Machine Operator Production Worker

January 20, 2026

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Job Description

Job category: Production

  • Full-time
  • On-site

Job details

Description

Minimum REQUIREMENTS are as followed:

  • You must be legally authorized to work in the USA.
  • You must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
  • You must be able to effectively communicate in ENGLISH (reading, writing and verbal).
  • You must possess excellent mechanical aptitude and a strong willingness to learn.
  • Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds on a regular basis (floor to waist or waist to overhead) and push/ pull nine-hundred-pound wheeled carts of dairy product.
  • Must be able to climb ladders, bend, twist, squat or stand for extended periods of time.
  • Must be able to work in refrigerated (36°- 40°F) work environments for extended period of times when needed.
  • Must possess strong mathematic and analytical skills.
  • Must be quality focused.
  • Must be detail oriented.
  • Must be a team player.

Job responsibilities include (but not limited to) the following:

  • Operate, changeover, and clean all paper fillers, gallon plastic fillers, ½ gallon plastic, and 12-oz filler.
  • Run and clean all the fillers, lines, and tanks in the cultured products area.
  • Cook, cut, manufacture, cream and package cottage cheese and cultured products.
  • Perform housekeeping and sanitation tasks.
  • Learn all the jobs in the case room including case washer operation and proper housekeeping procedures.
  • Learn all the jobs in the cooler, cooler input and loadout.
  • Learn the start-up and running of all the plastic blow molds [gallon and ½ gallon], the bagging equipment and the debagging equipment.
  • Forklift operation.
  • Adhere to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and SQF guidelines.

What Company offers our employees:

  • Competitive wage per collective bargaining agreement
  • Shift Differentials
  • Weekly paychecks.
  • Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield) and dental (Delta) insurance starting the 1st of the month following thirty (30) days of employment.
  • Defined benefit pension plan (Central States).
  • Company provided life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (additional coverage available for purchase).
  • 401K (Principal).
  • Paid Holidays.
  • Annual boot allowance.
  • Company provided uniforms.
  • Enjoy delicious AE Dairy products while at work!

All offers of employment are contingent upon the following:  Pre-employment physical, background screening, verification of application, physical capacity testing and drug test.

Qualifications

Behaviours

Required

Team player

: Works well as a member of a group

Detail-oriented

: Capable of carrying out a given task with all the details needed to get the task done well

Education

Required

High School or better