3Rd Shift Dairy Machine Operator Trainee - Mozzarella Production

Lactalis North America is currently seeking candidates to join our Mozzarella Production team in Buffalo, NY.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.

If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirt, hands-on responsibility and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis North America: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

Responsible for running and cleaning multiple pieces of equipment which include the cheese molders, cooker, DMC and brine system.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

· Ability to start-up, maintain sanitation, perform CIP, shutdown and operate machinery. Also to include troubleshooting machinery when needed.

· Monitors key processing indicators such as time, temperature, pH, moisture and weight.

· Maintains production in a continuous flow operation.

· Will be in control of daily production and sanitation paperwork; filling it out properly and making comments of any non-compliance results.

· Ensures Food Safety and Security as required per the Plant’s GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and GSP (Good Sanitation Practices) Policy and Procedures.

· Performs other work duties as requested by the Mozzarella Production Supervisor.

· Responsible for working efficiently and safely to produce a high quality product.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

• Associates Degree Dairy Science/chemistry preferred.

• High School Diploma Required.

Experience

• Dairy Experience Preferred.

Skills / Abilities

• Basic mathematical skills are required (must be able to calculate averages).

• Attention to detail and accuracy in work required.

• Strong communication abilities, written and verbal.