At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality.

Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committed to our mission and values and these principles unite our people and guide all that we do.

A Typical Day
The Visitors center Janitor is responsible for keeping the Visitor Center in clean and orderly condition.

Job Responsibilities
Takes pride and responsibility in presenting a clean environment
Safely perform routine cleaning and sanitizing duties in a consistent repeatable fashion
Perform routine maintenance and notify management of the need for repairs
Self-motivated to complete job duties and other assigned tasks
Excellent time management skills to handle multiple tasks
Safe and proper use of the cleaning equipment and chemicals
Follow written and verbal direction
Be an effective part of a team
Have 20 hours of availability per week
Annual completion of OSHA required safety training.
Annual completion of HCC Forklift and golf cart training
Help coach and train teammates
Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC's food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
Report any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your supervisor and follow up.
What You Will Need
High School diploma or equivalent
Must be able to work weekends
Food Handler Certification (within 30 days of employment)
Ability to lift up to 50lbs
What Will Put You Ahead
Prior cleaning or janitorial service experience
Experience working with Microsoft Office Software such as Word, Excel and Outlook
Ability to multi-task, prioritize assignments and work independently
Ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization and is highly team oriented
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:

Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.
Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
Employees must be physically capable of working in any of the job tasks within the cheese plant.
Required to work at heights and in fairly small areas.
Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending

Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products.