Sanitation Operator I - Hilmar Cheese Company : Job Details

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 DayThe Sanitation & Reliability Operator is responsible for monitoring and completing sanitation and reliability performance tasks. Job Responsibilities

• Execute & document tasks from the Master Sanitation Schedule.
• Monitor and maintain chemical storage and distribution systems.
• Execute & document operations-based preventative & corrective maintenance tasks.
• Work with Operations, QA, Technical, Maintenance and Ecolab personnel to ensure effective cleaning & reliability of all equipment.
• Responsible for following GMP guidelines and all company policies as outlined in the employee handbook.
• Annual completion of OSHA required safety training.
• 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. This includes communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates and participating in food safety and sanitation root cause analysis and improvement activities when required.
• Prioritize safety above all other job duties by always having a safety-first approach. This includes reporting any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams and follow up.

What You Will Need

• English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write and speak English
• Basic computer skills
• Must be able to work variable shifts, including weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.
• Ability to lift up to 60lbs

What Will Put You Ahead

• High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• SAP experience
• Active/past member of departmental safety team
• Skilled in Vats, Plant Production Op, Packaging, Towers, or 1 year of manufacturing experience
• Proficient in equipment operation and CIP

Physical Demands & Work EnvironmentThe 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 the cheese plant.
• Required to work at heights and in fairly small areas.
• Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 is frequently exposed to the following:

• Exposure to dust, fumes, smoke, gases, or other irritating substances.
• Exposure to solvents or chemicals.
• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces: water.
• Exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity depending on time of year.

Working surface is primarily concrete. Where standing is required, there are rubber mats which are one-half inch thick.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.English Information | Spanish Informationnull :Salary Range: USD( 23.76 -27.63 )