Pasteurizer

Essential Functions:

This position is responsible for:

• Approaching work with a Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset, and engaging in Producers Dairy Mission Statement to identify, value, prioritize, resource and sustain improvement opportunities.

• Owning and promoting a Safety Culture by ensuring a safe work environment and promoting proper safety behavior.
• Must perform EQA test per shift
• Perform USDA seal checks daily
• Check temperature on culture freezer daily

• Runs butterfat and solid non-fat tests on all raw and pasteurized milk and milk products to insure proper standardizing according to Producers Dairy and state standards.
• Inventories all raw and pasteurized dairy and non-dairy products prior to start processing, to include all milk products, all juices and drinks, orange juice concentrate.
• Accurate working knowledge of computer based batching program and the Pearson square method to insure accurate batching and standardizing of all dairy products processed and to maintain a plant loss of less than 0.5%.
• Maintains proper brix of all juices and drinks processed through use of formulas and refractometer
• Maintains accurate and proper records, H.T.S.T. charts, inventories, and product batching records according to Producers Dairy and state rules and regulations.
• Follows all federal and state regulations
• Starts-up and maintains separator at efficient operating level.
• Sanitizes line and tank.
• Collects tank and line bacterial samples.
• Keeps work area neat and clean at all times.
• Maintains product flow through plant to insure all fillers are supplied with products as needed.
• Processes all products for production needs, responsible for correct amount processed as well as proper butterfat, solids non-fat, total solids on dairy products, and correct amount and brix on juices and drinks.
• Ensures the proper amount of vitamins in each product.
• Ensures all load-out cream sales
• Properly cleans separator
• Properly cleans tanks, as needed.
• Returns all excess ingredients brought over from ingredient room in a clean, neat manner and properly sealed.
• When dumping any type of powders, wears an apron and dust mask.
• After dumping powder, hoses down area with hot water.
• When working with chemicals, the following protection must be worn: eye protection (safety glasses or face mask), apron, rubber gloves, and rubber boots.
• Unloads condensed skim from tanker to R-7.
• Reports any safety hazards of accidents to a supervisor immediately.
• Uses work orders on items that need to be corrected that are non-emergencies. Fills out correctly, legible, and complete detail of problem.
• Other Duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Minimum:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must possess a California State Pasteurizers license
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure

Education

• High School or better