Production Operator (3rd Shift)

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As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis American Group, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Production Operator based in Belmont, Wisconsin. Production team members are responsible for working in a variety of cheese making production functions to ensure continuous and efficient line operation. Candidates must be able to work over 40 hours per week (weekends are required). This job is physical and fast-paced.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

· Meet efficiency budget levels with maintaining a high quality product

· Must remove and load trays/molds

· Stage bascular with appropriate cookie sheets

· Complete repetition task, ensuring the even spread of curd into appropriate mold

· Pull cheese on to draining room tables from chariot

· Ensure all whey pipes are properly hooked up

· Turn cheese in draining rooms

· Run machines (ex: stacker(s), unmolder, rack washer)

· Place racks on unmolding conveyor

· Weigh cheese

· Complete paperwork as assigned, accurately and legible

· Maintain open line of communication with all line workers and room supervisor

· Perform sanitation duties as assigned

· Keep work area clean and organized

· Report production problems and/or concerns to the on duty supervisor

· Attend departmental meetings and training as assigned by the supervisor and/or manager

· Apply the safety rules and ensure they are implemented and followed

· Apply the Good Manufacturing Practices Standard

· Perform other work duties as assigned

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education:

· High School Diploma/General Education Degree (GED) is preferred

Experience:

· Previous employment in a food industry setting is preferred

· Stable and dependable work history is required