Cheese CIP Technician

Supervisor’s Title:             Cheese Team Leader

Department:                        Cheese

Exempt Status:                   Hourly

MWC is a state of the art cheese and whey production facility in St. Johns, MI. MWC is a joint venture between Glanbia Nutritionals, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Select Milk Producers Inc. (Select).

Ensure that all environmental cleaning assigned to positions is completed.

• Responsible for the total operation of the sanitation shifts. Supported by Shift Production Manager
• Ensures adherence to sanitation schedule
• Ensures completion of periodic equipment and infrastructural cleaning
• Responsible for completed chemical checks and ensuring that the information is recorded in the computer
• Coordinate with Quality to provide verification & validation on product contact surfaces prior to starting operations
• Understands the use and importance of PPE
• Working knowledge of each chemical used in the cheese plant including how to use and when to use
• Working knowledge of all CIP circuits and what is washed by each circuit
• Monitors CIP to ensure proper operation
• Able to perform Titration testing on all chemicals used in Cheese plant cleaning activities as determined by the chemical supplier
• Able to perform Titration testing on foot foamers
• Ability to disassemble tank vents and clean with acid
• Cleans around CIP tank manhole openings, the inside of the door and door gasket
• Cleans outside of tanks and platform and inspects for leaks
• Identifies soiled CIP tanks and performs a tank dump
• Ability to CIP the CIP supply tanks
• Identifies leaks and/or losses and begins corrective actions
• Respirator training and certification
• Working knowledge of all sanitation cleaning tasks
• Replenish appropriate needed cleaning chemicals
• Foam area around foot foamers
• Refill hand sanitizers
• Culture freezers wipe down tops
• Culture room sweep & mop
• Culture room pick-up area
• Sweep salt room
• Inspect CIP Centers for leaks at pumps, valves, etc
• Foam vacuum pump room floors and clean drain pans
• Foam 2000 CIP Room (floor)
• Foam 3000, 4000 CIP (floor)
• Sanitize all water hose nozzles
• Titrate doorway sanitizers
• Cleans Cheese offices
• Responsible for deep cleaning of the cheese area
• Utilizes GPS processes, driving zero losses, and upholds the culture of MWC non-negotiables.
• Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health  Act, which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.
• Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)

Delivering on Glanbia’s Values:

• “Showing Respect” - Research issues & incidents with internal teams, business partners, and customers in a collaborative manner that includes professional, honest and transparent communication.
• “Find a Better Way” - Work with internal and external teams to implement process improvements and/or procedural changes that eliminate non-value added activities and drive more business value.
• “Winning Together” - Assist with training of new team members.  Facilitate or oversee training and standard operating procedure reviews to ensure new hires develop proficiency of role.
• “The Customer’s Champion” – Proactively engage to support our customer needs on an end to end basis and strive to meet or exceed SLA timelines.  Take ownership of customer requests and engage with internal teams as needed and within a timely manner.
• “Performance Matters” – Meet or exceed all key metrics in line with expectations for role.  Continually update knowledge of products, product changes, processes and services offered to deliver a dynamic customer experience.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiply projects simultaneously, and delegate assignments to others.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources

Physical Demands

• Regularly involves talking or listening, standing and walking, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Frequently involves sitting, and reaching with hands and arms
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and/or climbing or balancing.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.
• Involves moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily product/technical nature.
• Should be able to identify and distinguish colors, see clearly at 20 inches or closer and 20 feet or more, observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

• May be exposed to loud noise levels (i.e. manufacturing equipment).
• May be exposed to humidity, intense heat, and areas with possible air contamination, fumes and toxic chemicals.
• May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, above ground with risk of fall, or areas with risk of electrical shock.

• Minimal travel limited within the local area.

Must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others.  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.