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Invest in you, Join Agropur. We dairy you!

What Agropur invests in YOU:

Two pay increases within first year of employment!

• Comprehensive benefits package focusing on your physical, financial and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings:
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with up to a 7% company match
  • Paid Time Off (available on day 1)
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Employee Discounts
  • Bonus Program
  • Uniform Program
  • Shoe Allowance
  • Support and resources to meet everyday challenges
  • Wellness resources to help you stay fit and well
• Internal Advancement Opportunities
• Leadership Development and Mentorship Programs
• Opportunities to support our local communities
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committees
• Chance to apply best practices in sustainability and environmental initiatives
• Commitment to producing high quality nutritious products and providing nourishment around the world

What this role is all about:

We are looking for a Protein Operator in Le Sueur, MN.

• The Protein Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation, sanitation and maintenance of isolate reactor and related equipment in the BiPro department.
• Effectively operate state-of-the-art equipment involved with the isolation of protein products.
• Regulate production factors such as solids, temperature, pH; making adjustments to meet all set points.
• Take frequent readings; accurately logging up to 50 variables per hour.
• $25.34/hr
• Days/Nights 6a - 6p and 6p-6a; 2-2-3 rotating schedule
• Double Time on Sundays
• $1.50 shift differential
• 2 Pay Increases in the first year!
• PTO available from Day 1

What you need:

• Must be able to stand, bend, and lift up to 50lbs.

Where you’ll be working:

• Our presence in Le Sueur, MN, consists of the following facilities: Le Sueur Cheese, Le Sueur Ingredients, Le Sueur Protein Research Center and the Le Sueur Business Office. Our cheese facility produces various types of cheese, including cheddar, monterey jack, asiago, fontina, parmesan and romano. Our ingredients facility runs various whey streams, including; whey protein isolate (WPI), whey protein concentrate 34 (WPC 34), whey protein concentrate 80 (WPC 80) and both pharma and food-grade lactose.

Agropur’s US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties, and also provide whey protein and dry ingredients which are by-products of the cheesemaking process. As one of the world’s largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy. Better World.

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