Job Information
Dairy Farmers of America Night Cheese Tower Operator in Zumbrota, Minnesota
Position : Night Cheese Tower Operator
Location : Zumbrota, Minnesota
Requisition ID: : 25998
General Purpose:
The Tower Sealer Palletizer works in the Cheese department rotating between three workstations: bagging finished cheese blocks, sealing of the cheese package and palletizing finished product.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Follow all DFA GMP's and work in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory, food safety, quality and sanitation requirements.
Operate a forklift, moving cheese from production area to the warehouse cooler
Run Beta Vac / bag sealer with no leakers
Weigh blocks, place label tickets on blocks and boxes
Operate and validate metal detector
Operate boxer and palletizer (Robot)
Tower operation
Maintain operating records (Block Counts)
Perform necessary routine cleaning and preventive maintenance
Master sanitation as needed
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent experience
Basic computer skills
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage
Perform work independently as required
Perform necessary routine cleaning and preventive maintenance
Knowledge with machines, tools, equipment and Lock out Tag out