Cheese Operator

Work only 14 shifts per month and enjoy more long weekends!

How Agropur invests in YOU:

• Starting pay of $26.67/hour
• Two pay increases in the first year up to $1.00
• $1.50 Shift Differential + Double Time on Sundays
• Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance

• 401(k) with up to a 7% company match
• 3 Weeks PTO
• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
  • Advancement Opportunities
  • Healthy work/life balance

What's involved in this role:

We are looking for a Cheese Operator in Luxemburg, WI.

The Cheese Operator works rotating job duties with other workers in the cheese plant. The Cheese Operator has a working knowledge of the operation of the DMM, RMC's, salters, cookers and brine room and is responsible for cleaning and sanitizing equipment in these areas. This position understands and adheres to all safety and quality guidelines and attends any scheduled team meetings.

• 2-2-3 Rotational Schedule
  • 6:00 pm - 6:00 am

What you need to join our team:

• Ability to walk, stand, bend and lift up to 50 lbs.

• Understand all the controls in the brine room, PLC, and operation of the equipment.

• Understand the operation and CIP of the Brine UF system.

• Fill brine cages with cheese and keep track of vats; accurately record each vat on the cage log.

• Check and clean all filters at least once per shift.

• Test the salinity of the brine and accurately record.

• Understand all the controls of the cooker, salter, and RMC, PLC, and operation of the equipment.

• Understand how to clean all the equipment properly.

• Ensure cookers are hooked up for production and ready to receive cheese.

• Watch the cooker and cheese condition as it exits the cooker; ensuring that it is properly melted and has good stretch.

• Monitor the RMC and cooker; ensuring temperatures are adjusted properly and Loaf sizes are the proper weight to meet customer specification and fill orders.

• No experience required; in house training provided

• Willingness to learn and work as a team

• Desire to grow with a stable company

Where you'll be working:

Luxemburg, WI

• Our Luxemburg, WI, plant is home to about 170 employees. This facility produces mozzarella and provolone cheese, as well as various whey streams.

  Luxemburg is located between Lake Michigan and Green Bay, WI. Luxemburg offers the benefits of small town living while only minutes from a multitude of entertainment options. Luxemburg has many outdoor activities to enjoy, including golf, tennis, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. Visit the Luxemburg Chamber site http://luxemburgchamber.com for more information on local events.

• Agropur's US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties, and provide whey protein and dry ingredients which are by-products of the cheesemaking process. As one of the world's largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy. Better World. Agropurus.com

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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.