Description Professional Career Opportunity: Grinder Operator Day Shift Shift - 5 am to 5 pm Pay Rate - $26.73 Position Summary: Bongards is seeking a dedicated and reliable individual to join our team as a Grinder Operator on Day Shift. This is a key role within our cheese processing team, responsible for handling cheese barrels, operating grinder, and ensuring consistent product quality. As a grinder operator, you will play an integral part in maintaining operation excellence, safety, and food quality standards. Job duties: Safely open and prepare all barrels and blocks of cheese used for grinding. Accurately record weights and other pertinent information. Ensure the cheese is properly cleaned before being fed into the grinder. Operate and monitor the grinder, ensuring efficient operation. Maintain effective communication with cooker operator, blend set-up, and leadperson to ensure smooth workflow. Follow all safety protocols, including Lockout/Tagout procedures, to operate the grinder safely. Maintain a clean and organized work area, adhering to safety and GMP guidelines. Operate a forklift as necessary. Must report all food safety and quality concerns to immediate supervisor or their designated replacement. All other duties as assigned by the supervisor or leadperson. Other Requirements: Must demonstrate excellent communication skills. Must be able to read and follow written instructions. Must adhere to and follow all Safety, GMP, and other quality guidelines. Physical Capabilities: Ability to manipulate and move 500-pound barrels as part of daily duties. Ability to lift up to 70 lbs. regularly as part of the physical demands of the job. Innovation is the key ingredient that has fueled Bongards' continuous growth and success since 1908, when a handful of forward-thinking farmers launched a small cooperative creamery. Today, Bongards processes millions of pounds of milk per day, and is among the largest dairy co-ops in the U.S. But we've stayed true to our farmer-owned roots. That way we can ensure the best quality possible at every step of the manufacturing process. Just ask the people who work for Bongards now and they'll tell you that everyone in every function has a true passion for producing safe, high-quality dairy products. That's what creates the culture of growth and success that you'll find at Bongards. When a great team of committed people strives for continuous improvement, opportunities for individual growth will follow. Bongards history of success is proof of that. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, we'd like to hear from you. ) 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 contractor s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)