WAV Whey Team Lead

At Leprino Foods, we strive to be the WORLD’s BEST dairy food and ingredient company. Leprino Foods is the world's largest supplier of mozzarella cheese and one of the largest suppliers of premium dairy nutrition ingredients. Our customers and business partners span the globe and include many of the world's largest food companies, restaurant chains and distributors. 

  

Summary: 

  The Whey Team Lead Operator is responsible for the knowledge of whey production operations including pasteurizer, evaporator, crystallizer, spray dryer, mill, sifter and packing.  The Whey Foreperson position is a working foreperson and must be capable of disassembly, assembling and making minor adjustments to all whey production equipment.  The Whey Foreperson must be able to understand the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), follow safe handling of hazardous chemicals, and keep accurate record-keeping as required. Must be able to communicate effectively to train and provide instructions to employees and exchange information with supervisors.  This position also directs housekeeping efforts. 

   

Schedule: 

• Leprino Foods is a 24/7 operating facility; the employee must be willing and able to workdays or nights. The current vacancy is on night shift, from 5:00pm-5:30am. Our schedules run 12 hours on a 2-2-3 rotation that allows for every other weekend off. 

 

Pay Rate: 

• $32.36 per hour 

• $1 per hour weekend differential for all hours worked between 12:01am Saturday morning through 11:59pm Sunday night  

• $0.75 shift differential for all evening hours worked between 6pm and 5:59 am any day of the week. 

 

Responsibilities: 

• Conduct training of hourly employees as required  

• Prepare employees for JTPR completion  

• Enforce GMP and safety policies  

• Inspect each area of the production process on an hourly basis  

• Verify the data each area is recording for accuracy and operation within set parameters  

• Monitor production process to meet required customer and regulatory specifications  

• Troubleshoot any equipment or operation failures  

• Communicate any issue to the Cheese Department that may affect either department.  

• Enter quality alerts  

• Issue maintenance work orders  

• Inspect equipment for potential extraneous and recommend repair or replacement  

• Complete Shift Summary and communicate status at pre-shift meeting  

• Forward employees concerns and issues to Whey Supervisor or Whey Manager  

• Perform special projects as assigned  

• Lead pre-shift meetings  

• Cover for positions as needed  

• Back up the Whey Supervisor as needed  

• All other duties as assigned 

 

Requirements: 

• Must be 18 years of age  

• Effective verbal and written communication skills  

• Must be able to work Sunday - Saturday, off-shifts, weekends, holidays, and required overtime to support a 24 hour/7 day operation.   

 

Preferred skills: 

• Experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred 

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.  

• Experience in a dairy/food manufacturing environment.  

• Technical background.  

• Prior cheese with whey processing, dried dairy, and/or pharmaceutical production or similar process. 

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.  

• Familiarity or ability to learn SAP, or similar integrated manufacturing system.  

• Proficient computer knowledge, including Microsoft Office products. 

• Prior experience in a leadership position 

 

Physical Demands & Environment: 

• This position will be exposed to our operations environment - both wet and dry production areas with loud noise and varying degrees of temperature from freez