Job Description

Job Type:

Regular

Invest in you, Join Agropur. We dairy you!

What Agropur invests in YOU:

• Starting wage of $25.86 to $28.02
• Two pay increases within the first year up to $1.00
• $1.50 Shift Differential + Double Time on Sundays
• Monday - Wednesday every other Sunday 5AM to 5PM
• 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 a 7% company match
• 3 Weeks PTO
• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
  • Advancement Opportunities
  • Healthy work/life balance

What this role is all about:

We are looking for an Evaporator Operator in Jerome, ID. The Evaporator Operator is responsible for the operation of the evaporator and ensuring optimum daily performance.

• Monitor raw whey flow into balance tank, through pasteurizer and to evaporator for condensing and then ultimately to a crystallizer tank for drying into dried Sweet Dairy Whey powder production.
• Regulate factors such as whey solids and temperature and make adjustments depending on the type of whey to be produced.
• Take frequent readings and log upwards of fifty variables.

What you need:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum two (2) years of related experience required.
• Ability to read, understand, and adhere to documents and procedures (GLP, SOP, SDS, GMP, test procedures, and HACCP).

Where you’ll be working:

Our Jerome, ID, plant is home to approximately 400 employees and processes approximately 7 million pounds of milk per day. This facility produces various types of cheeses, such as; mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, muenster, parmesan, romano, Monterey jack, gouda, and asiago. They also run various whey streams, such as; deproteinized whey, sweet dairy whey, GMP, permeate, instantized, and our top-rated BiPro products.

• As North America’s largest whey protein producer and a quality-focused contract manufacturer, Agropur Ingredients partners with some of the world’s most prominent brands on ingredients that go into the food, beverage and nutritional industries. Agropur provides future-forward solutions for cost performance, texture improvement, shelf-life stability and nutrition enhancement.

AA/EEO – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

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.