Scale Operator

Shift: 11:00 PM - 7:30 am

Rotating Days Off (Subject To Change)

General Purpose: Ensure that proper packaging is completed before load out as per packaging instructions. Stack product packaged boxes unto pallets and safely drive boxed product with a forklift to the Warehouse.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Weigh and stack finished boxed product onto pallets
• Double check to make sure that each case is weighed correctly
• Ensure that finished case weight scale has correct information as per packaging instructions
• Properly fill out packaging logs as required
• Calibrate scale and do routine weight checks
• Bring pallets, boxes and other packaging materials as needed
• Relief packaging Lead Person for breaks and lunches
• Enter information into SAP
• Check metal detector as required
• Complete checklist on lift trucks
• Maintain safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding health and safety issues
• 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 monitoring and taking corrective actions when necessary for a critical control point as part of the plant HACCP plan
• Ensure that all documentation is done correctly and turned in promptly
• 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

Pay

• Competitive pay based on experience - $20.51 to $24.70 per hour based on experience
• Rate includes $1.00 shift differential for hours worked between 6 PM and 6 AM
• Paid Overtime
• Sign On Bonus $1,500.00

BENEFITS

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k Employer Match
• Life Insurance – Company Paid
• AD&D, STD and LTD - Company Paid
• 144 hours of Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Time

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required
• Must be able to subtract, add, multiply and divide
• Must possess computer skills

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be flexible with schedule as start time is subject to change
• Must be able to learn position with the training period provided
• Must be able to pass lift truck certification
• Must be able to learn all equipment associated with packaging department
• Ability to work with others as a team to meet production schedules
• Must be able to read, write and speak English