Cheese Packager

Cheese Packager

Cheese Packager Job Description Supervisor's Title: Production Team Leader Department: Production Location: Gooding Cheese Plant Exempt Status: Hourly At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

Job Summary: Responsible for streamlining the operations in the tower and ensuring the area is appropriately sanitized.

Essential Functions:

• Prepare carts to receive cheese
• Keep cheese liners stocked ready to use
• Assist in fetching and sanitizing of press plates
• Remove full carts and prepare for sealing
• Monitor cart return to ensure adequate supply of carts
• Make CIP connections in tower mezzanine
• Foam equipment during CIP
• Operate floor buffer during CIP

Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct. Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance) Perform other duties as assigned

Additional Functions:

• Regular and timely attendance required

Glanbia Values:

• Showing Respect
• Find a Better Way
• Winning Together
• The Customer's Champion
• Performance Matters

Qualifications:

• Computer experience helpful
• Must be dependable and trustworthy
• Must be accurate in taking samples and performing tests
• Get along and work well with people
• Cannot have any lifting restrictions
• Ability to operate (or learn to operate) necessary equipment
• Excellent record required in safety, attendance, and punctuality
• Ability to stand and walk the entire shift if needed
• Ability to read and write instructions in English
• Knowledge of the proper use of all cleaning chemicals
• Must be able to work weekends, and overtime as required

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently (51-75%) use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Occasionally (25-50%) walk, lift and/or move 26 to 60 lbs.
• Rarely (1-25%) stand, sit, talk or hear, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision requirements for this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Typical Environmental Conditions:

• May be exposed to noise levels in which hearing protection will be needed.

Disclaimer: Must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others.

Nearest Major Market: Twin Falls