

The employee is required to stand, walk, kneel, climb, use hands to fingers, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, hear, taste and smell. The employee will regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 55 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. The employee regularly works with high-speed equipment and cleaning chemicals. When performing this job, the employee occasionally works in confined spaces or with fall protection.

Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus. Company provided safety glasses or A.N.S.I approved prescription safety glasses are required.

While performing this job, employees are regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and risk or electric shock. Walking surfaces may be wet and/or slippery due to water/liquid products, employees are required to wear Company approved non-skid, steel-toed shoes. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold and heat, including steam. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud, hearing protection is required.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret work orders, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to fill out routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively and convey information to other employees.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Shift:

2nd (3-11:30pm) M-F w/ occasional Saturdays.

Pay:

$26.90 per hour*

• The hourly rate as indicated in the CBA. The posted pay rate reflects just one component of our total rewards package. Other components of the total rewards package may include participation in group health and/or dental insurance, retirement plan, paid time away from work, and paid holidays.

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)