About this role
General Purpose:
All Operators are responsible for safety, operational efficiencies, quality standards, preventive maintenance, sanitation and administrative support. Each Operator will have a development plan, successful cross training and completion of certification in at least four job functions. These requirements are mandatory to qualify for the Relief Operator position. Operators must perform and participate in a team environment where shared responsibilities, problem solving, achieving team goals and continuous improvements of the overall process are basic expectations. All operators are expected to work on any assignments determined necessary by the Supervisor or management to ensure team success.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works in any of the functional areas within the facility.
- Engaged in problem solving to assist in improving safety, quality, yields and productivity.
- Engaged with focus team, safety team, quality team, etc. Must be a member of at least one team in support of continuous improvement for the plant.
- Demonstrates a high level of safety and quality ownership coupled with a high degree of urgency.
- Ensures safe operation through adherence to Environmental, Health, and Safety programs and procedures.
- Ensures operational efficiencies: positioning work, setting up jobs, adjusting and operating equipment for proper functions and manufacture of product.
- Maintains process control by monitoring statistical information and reporting variations to Supervisor or Quality Assurance Manager.
- Performs Quality monitoring of activities to ensure all documentation is complete and accurate.
- Daily cleaning of task area, keeping work area free of clutter. During CIP all operators are responsible for detailed cleaning in their task areas. Strict adherence to housekeeping and plant Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) is mandatory.
- Inspect all equipment as required and complete required preventative maintenance on assigned task area and turn in completed documentation.
- Identify mechanical issues, symptom recognition, list probable faulty functions, failure analysis should not take more than 5 minutes before calling maintenance.
- Must be trained and signed off to operate Filler and Retorts as minimum qualifications.
Shift Schedule - Monday - Friday 10pm - 6am - POSSIBLE SATURDAYS BASED ON PRODUCT DEMAND
$18.50 STARTING RATE - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION / RATE INCREASE @ 90 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT TO $23.34 or $23.66/HR
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- SAP software experience a plus
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills and ability to work in fast paced environment and handle multiple tasks.
- Proficient in 4 direct areas of the production process
- 2-3 years related experience preferred.
- Requires ability to read, write, and speak in English
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans
Other facts
About Dairy Farmers of America
At Dairy Farmers of America, our 19,000 employees work with one goal in mind – to bring value to our family farm-owners.
As a farmer-owned cooperative, DFA offers rewarding jobs across the nation in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, accounting, communications, marketing, economics, on-farm field services, and more.
We value our employees and reward them with competitive benefits, a supportive working environment, and growth opportunities. We capitalize on the strengths of each individual and ensure that each employee is challenged in their role. Through Dairy University, employees receive online training and job enhancement, classes. Employees also have the opportunity to grow within DFA.
We also want our employees to live a healthy lifestyle and offer a health and wellness program that provides access to online classes and materials tailored to help our employees make healthier choices, as well as an Employee Assistance Program that helps employees with legal and health issues, such as advice on parenting or stress management, and free counseling sessions.
At DFA, we understand that our employees provide value within our organization and in our community. We cultivate a culture of openness, transparency, and integrity where employees are encouraged to voice their opinions and share their ideas. We also believe we have a responsibility to give back the communities in which we operate and work to do so through the DFA Cares Foundation.
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. is an equal employment employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans, and disabled individuals.
What you'll do
- Operators are responsible for safety, operational efficiencies, quality standards, and preventive maintenance. They must work in a team environment to achieve goals and continuously improve processes.
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