Sanitation - 1st Shift Muenster

Job Details: Job Location: W7839 STATE ROAD 81

• MONROE, WI, Salary Range: $19.00Hourly, New Job Opening! Klondike Cheese Co. is searching for a Packager to join our Team! $1,000 Sign on Bonus! Great benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility, 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus paid time off and paid holidays. Position Purpose: To clean and sanitize production machinery, equipment, work areas and the facility according to Company and other required standards. Will also assist with packaging duties as needed prior to cleanup. Job Duties: Utilize detergents, sanitizers, brushes and high-pressure hose to clean production equipment and rooms in assigned area. Measure, weigh, or mix cleaning solutions, using measuring tanks, calibrated rods or suction tubes. Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions. Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines. Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water. Perform varying tasks while standing, lifting, and crouching during long periods of time. The sanitation worker is required to work in an environment that is wet, humid and warm. Communicate and work effectively with other Sanitation personnel and Supervisor. Must adhere to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and HACCP pre-requisite programs, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure (SSOP) guidelines or Federal regulations. Frequently lift/move hoses and related equipment throughout every work shift. Exposure to and use of chemical cleaning solutions (with protective gear). Assist in the operation of production lines as needed, including operating or tending machines. Other related additional duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager, which may include assisting with packaging duties. Shift: 1st shift: 6:00 am - until done (typically 8-9 hour shift), Monday
• Friday, plus a Saturday rotation-done. Pay Rate: $19.00 per hour, will pay more for experienced workers!

Qualifications

Requirements

Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. Oral Comprehension & Expression — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences, and the ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Standing 80%, walking 20%, lifting maximum of 50 lbs., bending 20%, reaching 40%, reaching above shoulder 10%, pushing less than 5%, lifting up to 5 lbs. 15%, lifting 6 – 10 lbs. 20%, lifting 21 – 25 lbs. 20%, lifting 26 – 50 lbs. 15%, lifting over 50 lbs. 1%. Carrying up to 5 lbs. 5%, carrying 6-10 lbs. 10%, carrying 11 – 20 lbs.

15%, carrying 21 – 25 lbs. 10%, carrying 26 – 50 lbs. 5%, and carrying 51 – 100 lbs. 1%. Using hands for repetitive action as; simple grasping right & left, pushing & pulling right & left, fine manipulation right & left. Repetitive bending, reaching, turning, pushing, pulling, grasping, squeezing with hands, standing and walking.

How to Apply: Please go to the company website, www.klondikecheese.com to complete an application online, click on the Careers tab to navigate to open positions. If you are unable to complete an application online, paper applications may be picked up in our Main Office at W7839 State Road 81, Monroe, WI 53566, anytime Monday through Friday, 7:30am-4:30 pm (excluding holidays).

Additional Information: The information in this job posting/description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by Supervisors as deemed appropriate. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The company maintains its status as an at-will employer. Klondike Cheese Company is an equal opportunity employer.

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Klondike Cheese Co. is a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is a condition of hire, and employment by the company is contingent upon receipt of satisfactory results of a drug test. Employees, volunteers, vendors and guests of the company are prohibited from the use, sale, dispensing, distribution, possession, manufacture, or being under the influence of drugs that are illegal under any federal, state or local law, including marijuana, prescription drugs without a valid prescription, inhalants, or narcotic substances, on the company’s premises.

E-Verify is used to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Klondike Cheese Co. complies with federal and state disability laws. Reasonable accommodations are provided for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at 608-325-3021.