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Separator Operator

Job in Lake Norden, Hamlin County, South Dakota, 57248, USA
Listing for: Agropur
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-17
Job specializations:
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Manufacturing Production, Food Production
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 21.86 USD Hourly USD 21.86 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Lake Norden

Job Type: Regular The Separator Operator is responsible for monitoring the separators and ensuring optimum daily performance.

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How Agropur invests in YOU:
  • Starting pay $21.86

  • 2 pay increases within first year up to $1.00

  • $1.50 night differential and double pay on Sundays

  • Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance

  • 401(k) with up to 7% company contributions

  • 3 Weeks PTO

  • Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays

  • Paid parental leave

  • Advancement Opportunities

  • Healthy work/life balance

What’s involved in this role:

We are looking for a Separator Operator in Lake Norden, South Dakota.

  • Monitor raw whey flow through the Clarifiers and Separators for skimming and sending to whey HTST and whey UF for further processing.

  • Regulate factors such as skims and temperature, making adjustments depending on the type of whey to be produced.

  • Take frequent readings and log upwards of fifty variables.

  • 3-2-2-3 schedule

  • Rotating monthly between nights and days:
    6am-6pm, 6pm-6am

  • $1.50 nighttime differential pay between 6pm-6am

  • Holiday pay

What you need:
  • Willingness to learn and work as a team

  • Ability to walk, stand, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.

  • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with colleagues.

  • Monitor raw whey flow through the Clarifiers and Separators for skimming and sending to whey HTST and whey UF for further processing.

  • Perform daily operations and cleaning of equipment associated with the separator room.

  • Complete all documentation in an accurate and timely manner

Where you’ll be working:
  • Our Lake Norden, SD, plant is home to approximately 450 employees and boasts a brand new, state of the art cheese and whey facility. We produce mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, romano, asiago, and Monterey Jack cheeses as well as various whey streams.

  • Agropur’s US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties, and provide whey protein and dry ingredients which are by-products of the cheese making process. As one of the world’s largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy.

    Better World.

We dairy you! JOIN AGROPUR.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.

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