Milk Mover (Full Time / Hourly) at Wright's Dairy Farm & Bakery in North Smithfield, Rhode Island

Job Description:

Position Summary: The Dairy Assistant is responsible for finished product quality assurance, putting milk away and assisting the filler operator, HTST operator, and Delivery Drivers with day-to-day activities.

It is pivotal that all dairy employees work together as a team to deliver safe, quality milk products to our customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Finished Product Quality Assurance

All bottles are capped, labeled, completely full and dated

Communicate if items do not meet standard and resolve as directed

Production

Move product into dairy coolers promptly

Organize coolers so oldest dates are most accessible and label product with New Date signs accordingly

Communicate with Dairy Shift Leader if par stocks seem incorrect or there are inventory discrepancies

Submit Milk Mover Report at the completion of every production shift

Assist with Filler transitions

Assist with bottle and cap restock

Communicate issues with Dairy Shift Leader promptly

Wholesale

Process and Pack wholesale orders according to SOPs

Pack both the box truck and delivery van with orders for the day

Assist delivery driver in delivering orders

Complete basic deliveries solo in the delivery van or truck

Unload the truck at the end of a delivery shift

Cleaning and Food Safety

Assist in the completion of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly cleaning tasks

Clean following GMPs and SSOPs

Understanding of Dairy Food Safety

Washes hands when necessary

Competencies

Must have the ability to be attentive to cyclical tasks.

Must be precise and have attention to detail.

Must have a good understanding of physical condition, safety and basic cleanliness standards.

Must be attentive to spot problems with the product.

Must have the ability to act quickly when a problem occurs.

Must be able to work as a team and the aptitude to work independently.

Must be able to follow directions and procedures.

Troubleshoot and resolve basic to moderate operating difficulties

Utilize a continuous improvement mindset and assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisor responsibilities.

Travel

There is no expected travel for this position.

Work Environment

This position operates in the dairy plant which is a loud and wet environment. Employees are required to wear non-skid rubber boots and noise-canceling two-way radio headsets. The employee must frequently lift or move objects that weigh more than 60 pounds and push and pull milk wagons on wheels weighing 200-700 pounds. This job also requires working in coolers and has contact with the following equipment: separator, homogenizer, HTST, bottle filler, blending tank, and pumps. Strong chemicals are used in the dairy to clean equipment.

Position Type/Expected Work Hours

This position typically follows a Monday through Friday schedule however flexibility is a must since work is determined by the needs of the business. Evening and weekend work may periodically be needed. The days before major holidays (Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas) may be required in the Dairy or other departments as the business needs.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

High school diploma, GED, or related experience preferred.

Previous experience in food processing is preferred but not required.

Food Safety Certification is preferred but not required.

Previous experience operating a filling line is preferred but not required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

While performing the essential job function for this position, the employee is regularly required to hear and speak clearly, must be able to stand for long periods of time, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl and climb during an entire shift. Specific vision abilities for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

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