Job Category:

Manufacturing & Operations

Job Family:

Plant Production

Work Shift:

Nights (United States of America)

Job Description:

The Knockdown role supports continuous cheese production by supplying product to processing lines, preparing materials, and maintaining sanitation and housekeeping standards. This position follows standard operating procedures to ensure food safety, product quality, and efficient production flow.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Supply production lines with sufficient cheese to meet customer requirements and prevent downtime.
• Open cheese blocks, remove packaging, inspect for quality concerns, and prepare product for processing.
• Operate equipment and assist with line support activities, including scraping belts or rollers and supporting cleanup.
• Read and interpret production schedules, usage forms, and customer requirements to calculate material needs.
• Accurately calculate pounds of cheese required for orders, accounting for trim, scrap, salvage, and rework.
• Maintain Process Control Points (PCPs) and Critical Control Points (CCPs) and record data accurately in required systems.
• Perform sanitation activities for production lines, including midweek and full cleanup operations.
• Assist with product changeovers, including color, size, and style changes, to support efficient transitions.
• Manage waste, scrap, salvage, and material handling, including emptying trash and cardboard into proper compactors.
• Build, stack, band, and organize materials and containers to ensure safe handling and storage.
• Assist with basic preventive maintenance activities as assigned.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), housekeeping standards, safety procedures, and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Work with leaders and fellow partners to support food safety, partner safety, and production goals.
• Perform other job‑related tasks as assigned.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Ability to follow written procedures, safety requirements, and production schedules.
• Basic math and reading skills to calculate usage and complete documentation accurately.
• Ability to learn and perform multiple production support tasks and operate related equipment.
• Strong attention to detail related to food safety, quality, and sanitation.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work scheduled hours, including overtime or weekends as required.
• Ability to meet physical demands of the role, including lifting, standing, walking, and bending.
• Must be able to speak, read, and comprehend English to ensure understanding of safety instructions, work procedures, policies, and communications essential to job performance

Eligible partners will receive:

Eligible partners will receive:

• Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company, you’ll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one. That means in addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount toward your retirement every year.

• Earn bonus pay. You’ll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.

• Personal Time Off (PTO) starting on day one.

• Childcare costs. Get up to $5,000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare.  Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters.

• Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer‑funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.

• Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.

• Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, pet and mental health benefits starting day one.

• Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.

• Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber – Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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