Production Team Member- 2nd shift

Open Gates Group is a family of companies located near Kalona, IA. We care about our employees and take pride in our community. To help our community's farmers, we built a creamery and then 10 other food industry-related businesses. Today, we help source, produce, sell & transport Midwestern products to 3,500 stores nationwide. Our dairy products are minimally processed and come straight from Midwest family farms surrounding our creameries. We are currently hiring for a 2nd Shift Dairy Production Team Member/Processor at Farmers Creamery.

Our 2nd Shift Dairy Production Team Member is responsible for setting up and operating milk-processing equipment to process and bottle organic milk, cream, and other dairy products. 2nd Shift Hours: Monday-Friday, 2pm-10pm.

What you will do:

• Bottle, fill, and package the finished product.
• Meet established processing rates.
• Participate in start-up, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.
• Efficiently sanitize production equipment using manual and automated cleaning equipment.
• Rotate through different job tasks, including stacking the product after it's bottled.
• Cross-train to support the food manufacturing needs of other teams and facilities.
• Maintain quality standards per specifications defined by State and/or Federal regulatory agencies.
• Support team members in various production-related tasks.
• Stay current with required production technology.
• Uphold, support, and promote all company policies and procedures.
• Perform additional duties necessary to make the business successful.

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Versatile and able to be cross-trained in various production roles.
• Able to read and record instrument data in English with attention to detail.
• Verbal and written communication skills, specifically legible handwriting.
• Able to lift, move, and push 55 lbs regularly.
• Able to perform physical tasks for extended periods including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pulling, and twisting over surfaces.
• Able to work the scheduled shift, including daily overtime or overtime outside of your regular scheduled hours as required (more than 40 hours per week).
• Willing and able to adhere to all safety standards and wear all necessary personal protective equipment such as safety shoes, safety glasses, hair/beard net and gloves when required.
• Able to work with allergens that might be present in a food manufacturing environment.
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment.
• Team-oriented with a focus on working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Good attitude with a high level of integrity and alignment with our mission, vision, values & operating principles.