Job Details: Job Location: Main Plant - Tempe, AZ, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $22.50 - $22.50Hourly, Job Shift: NIGHT (12hr) - 6:00pm-6:00am, ABOUT UDA:  UDA is a local, family-owned, dairy cooperative committed to serve the needs of our members, community, and customers by providing high quality milk and dairy products. As the only milk marketing co-op in the state, UDA oversees the production, processing, and marketing of Arizona’s finest milk products from farm to Retail in 48 hours or less. From sweet cream and butter to non-fat dry milk, UDA provides milk products to manufactures and supermarket chains throughout the Grand Canyon State.  Our motto at UDA is “United in Excellence.” The dairy industry’s success isn’t built on one dairy or brand, it’s built on the community as a whole - this includes our amazing employees. When you join UDA, you’re not just joining a business, you’re joining a family. Since 1960 UDA has been headquartered, operated, and managed in Arizona. We strive to provide our employees with rewarding career opportunities aimed at long-term stability, growth, and advancement. We put our heart and soul into our products and value our team who show up, every day and do the work.    JOB SUMMARY DISCRIPTION:  The Churn Operator will provide oversight of the butter churning process ensuring machines and equipment are operating efficiently and producing safe and quality products.    Schedule: 12-hour night shift: 6am-6pm on a 2-2-3 schedule    PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES  CIP all process equipment and lines  Perform the startup and shutdown functions of process equipment  Perform CIP and process connections  Operate churn and butter filler with parameters and specifications and make adjustments as needed  Keep accurate and legible records  Take and analyze butter samples and make process adjustments   Always maintain food safety and quality standards, resolving and/or reporting compliance issues immediately.    QUALIFICATIONS  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  Ability to learn and operate complex production machinery in a safe and efficient manner  Knowledge of good manufacturing practices  Strong time management skills with the ability to complete various tasks with minimal supervision  Ability to read, hear, speak, comprehend, carry out instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)  Ability to work 12 hour shifts - including holidays and weekends  Experience:  At least 1 year of experience in a plant production, warehouse, or general labor   Previous experience in dairy processing or food and beverage preferred  Education:   High school degree or GED    PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable differently abled individuals to satisfactorily perform the essential functions.  Requires ability to walk and stand for 12 or more hours at a time  Requires ability to safely operate equipment by visually observing the condition of equipment and surroundings  Requires ability to hear and speak, occasionally in high time weighted average environments with elevated decibel readings (using appropriate hearing protection)  Requires ability to walk, stand, stoop, bend, reach, lift, push, pull and carry items up to 55lbs  Requires ability to push and pull items up to 100lbs   Requires ability to work in varying extreme hot, cold, and wet temperatures and conditions  Requires ability to work safely with hazardous chemicals    BENEFITS:  Medical, Dental & Vision plans  401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match  Disability Insurance  Life Insurance  Employee Assistance Program  Health & Wellness Programs  Paid Time Off  Shift Pay Differential  Education Assistance  On-site Fitness Center  Qualifications: