Position : Production Lead - Second Shift

Location : St. Albans, Vermont

Requisition ID: : 27620

**Join DFA's production team at St. Albans. *

*SIGN ON BONUS - $1500

Premium benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, vacation.

Join a winning team! As the leading milk marketing cooperative and dairy foods processor in the United States, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) consists of more than 13,000 family farm-owners and more than 20,000 employees. Our employees are dedicated to delivering wholesome dairy products from the family farm to family tables around the world, while continuously exploring ways to be more innovative and efficient. Our commitment to produce a safe, sustainable and traceable product starts with our farmer-owners and is carried throughout the entire supply chain. Our employees make a difference within our Cooperative and the community while delivering value to our members.

General Purpose:

Assist the Supervisor in directing the activities and resources of daily production including work assignments and breaks. Assist in training and communicating the expectations of Dairy Farmers of America in all areas of safety, quality, productivity, and profitability to the employees performing the duties in which the Production Lead is responsible.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand and support safety as the first priority.

• Dryer operation: Start up, properly operate, shut down, and cleanup of dryer, (CIP), and related equipment. Ensure proper moisture in finished product. Maintain charts and records. Is responsible for product flow, proper tank hook up, dryer box cleaning, and general upkeep.

• Evaporator: , Start up, operate, shut down, and clean (CIP) evaporator, and related equipment. Monitor product for correct percentages, component composition, and temperature. Is responsible for tank hook ups and flow. Perform start up, operation, and shut down of RO.

• Separator/ HTST: Start up, operate, shut down, and clean separators, (CIP), cream. Perform duties of pasteurizing all milk products. Make the required tank connections.

• Bulk Room Receiver: Unload raw milk, cream, and condense. Wash tankers, silo, and lines as required as well as perform proper hook ups of tanks, silos, and lines. Monitor amount of milk products being unloaded to prevent overflow of tanks and silos

• Bulk Room Loadout: Is responsible for load out and sampling of liquid products. Wash tankers, silos, and lines; and monitor flow of product. Ensure correct product is loaded and bill of lading is completed correctly. Ensure that all tankers have properly filled out wash tags and seals

• Powder Bagger: Fill, weigh, seal, and palletize milk powder. Keep accurate and legible records.

• Warehouse and Shipping: Ensure that powder orders are shipped accurately, and warehouse is well organized and clean.

• Ensure compliance with all company policies, local, state, and federal regulations.

• Ensure the following facility programs are followed: Safety, Food Safety, GMP, Preventive Maintenance, Quality Assurance, and Sanitation

• Help ensure all policies and procedures for the American Institute of Baking (AIB), Safe Quality Food (SQF) and Quality Assurance International (QAI – organic) are followed

• Understand each step of product flow through the entire facility and teach it

• Know how to start, run, shut down, troubleshoot, and CIP the entire process

• Maintain a safe, clean, organized work area throughout the facility and office area

• Fill in for vacationing, sick, or otherwise vacant production positions, with little or no notice at times

• Participate in plant committees, including safety and food safety

• Safeguard and protect all company assets in his or her care

• Demonstrate good judgment in safeguarding customer, company, vendor, and employee information

• Maintain a cooperative working relationship with customers, vendors, employees, and peers

• Handle difficult situations professionally

• Consistently show the ability to recognize and deal with priorities

• Maintain a well-groomed, professional appearance for the position and the situation

• Safeguard and protect all company assets and proprietary information.

• Maintain cooperative working relationships and communications with employees from all other departments and peers

• Dedicate effort to safety as we expect every employee to leave work in the same condition as they arrive

• Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements

• Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion, and sound judgment

• Adhere to all DFA Quality, Safety and GMP policies and procedures and report any nonconformity

• Attend required training, including but not limited to, Safety, GMP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)

• Responsible for food safety

• The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.

GED or High School Diploma preferred.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sign on bonus eligible