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

Delivering on Glanbia’s Values:

• “Showing Respect” - Research issues & incidents with internal teams, business partners and customers in a collaborative manner that includes professional, honest and transparent communication.
• “Find a Better Way” - Work with internal and external teams to implement process improvements and/or procedural changes that eliminate non-value added activities and drive more business value.
• “Winning Together” - Assist with training of new team members.  Facilitate or oversee training and standard operating procedure reviews to ensure new hires develop proficiency of role.