Production Operator - Proliant Dairy Ingredients - Melrose, MN - Day Shift

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High school diploma or GED
• •1 year stable work experience in the areas such as agriculture, production, or manufacturing
• •Ability to prepare and operate all machinery in plant
• •General knowledge of production/manufacturing methods
• •Knowledge of dryer operation and evaporation processes
• •Knowledge of industrial production processes in human food and animal feed processing plant
• •Ability to read gauges and record data in a legible manner and in accordance with established procedures
• •Ability to learn handling of food grade materials in accordance with established sanitary procedures
• •Ability to understand and follow established work procedures, including mandated sanitary and safety guidelines
• •Ability to read, write and comprehend instructions
• •Ability to operate and maintain proper certification for forklift/pallet jack
• •Ability to work varying work schedules, to include overtime when necessary
• •Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
• •Ability to perform basic math skills
• •Ability to work collaboratively and professionally with peers and leadership
• •Ability to troubleshoot malfunction and situations as they arise, notifying appropriate staff of problems
• •Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• •Ability and willingness to assist in various work areas throughout the plant
• •Ability to operate forklifts and pallet jacks as needed
• •Ability to accurately and completely abide by company good documentation procedures for recording required data and paperwork related to HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, and SQF
• •Ability to distinguish if food safety violations or product quality issues occur and resolve immediately or, if unable to resolve immediately, contact appropriate plant management (i.e. the Production Supervisor and/or the QC Manager)
• •Ability to be Mobile throughout Required Work Areas
• •Ability to Access Required Information and to Perform Job Duties
• •Good Vision, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Access Required Information and to Perform Job Duties
• •Good Hearing, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Communicate and/or Understand Required Information and to Perform Job Duties
• •Ability to be Mobile throughout Required Work Areas
• •Ability to handle multiple tasks and understand mechanical and equipment operations as required by job duties
• •Ability to learn new equipment
• •Ability to calculate
• •Ability to analyze numbers and situations
• •Ability to read, speaking and writing
• •Ability to comprehend complex information
• •Ability to problem solving
• •Ability to communication skills
• •Ability to work independently
• •Ability to set priorities
• •Ability to determine work assignments and work methods
• •Ability to be responsible for materials, company property and work that he/she has completed
• •Ability to stand for extended periods of time on slippery tile and/or concrete floors
• •Ability to work with varying seasonal temperatures
• •Ability to work in environments with chemicals, caustic, temperatures ranging from freezing to extreme heat, noise, dust, and moving equipment/machinery
• •Ability to work in environments with different chemicals used during production and cleanup

Desired Qualifications

• •High school diploma or GED preferred
• •1 year stable work experience in the areas such as agriculture, production, or manufacturing preferred