Receiving Operator

For Current Agropur Employees: Please apply for this job through the Career application of your Workday Home Page. Job Type:Regular Working at Agropur means being a member of an extended family where simplicity and honesty are part of everyday life, and where the management style is based on integrity, openness and autonomy. You too can join the Agropur family! Who we are: We are an employee-focused organization that promotes from within and are looking for enthusiastic, team-oriented employees to join our growing team. Founded in 1938, Agropur is a top 20 global dairy processor. In addition to being one of the largest award-winning cheese manufacturers, Agropur is a leader in high quality and diverse nutritional whey proteins. Agropur’s 10 US-based, SQF Certified plants are behind some of the most prominent food, beverage, and nutrition brands in the industry. Vertically integrated by design, Agropur provides future-forward solutions in the areas of cheese, ingredients, beverages, and custom contract manufacturing services. “Better Dairy. Better World.” www.agropur.com What this role is all about: We are looking for a Receiving Operator in Jerome, ID. The Receiving Operator serves as the initial point of contact for product arriving at the production facility and is responsible for coordinating incoming product, performing quality testing and ensuring that processes are properly executed with appropriate documentation. This position has mastery over all functions of the intake bay areas.

• Complete general cleaning of area, wash down bays, walls and complete general cleaning as needed.
• Understand and comply with all Quality Assurance policies, immediately reporting any potential food safety issues to management.
• Clean lines.
• Wash trucks inside and out.
• Load and unload trucks.
• Weigh in and weigh out trucks.
• Assign trucks to appropriate intake and loading bays.
• Track loads.
• Stock supplies.
• Move valves, pipes and hoses.
• Run computerized cleaning system.
• Set up and execute automated cleaning system.
• Connect proper piping and hoses to unload product from milk trucks.
• Connect proper piping and hoses to fill trucks with outgoing product for other facilities and customers.
• Operate truck scales from a computer to weigh total product being received and distributed.
• Track essential information of truck loads including product type, weight, and more.
• Conduct antibiotic tests to ensure quality of milk.
• Process purchasing and sales documents (bills of lading).
• Bucket milk.
• Move Agitator in and out of trucks when agitation is needed.

The Requirements (Minimum Qualifications):

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Demonstrate attention to detail, quality and cleanliness in work.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Makes good decisions based on analysis, wisdom, experience and judgement; most solutions are correct and accurate when judged over time
• Dedication to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind.
• Demonstrate functional and technical knowledge, ability to learn new skills quickly, and achieve a high level of accomplishment.
• Result driven, bottom-line orientated, strives to exceed goals, and motivates self and others to achieve positive outcomes.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, establish priorities, ability to multitask, and meet deadlines.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with colleagues and individuals inside and outside the organization.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Basic computer operational skills; able to input and retrieve computerized information.
• Able to exchange basic informational data (fill out forms/checklists, copy data from one record to another, etc.); interview to gather information; advise others on alternatives/options; coach and counsel others; read, understand and explain technical data.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment
• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.

The Extras (Preferred Qualifications):

• Minimum two (2) years of Food Service, Food Plant or Sanitation experience preferred.

What we offer you:

• Agropur offers its employees a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial and emotional health to include the following:
  • Health, Dental and Vision options
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Company paid life insurance, short and long-term disability
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with a 4% company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Health and Wellness Programs to include Wellness Incentives and Employee Assistance Program
  • Opportunities for discretionary bonus’ and discretionary 401(k) contributions based on Company financial performance.
  • Paid Time Off Program, Holiday Pay and Bereavement
• An environment that upholds our five core values: Boldness, Collaboration, Communication, Excellence and Integrity
• Opportunities for advancement
• Training programs
• Employee Referral Program
• Community Involvement

The Location: Our Jerome, ID, plant is home to approximately 400 employees and processes approximately 7 million pounds of milk per day. This facility produces various types of cheeses, such as; mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, muenster, parmesan, romano, Monterey jack, gouda, and asiago. They also run various whey streams, such as; deproteinized whey, sweet dairy whey, GMP, permeate, instantized, and our top-rated BiPro products. The Jerome, ID area is a paradise for those seeking unique recreation attractions. You can visit Shoshone Falls (the Niagara of the West), Perrine Bridge (the only legal spot to base jump from in the US), and the beautiful Snake River Canyon (perfect for canoeing, boating and walking). There are also multiple restaurants throughout the Magic Valley area with quality cuisine. You can also visit the Jerome Chamber https://www.visitjeromeidaho.com/ or Twin Falls Chamber https://twinfallschamber.com/ sites for more information on local events. AA/EEO – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity