production supervisor

maintenance industrial

operator

maintenance supervisor

quality assurance manager

California Dairies, Inc.

Review the prior day finish product load-outs; to ensure it was on time, all the required documents and meets customer's specification was accompanied with each out going loads.

Discuss with upper management of updated changes to Corp Quality Policy and what is needed to be in full compliance to the policies. Make changes to current SSOP and SOP toward FSMA regulation and documentation on everyday process; receiving, load-out, and CIP of various equipment.  Evaluate current HACCP program of  CCPs for receiving, HTSTs, metal detector, and evironmental programs are in-place.  If there is any deviation to the HACCP program, I and upper management will perform a root cause analysis, fill out a deviation incident report and find a solution so that the deviation will not re-occur.

The hardest work of my job would be to coordinate with the various departments; maintenance, production, and safety for the facility to be inspection ready at all time even when we have construction.  Our food facility is 100% in compliance to uphold good manufacturing practices and making safe food to our customers.  

I enjoy performing my annual GMPs, HACCP, CCP, Food safety, Allergent, and pre-requisites programs training to my lab technicians and plant personnels in which I can show them the big picture of why its so important that we produce safe food to our customers and families.

If you are considering going to work here DON'T you will be completely mistreated you will never be promoted unless you are related to someone already in management and you will not feel any sense of job security! The VP of this plant completely micro manages the entire operation and thinks that running on a skeleton crew who is under paid and over worked is acceptable. The assistant plant manager is a kid who came from being a server at chillis to almost instantly being promoted due to the fact that his dad is a "big boss" and he lacks SERIOUS knowledge of plant operations and management fundamentals. And last but not least the HR manager here is the absolute worst I have ever seen in my entire career it's honestly unbelievable how bad someone can be at their job. As you pass by this facility there has been a sign up for YEARS saying now hiring maintenance, so ask your self why that is that they can't keep anyone employed there? That alone is evidence enough that this place is not a place to call home save your self the time and energy of even applying you'll be trying to find another job as soon as your employed here.

The pay and benefits are good due to the union. That being said the union makes working here very complex due to the incompetency it breeds throughout the company. Many workers do not care about their job and make constant mistakes. As QA/QC/Lab Tech its is your job to double check all their work. So you will have your work cut out for you. You have no support from your team as they are all over worked and burnt out. Everyone stays with the company just because the pay. The lab department is severely understaffed and is required to do many things inside and outside the lab that require so much time you usually have to stay late in order to finish your work. The union works off of seniority so no matter how hard you work or how well you do your job it goes to the person that has been there longer.  Thus people that just come in do not try in the slightest and just do the bare minimum. This place is not a good place to work if you have a life outside of work.   


Everyone in the plant was cool to me. I've seen alot of throwing under the bus and gossip about 1 another.  Be careful who you trust. The swing and graveyard foremans are cool. They're always there to help.
There's a lab tech and the lab manager that seem to be butt buddies but the lab tech always talks sh** about her. It's funny that the manager listens and go off of what that lab tech says like the manager has Mommy issues and looks up to her or something. Don't trust that lab tech, she is a snake and she's lazy. The lab manager doesn't know what she is doing. It's her 1st managing position and she just throws all the work onto the techs. No correct training process. She expects you to watch 1 time and learn every shift duties and when she say ask questions if you need to, don't because it bites you in the a** if you ask. The lab is a hostile work environment. Be careful, they'll use and abuse you. They don't appreciate hard workers.

What is the best part of working at the company?
a supportive work environment, opportunities for growth, and the chance to work with great colleagues. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Feeling a lack of freedom to make decisions or manage your own work can be frustrating and stressful.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
To maintain a positive work environment, I actively engage with my colleagues, encouraging idea-sharing and mutual support. I believe in addressing challenges with constructive feedback and finding solutions as a team.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A good day will be to start early, complete everything that needs to be accomplished for the day efficiently and effectively, and to return home on time. A good work life balance is key to maintaining both healthy work life as well as family life in the longer term

Over the 11 years that I have worked at this company it has always been a physically demanding job. Management used to be family oriented company but over the years it’s grown into a company that does not care about their employees. The benefits are good the pay is decent. However if you are a female and trying to move up in your position don’t even try with this company they only advance men or people that are related to somebody higher up in management no matter how hard you work for this company. Several employees have had work related injuries only to be discarded and replaced by new hires that are usually treated like cattle not humans. I would not recommend this company. 

everyone was very happy to be at work.. more like going to your second family kind of place. everyone always happy to see each other. throughout the short time i learned not only the machine operations but many other things in the labs and also in the control room. Management was amazing so understanding and easy to talk to always willing to answer any question never the less to teach... i think the very hardest part was having to leave after finding a place where i was very comfortable.. i enjoyed working as a team with my co-workers we became very good friends and we all made a very great team getting our every day job duties fulfilled..

They like to play a favoritism. If you can not work overtime due to family issues, they will hold it against you. They tend to let you know last minute about you having to stay over. When it comes to working your day off they will scare you into working it by telling you " it's mandatory". When it comes to other fellow employees it is a fun place to work for, also the pay is not that bad. If you are single and want to work all the time then this is a great job for you. But if you have a family then this is not the place for you, they will work you so much yo hardly see your family. All the issues come from management, they don't communicate between each other and will use general employees as escape goats to save their own jobs.

A typical day at CDI varries day by day depending on the milk received and production.  At CDI, I have the opportunity to challenge myself daily while discovering new ways to make my job more efficient and to help production run smoothly.  I Received the following licenses on the job training...
-Samplers and Weighers license
-Class A commercial license
-Pasteurization license
-Ammonia refrigeration system training
-Experience with waste water system
-First aid and CPR
Overall, I enjoy working at CDI, but I am looking for the opportunity for career advancement.  I would like to utilize my supervisory skills with the opportunity to advance and possibly move into a management position.

I very much enjoyed working for this company.

The company fostered a work environment that was very easy for you to be successful in what ever position you held.

The management staff let you know what was expected of you, They then allowed you the freedom to accomplish the goals that were set for you.

They did not micro manage.

The company also demonstrated a willingness to reward the employees for being successful.

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