Vacation Relief

Vacation Relief Operator

Date:
August 11, 2026

Location:

Blackfoot, , US, 83349

Company:
Glanbia

Job Description – August 2025 Supervisor's

Title:

Production Team Leader Department:
Production

Location:

Blackfoot Plant Exempt Status:
Hourly

At Glanbia Dairy Nutrition, our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market.

We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

Job Summary:

Have a diverse understanding of multiple roles within the plant in order to cover absences.

Essential Functions:

• Efficiently operate and understand all cheese processes and equipment including:
  Intake, HCV, Tables, Towers, Boxer, Quick Chill, Robot, Separator, and RO/UF
• Collect and analyze assigned in-processing samples
• Monitor operation of equipment and make appropriate adjustments to produce top quality product
• Troubleshoot problems with equipment as needed
• Assist all plant employees to keep work area clean and uncluttered
• Safely handle, measure, mix, and dispose of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals used in the Clean-In-Place (CIP) process in accordance with established procedures, safety data sheets (SDS), and company safety policies.
• Know and complete all duties of all employees and Team Leader while they are on vacation or out on personal time
• Perform duties in safe manner on variable shifts
• Monitor & report all product spills, safety hazards, and equipment problems
• Take an active role in team participation (HACCP, Food Safety etc.)
• Work in accordance with Glanbia core values

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)

Perform other duties as assigned

Additional Functions:

• Regular and timely attendance required

Qualifications:

• Accurate in taking samples and performing tests
• Computer experience helpful
• Cannot have any lifting restrictions
• Must be dependable and trustworthy
• Ability to operate (or learn to operate) necessary equipment as assigned
• Excellent attendance, punctuality and safety record required
• Ability to stand and walk the entire shift if needed
• Ability to read and write instructions in English
• Knowledge of the proper use of all cleaning chemicals
• Must be able to work weekends, and overtime as required

Physical Requirements:

Frequently (51-75%) use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Stand, walk (and lifting? See above)

Occasionally (25-50%) walk, lift and/or move 26 to 60 lbs.

Rarely (1-25%) stand, sit, talk or hear, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and reach with hands and arms.

Specific vision requirements for this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point);

depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Typical

Environmental Conditions:

May be exposed to noise levels in which hearing protection will be needed. May be exposed to humidity, intense heat and cold, outdoor weather conditions, and fumes and toxic chemicals. May work in areas with mechanical moving parts, above ground with risk of fall, or areas…