Team Leader
Shamrock Dairy Farms | 2019 - Current
- Monitored daily operations to support adherence to safety and quality standards.
- Assisted team members in learning effective dairy processing techniques.
- Facilitated improvements in processes to promote workflow efficiency and product quality.
- Supported workload management among team members to enhance productivity.
Pasteurization
Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy | 2018 - 2019
- Provided friendly support and assistance to team members as needed.
- Collaborated effectively with colleagues to support daily operations.
- Adapted to flexible scheduling, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Applied critical thinking skills to analyze problems, assess solutions, and make informed decisions.
Pasteurizer/Dryer
4 YearsUnited Dairymen of Arizona | 01.2013 - 01.2017
- Process Operator
- Operating high temperature/short time (htst) systems, pasteurizers, Lactose drying machines.
- Continuous fluid bed drying systems, skilled in running industrial evaporator & Ultrafiltration systems.
- Perform the startup and shutdown functions of process equipment
- Operate cream htst, pasteurize and skim pasteurizer.
- Complete Silo transfers and Assemble connections for receiving milk.
- Manage baghouse, sifter and dryer inspections
- Conduct cleaning in process (cip) equipment, silo’s lines and dryer
- Keep accurate and legible records
- Perform evaporator and equipment inspection
- Identify and correctly use chemical as related to job
- Maintain a high level of communication with each plant/ process as the job needs
- Keep accurate and legible records on paperwork, chart records
Ultrafiltration/Lactose Operator
6 YearsUnited Dairymen of Arizona | 01.2007 - 01.2013
Cashier
6 YearsCOSTCO | 01.1996 - 01.2002
- Front Line Cashier - Process member orders and collect payments
- Merchandiser
- Stock Warehouse
- Tire Sales/Installations