Dairy Processing Operator
Casa Grande, AZ (
Description
Lactalis US Yogurt is currently seeking candidates to join our Processing Team.
Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values ofAMBITION, ENGAGEMENT , andSIMPLICITYare at the heart of everything we do.
If you're looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!
At Lactalis US Yogurt, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and we know that our candidates come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply and share with us yourSTORY, yourPASSION, and yourEXPERTISE! You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles within our company.
From your PASSION to ours
The Processing Operator is assigned equipment to manufacturers and quality assurance specifications, supplying the filling and packaging equipment with product as scheduled and in compliance with all governmental regulations and corporate policies. The Processing Operator position is full-time.
From your EXPERTISE to ours
Key responsibilities for this position include
Processing Operator
+ Must be able to operate processing equipment, adhering to all quality assurance, productivity, OSHA , and safety standards.
+ Must be able to assemble and disassemble equipment for proper cleaning / sanitizing and operating per manufacturer's instructions
+ Must monitor and control all temperatures, pressures, and flow of product throughout the processing cycle in accordance with established quality assurance standards.
+ Must adhere to established testing procedures and provide required samples to laboratory for appraisal prior to all finished products being packaged.
+ Must monitor and control the flow of product from processing to packaging
+ Perform any other assigned tasks.
+ Occasionally assist in Fruit Station.
+ Previous experience in a food processing facility preferred.
+ Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate and percentage.
+ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands and stretch and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Requirements
From your STORY to ours Qualified applicants will contribute the following:
Education & Experience
+ High school diploma or GED .
+ Previous operator experience in the dairy industry.
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge
+ Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Must have the ability to write simple correspondence and complete manufacturing documentation completely. Ability to effectively present information to other employees.
+ Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and decimals.
+ The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
+ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands and stretch and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Must have full range of body motion.
+ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and /or humid conditions and risk of electrical shock.
+ The employee will be required to use all personal protective equipment provided by the company in compliance with OSHA regulations.
+ Works well under pressure and deadlines.
+ Detailed-oriented with a focus on accuracy.
+ Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
+ Close vision.
+ Manufacturing environment with regular exposure to moving mechanical equipment.
The above is intended to describe the duties of an employee in general terms and does not necessarily describe all the duties.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Direct hire – No agencies.
Lactalis US Yogurt and Subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer
