Machine Operator/Cooker

Holmen Cheese has an exceptional opportunity to join our Production Team. We are looking for dedicated, hardworking team members who have experience operating equipment in a manufacturing setting.  With a primary position as a cooker, you will have an important role both the quality of our product and the efficiency of our production output.  

Experience as a restaurant cook is not relevant to this position. 

Candidates selected for the next steps of the process will be notified via email.

Daily Responsibilities

• Understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Operate production equipment in a safe and effective way
• Trouble shoot equipment to reduce downtime
• Ensure quality of product produced meets company/customer standards
• Communicate with team to ensure production goals are known and met

Physical Requirements

• Perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arm
• Stand on concrete and/or platforms for duration of your shift
• Operate production equipment (training provided)
• Follow all food safety standards including SQF and HACCP
• Ensure a clean work environment
• Climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms
• Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as required
• This work is physically demanding and can require the use of some or all body parts and muscle groups. Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs, single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs, or lifting of objects using mechanical assistance.
• Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs.