Bel is seeking enthusiastic, accountable people to join our manufacturing team in Little Chute, WI. At Bel, Safety is our number one priority. All team members act as safety leaders in all responsibilities. Team members support our operations by engaging in teamwork and continuously improving our business.
This is an hourly position represented by Teamsters Local Union 662. Standard operating hours are Monday through Friday, 1st shift 5:30am – 2:30pm, 2nd shift 2:30pm – 10:30pm (dependent on department). Shift times are subject to change. Overtime may be required (Saturdays) with regular Sunday overtime for Sanitation department.
Job Description Summary
Responsible for preparing ingredients and inspecting cheese to assure proper preparation of batching, in accordance to formulas. Will assist with other areas in the processing department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- General Duties
- Consistently follows all standard operating procedures, including ensuring appropriate machine settings, reporting and general corrective actions to resolve operational issues.
- Responsible for successfully meeting established KPI’s.
- Accurately completes all production paperwork, weights, measures and reporting.
- Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities. Uses effective approaches for choosing course of action and/or development of solutions.
- Knows how and when to apply technical skills or procedures and performs complex tasks in area of expertise.
- Assists in various areas in the processing department.
- Removes all adultered cheese such as mold, mush or any substance that would contaminate to the finished product.
- Responsible for the proper batching per the formula.
- Inspection of raw cheese for quality as required for batching.
- Responsible for proper rotation and use of all raw cheese and trim.
- Is responsible, as necessary for the inventory of raw materials.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Safety, Environmental and Quality
- Follows all safety rules and procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
- Follows all environmental protocols as applicable to the job.
- Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
- Follow all food safety procedures.
- Maintains a sanitary and safe work area; performs housekeeping duties as necessary and/or required.
- Detects potentially hazardous conditions and problems and takes appropriate action to report and/or correct.
Knowledge and Experience Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent is preferred.
- Previous work experience in a food manufacturing facility is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal in English. (required for skilled positions)
Competencies and Abilities
- Ability to communicate and develop good working relationships with team members.
- Must be able to accurately and efficiently perform all job duties with a sense of urgency.
- Exhibit Bel’s core values of:
- CARE - Care is about developing others through a “high challenge / high support” approach. It’s about empowerment, encouraging those who take measured risks. It’s also about being able to manage tough discussions for the sake of others and for the sake of the organization.
- DARE - Dare is about challenging our orthodoxies and challenging a “good enough” mindset, which begins with identifying imperfection and then taking measured risks. It’s also about learning from failures and ensuring the right level of feedback to foster continuous improvement.
- COMMIT - Commit is about our ability to execute and our results orientation. It starts with committing to deliver ambitious results, making decisions according to our customers and committing to those decisions through unconditional collaboration.
Physical requirements (Amount of time in an 8 hour day)
Stand/Walk
None 1-4 Hours 4-6 Hours 6 or more
Sit
None 1-4 Hours 4-6 Hours 6 or more
Drive Forklift – Prime Mover
None 1-3 Hours 3-5 Hours 5 or more
Repetitive Hand Motion: requires the use of both hands
Environmental Conditions
Hot Cold Temperature Wet Dusty Noisy
Lifting Requirement
Lifting 10 pounds maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying articles as dockets, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.
Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job is in this category when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree or when it involves sitting most of the time with a degree of pushing and pulling of arm and/ or leg controls.
Lifting 50 pounds maximum with the frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 40 pounds or more. Team lift is required for objects weighing over 50 pounds.
Lifting objects 100 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more. Team lift is required for objects weighing over 50 pounds.
Protective Equipment: Employees must wear personal protective equipment as required by position.
Acknowledgement: This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employee assigned to this position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the job. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All requirements are subject to change over time and to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.
