Location: Portage,WI, USA
Description
AMPI owns seven Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nations American-type cheese, processed cheese and butter is produced. The cooperatives award-winning cheese, butter and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled butter makers, and cheesemakers.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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:
+ All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
+ This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities.
+ Duties of the heavy production worker may include cheese trimmer, palletizer for the process line, trim handling, cool and rack loaves, case packer, production checker, feeding stacking slice and load hauler.
+ Operate packaging equipment efficiently and safely.
+ Monitors procedures and working conditions that could result in product contamination or excessive waste.
+ Communicates effectively with plant personnel.
+ Verify quality control items such as product weights, coding, uniformity, and packaging.
+ Maintain proper documentation in all formats of recordkeeping.
+ Operate various machines at an efficient level to fulfill plant demands.
+ Assist with sanitation and housekeeping throughout the plant.
+ Adhere to all aspects of company and customer safety, sanitation and policies.
+ Assist with training new employees.
+ Provide assistance to the maintenance personnel for machine repairs or troubleshooting.
+ Adhere to all Quality and Food Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
+ Adhere to all Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
+ Adhere to all GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
+ High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.
BENEFITS/REWARDS
AMPI offers competitive starting pay, PTO, 401k, short-term disability, health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs and more.
Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is an equal opportunity employer. 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.
Military and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Education
Preferred
+ High School or better
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)