Cheese Packager

Job Summary

Bongards is looking to add full time Cheese Packagers for expansion of our Perham, MN facility. Most of the openings are PM shifts. Cheese Packagers work 12 hour shifts. One week would be 3 days and the next week would be 4 days. Bongards' has a culture of employee empowerment and advancement. The majority of the leadership team in Perham comes from production employees who have been promoted due to their performance.

The shifts for PM Cheese Packagers are 6 PM to 6 AM. The PM Cheese Packagers are on one of two teams, one team works every Monday and Tuesday and is off every Wednesday and Thursday. The other team works the opposite schedule. The teams split the weekends. Below is the sample of a schedule for someone on the Monday Tuesday rotation.

Job Duties include operating block towers and barrel line and related equipment; using forklift to transfer barrels to the cooler; operating boxer and related equipment; watching quality of blocks being formed; performing sanitation procedures for this position and related equipment; giving breaks to the DMM operator; maintaining floor sanitation and cleanliness of work areas; keeping clear, accurate, and timely records; keeping work area clean;

understanding the plant s commitment to customer expectations and quality; reporting all quality and food safety concerns to immediate supervisor or their designated replacement; and performing all other duties as assigned by the supervisor or lead.

• Must demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to follow both written and verbal instructions.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to both food and employee safety.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Work environment includes exposure to noise, heat, and cleaning chemicals.

• Pay for the position will be $25.26 per hour starting with increases in the first year that would get up to $26.78 after 1 year.
• A shift differential of $1.20 per hour applies to all night shifts.

• Medical - Prescription Drug - Dental - Vision
• Paid time off (PTO)
• 401(k) with company match
• Disability, life and voluntary insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Profit Sharing
• Internal Career Opportunities

Just ask the people who work for Bongards' now and they ll tell you that everyone in every function has a true passion for producing safe, high-quality dairy products. That s what creates the culture of growth and success that you ll find at Bongards'. When a great team of committed people strives for continuous improvement, opportunities for individual growth will follow.

Bongards' history of success is proof of that.

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