Technician, Food Safety at California Dairies, Inc. in Fresno, CA

Join the California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) team, a farmer-owned cooperative dedicated to sustainably producing the highest quality dairy products while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. CDI products are delivered locally and around the world. Strategically located along Highway 99, our Fresno facility produces bulk butter, processed fluids, and milk powder. We encourage you to be part of our team that's shaping the future of dairy, right from the heart of California!
Our commitment to CDI employees:
We believe in valuing our team with a total rewards package that goes beyond the basics. You'll find we offer competitive pay and incentive programs designed to recognize and reward your contributions. Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid time off, sick days & holidays, retirement plans designed to secure your future. We don't stop there. We've also cultivated a variety of valuable programs focused on your personal well-being and professional growth, ensuring you have the support you need to both inside and outside of work.

Job Summary
Support, enforce, and follow SQF, GMP, HACCP / Food Safety, Safety policies and procedures as well as CDI’s own standards of excellence. Food Safety and Quality are the primary responsibilities of this position. Food Safety Technician’s main responsibility is focus on eliminating food safety risks in the environment within the plant, including but not limited to high hygiene areas, hotspots, and environmental out of specification results.

Essential Functions
• Execute the food safety sanitation of the plant in accordance with CDI Sanitation Programs.
• Ensure that all high-hygiene areas are kept clean, organized and stocked with hand wash supplies.
• Ensure that pest and environmental hot spots and harborage points are maintained cleaned and sanitized.
• Ensure chemical jugs, containers and dispensers that are being utilized are all properly labeled in accordance with OSHA and CDI requirements.
• Accountable for understanding various cleaning chemicals and their appropriate applications. Respond to Environmental Monitoring OOS results, ensuring proper policies are followed.
• Involved in Root Cause Analysis Investigations relative to Finished Products and Environmental results.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean, orderly, and neat work area.
• Responsible for all work being done in a timely fashion and done properly.
• Responsible for training new hires.
• Inventory of sanitation supplies and submit to QA department, to ensure adequate cleaning and sanitation supplies are available.
• Assist QA with pest exclusion and investigations.
• Complete all QA paperwork neatly and correctly.
• Adhere to all company policies, including Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)/Food Safety protocols, and established safety and workplace rules.
• Available to work hours before or after shift if needed and requested by management.
• Responsible for care and maintenance of company tools laboratory equipment.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance at work in support of company objectives.
• Must have the ability to get along with co-workers, management personnel, customers, vendors, and employees in accordance with the company policies and working rules while ensuring a harmonious and conducive work environment.
• Use initiative and judgment in making decisions, keeping California Dairies, Inc. best interests.
• Maintain a positive attitude and contribute towards a quality environment.
• Support and enforce SQF / QA, GMP, Safety policies and procedures, and production needs. “Food Safety and Quality” are the responsibilities of this position.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A
Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must demonstrate good judgement when carrying out duties as assigned.
• Must work in a safe and efficient manner and follow all safety procedures including the use of safety equipment.
• Must recognize problems, have the ability to troubleshoot and be persistent until a solution is found.
• Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computational skills required.
• Simple math reasoning required.
• Must be able to operate the equipment effectively after the appropriate break-in period.

Education and/or Experience
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 2 years of food production and or sanitation experience required.
• Previous Food Safety or Quality experience highly preferred.
• Experience in mixing, titration and using of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals preferred.

Language Skills
English is required as the written and spoken language.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• Microbiological education certification preferred.
• Leadership certification, training and or equivalent experience preferred.

Driving Requirements – N/A

Equipment
Personal protective equipment including, but not limited to: hearing protection, bump caps, hair and beard nets, gloves, and safety glasses must be used in the performance of duties. Proper lifting techniques must be employed at all times.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The company will make reasonable accommodations that do not cause an undue hardship if such an accommodation enables individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Employee will be subject to temperatures from 34 to over 100 degrees. An employee may come into contact with the following: ammonia, acids, caustics, chlorines, paints, particles, oils and lubricants, steam, pneumatics, fumes and hazardous gases, and sealing compounds.

ADA/FEHA
The Company will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.

EEO
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Break in Period
This position has a break in period on the starting rate.

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The pay range is listed below and represents a good faith estimate upon hire. The final offer will depend on factors such as the candidates experience, skills, and qualifications.