Job Description

One of Iowa's most iconic companies, with nearly a century of producing amazing dairy products, is looking to hire smart, hard-working and dependable employees who are seeking a career... not just a job.

We are willing to train you! Experience in a manufacturing, food manufacturing or food distribution environment preferred but not necessary. We have outstanding opportunities in our production and distribution facilities in Des Moines, IA.

Minimum REQUIREMENTS are as followed:

• You must be legally authorized to work in the USA.
• You must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
• You must be able to effectively communicate in ENGLISH (reading, writing and verbal).
• You must possess excellent mechanical aptitude and a strong willingness to learn.
• Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds on a regular basis (floor to waist or waist to overhead) and push/ pull nine-hundred-pound wheeled carts of dairy product.
• Must be able to climb ladders, bend, twist, squat or stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to work in refrigerated (36°- 40°F) work environments for extended period of times when needed.
• Must possess strong mathematic and analytical skills.
• Must be quality focused.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Must be a team player.

Job responsibilities include (but not limited to) the following:

• Operate, changeover, and clean all paper fillers, gallon plastic fillers, ½ gallon plastic, and 12-oz filler.
• Run and clean all the fillers, lines, and tanks in the cultured products area.
• Cook, cut, manufacture, cream and package cottage cheese and cultured products.
• Perform housekeeping and sanitation tasks.
• Learn all the jobs in the case room including case washer operation and proper housekeeping procedures.
• Learn all the jobs in the cooler, cooler input and loadout.
• Learn the start-up and running of all the plastic blow molds [gallon and ½ gallon], the bagging equipment and the debagging equipment.
• Forklift operation.
• Adhere to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and SQF guidelines.

What AE Dairy offers our employees:

• Competitive wage per collective bargaining agreement ($27.55 per hour plus financial incentives for qualifications)
• Shift Differentials
• Weekly paychecks.
• Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield) and dental (Delta) insurance starting the 1st of the month following thirty (30) days of employment.
• Defined benefit pension plan (Central States).
• Company provided life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (additional coverage available for purchase).
• 401K (Principal).
• Paid Holidays.
• Annual boot allowance.
• Company provided uniforms.
• Enjoy delicious AE Dairy products while at work!

General Utility (Relief) Operators typically work a swing shift (ALL SHIFTS) schedule. Work schedule(s) could vary from week-to-week and could include weekends. Our Company has a *collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with our union, the vast majority of new employees are typically scheduled for 2nd or 3rd shift. All new employees are subject to a *sixty (60) day probationary period.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the following: Pre-employment physical, background screening, verification of application, physical capacity testing and drug test.