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Join our team! 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 our 1st Shift Organic Butter Production team at Farmers Creamery.

Our Organic Butter Production Team Members are responsible for setting up and operating processing equipment to process Kalona Supernatural butter, cream, and other dairy products.

What you will do:

• Operate processing equipment to process organic cream, butter and other dairy products.

• Meet established processing rates.
• Fill and package finished product.

• Participate in start-up, change over and shut down of operating equipment.

• Efficiently sanitize production equipment using manual and automated cleaning equipment.

• Rotate through different job tasks.

• Cross-Train to support the food manufacturing needs at other facilities as needed.

• 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.

What you will need:

• 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 on a regular basis.

• Able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time 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 of working in a fast paced, collaborative environment.

• Good attitude with a high level of integrity and alignment with our mission, vision, values & operating principles.

Our Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, STD & LTD after 60 days of employment.

• Matching 401k after 6 months.

• Benefit Bonus/Stipend

• Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO), & Birthday PTO.

• Opportunity for advancement.

• Discounted employee purchases.

• Unique, fun, entrepreneurial culture!

Interested?

Send us your resume and check out our website (https://opengatesgroup.com/jobs-near-kalona). If you have a passion for problem solving with a servant-minded attitude, join our team!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wellman, IA 52356: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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