Belt Operator

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Invest in you, Join Agropur as a Belt Operator for the Lake Norden Plant. We dairy you! 

PTO on your first day of work!

How Agropur invests in YOU:   

• Starting Rate: $22.59 hourly

• Two pay increases within a year, up to $1.00

• Sunday Double Time

• Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings: 

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance  

  • 401(k) with up to 7% company contributions 

  • 3 Weeks PTO on day 1

  • Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays

  • Paid parental leave 

  • Advancement Opportunities 

  • Healthy work/life balance

What’s involved in this role: 

The Belt Operator is responsible for the operation of the belt lines and the monitoring of the variables for recipes during production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor both DMM and salting belts during operation.

• Enter all variables on belts for each recipe during production.

• Communicate any variances in recipe set points to Supervisor and Vat/EFV Operator.

• Take production and micro samples as required.

• Address alarms for the continuous delivery of cheese to packaging area.

• Deliver cheese samples from packaging area to lab in a timely manner.

• Deliver 55 gallon drums of chemicals to CIP system for DMM, Salting belt, and tower CIP’s.

• Work with Sanitation on prepping of both DMM and salter and perform CIP for both belts in a timely manner.

• Titrate all chemicals used for CIP in each belt area.

• Perform all Master Sanitation Schedule items daily.

• Troubleshoot and maintain machinery.

• Maintain and inspection work area.

• Understand and comply with all Quality Assurance policies, immediately reporting any potential food safety issues to management.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand all CIP circuits and titrate all chemicals involved in CIP programs.

• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices.

• Safety Protocol

  • Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.

  • Correct or report any observed safety hazards.

  • Support safety policies and programs.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications:

Education Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience Required:

• No experience required; in-house training provided.
• Experience in a food service/food plant or sanitation background preferred.
• Good Mechanical aptitude required.

Certification/Licensure Required:

• None

Skills Required:

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with managers and colleagues.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Basic computer operational skills; able to input and retrieve computerized information.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, adapt to a changing environment quickly, and think independently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to follow written, verbal and diagrammatic instructions; complete simple checklists and complete required documentation.
• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.

Where you’ll be working: 

• Our Lake Norden, SD, plant is home to approximately 450 employees and boasts a brand new, state of the art cheese and whey facility. We produce mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, Romano, asiago, and Monterey Jack cheeses as well as various whey streams. 

• Agropur’s US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties and provide whey protein and dry ingredients which are by-products of the cheesemaking process. As one of the world’s largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy. Better World. Agropurus.com 

We dairy you! JOIN AGROPUR.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. 

AA/EEO – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec. Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. 

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.