Ornua

Production Associate 1st shift

Ornua  •  Byron, MN (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

We are looking for an energetic, fast-paced, hardworking, and reliable employee to join our 1st shift team! Ornua Ingredients offers competitive starting wages along with an excellent benefits package.

Wage:

$18, opportunity to increase with additional training + 8% quarterly bonus opportunity

Schedule:

Monday - Thursday, Friday overtime as necessary

Duties include but not limited to:

  • Open barrels, block, or bags of cheese and other ingredients
  • Weigh the ingredients to the specified amount per individual batch sheets
  • Use knives and wires to cut and trim the ingredients to the correct weights
  • Transfer ingredients from the scale to the pick up tables
  • Heavy lifting and the ability to load cheese into grinders is required
  • Palletize finished product at the end of the packaging line
  • Any other duties as requested or assigned

Qualifications include:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Solid work history is a must
  • Prior food manufacturing experience preferred but not required
  • Must be able to stand on your feet for long periods of time- (10 hour days)
  • Ability work with hands and to lift up to 50lbs repetitively
  • Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices a plus
  • Basic math skills

Benefits:

  • Benefits starting day one
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance (with 4 different plans to choose from)
  • Quarterly bonus
  • Paid Breaks (Production roles for full 40-hour week)
  • 80 hours of PTO accrual
  • 401k with up to 4% company match
  • Employee Assist Program
  • Refer a Friend bonus
  • Various company events
  • Paid parental leave
  • Education and training opportunities
  • Tuition Reimbursement program
  • Short-term and long-term disability – paid by the company
  • Basic Life Insurance – paid by the company
  • 9 paid holidays
Ornua

About Ornua

Ornua is an Irish dairy co-operative that markets and sells dairy products on behalf of its Member Co-operatives, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers.

Ornua is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products and has annualised sales of €3.4 billion. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Ornua has a strong global team of 2,800 employees, operating from 10 business units worldwide, including 13 production facilities.

Ornua builds sustainable routes to market for Irish dairy products. The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.

Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Ireland’s most successful food export: Kerrygold, as well as Kerrygold Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice, Forto, and BEO milk powders. Markets are served by production facilities in Ireland, Germany, and the UK and by in-market Sales and Marketing teams in Asia, Germany, Ireland, MEA, Poland, Spain, rest of Europe, and North and Latin America.

Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers across the world, and for managing volatility through de-risking and trading strategies. The business is supported by production facilities in the UK, Spain, North America, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria, and by in-market teams in Africa and the Middle East.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Dublin, IE
Year Founded
1961
Website
ornua.com
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