1st Shift Dairy Processor - Kalona Creamery
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Open Gates Group is a family of companies located near Kalona, IA. We care about our employees and take pride in our community. To help our community's farmers, we built a creamery and then 10 other food industry related businesses. Today, we help source, produce, sell & transport Midwestern products to 3,500+ stores nationwide. Our dairy products are minimally processed and come straight from Midwest family farms surrounding our creameries.We are currently hiring for a 1st Shift Dairy Production Processor at Kalona Creamery.
Kalona Creamery has a long legacy of producing fresh, squeaky cheese curds and customers come from miles away just to watch their production from our large viewing windows. The Kalona Creamery Production Processor is responsible for the manufacturing of high-quality food products while meeting safety, quality, and production standards. This position oversees the setup, operation, packaging, and cleaning of production equipment related to cheese, hummus, and yogurt manufacturing. Typical shift hours begin at 6am, Monday-Friday, and run until production is complete for the day.
Dana is an excellent manager. She always listens with open ears, is understanding, and shows appreciation to her co-workers. Dana makes sure production rooms meet deadlines even if that requires starting shifts early. Her communication with other teams to keep them updated when things don’t go as planned to avoid down time or people waiting on milk is amazing."
Lucy has done wonders with production - including figuring out how to make her team happier and more productive. No matter how big the task or how unexpected the problem, she rolls up her sleeves and gets the job done. Lucy is an incredible listener and will do anything to help you be better. We love working with Lucy!
Sarah helps literally everyone. She’s always a smile to look forward to in the morning! She goes above and beyond all of the time! She is dependable and smart and always makes me feel better just by smiling at me. She is a problem solver and a great worker.
"Open Gates is an amazing place to work!"
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