UF/HTST Operator
At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality.
Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committed to our mission and values and these principles unite our people and guide all that we do.
A Typical Day
The Milk UF Operator is responsible for operating the Ultra-Filtration systems, Separators and Pasteurizers to meet production goals. Collect samples of raw milk and raw milk ingredients to test and record compositions.
Job Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate production hours based on daily production demands and goals.
- CIP/COP related process equipment as required by PMO and internal policies.
- Troubleshoot equipment and processes.
- Operate HMI process controls.
- Understand milk quality and safety.
- Perform quality control checks and record results.
- Satisfy specified cleaning and documentation as it is contained in the Master Sanitation Schedule.
- Effectively communicate.
- Change out membranes on Ultra-Filtration Systems.
- Active participation and ownership in your training and development program and associated activities, classes and events, which will be held before, during, after shifts and during scheduled days off.
- Help coach and train teammates and participate in on the job, buddy training.
- Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
- Hold self and others accountable to HCC’s food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
- Participate in food safety and sanitation root cause analysis and improvement activities when required.
- Prioritize safety above all other job duties by having a safety first approach at all times.
- Report any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams and follow up.
- Participate in departmental safety teams
- Promote Company Culture.
- Achieve common business goals through cooperative alignment with all departments.
What You Will Need
- English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write and speak English
- High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
- Must be able to work weekends, holidays and rotating shifts (day/swing/graveyard)
- Ability to lift up to 60 lbs.
What Will Put You Ahead
- 1 year SAP experience
- 2 years of dairy manufacturing experience
- State issued Pasteurizers License
- State issued Sampler and Weighers License
- State Certified Beta-Lactam Industry Analysts or Certified Industry Supervisor
- Experience with operating filtration systems
Physical Demands & Work Environment
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:
- Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.
- Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
- Employees must be physically capable of working in any of the job tasks within their respective area.
- Required to work at heights and in fairly small areas.
- Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending.
Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products.
This description is a general statement and does not include other duties as assigned
Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/EEO. We participate in E-Verify.
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