Warehouse Associate
We are looking for an energetic, fast-paced, hardworking, and reliable employee to join our 1st shift team! Ornua Ingredients offers competitive starting wages along with an excellent benefits package.
Wage : $18, opportunity to increase with additional training + 8% quarterly bonus opportunity
Schedule : Monday-Thursday 5am - 2pm and Friday 5am-9am; overtime as required.
Job Summary
The Warehouse Associate re-palletizes cheese that has cooled and prepares it for warehouse storage. This role works in a team environment to prepare cheese products to ship to customers. All tasks are performed in a busy environment with limited supervision.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- The stacker re-palletizes cheese that has cooled down under 50 degrees.
- Sample and check the cheese as required and deliver to the Quality Control lab for testing.
- Stack pallets of properly cooled cheese while inspecting the boxes for damage or any other variation; report deficiencies to proper parties.
- Clean up spills in a timely manner and keep work area orderly.
- Perform duties following all good manufacturing practices (GMP's) including food, equipment, and operating safety requirements.
- Complete all necessary cleaning and workplace sanitation requirements.
- Record production / warehousing information in a tablet, scanner, computer or by hand.
- Identify variation in cheese manufacturing processes, troubleshoot and report to supervisor if unable to resolve.
Attend all required company training.
Flexible to support work in all areas as needed.
Other duties may be required as needed to meet production demand.
Required Skills and Abilities
Verbal / written communication skillsWork as a member of a teamDefine problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and act upon themTime management skillsUphold confidentiality of sensitive informationHigh attention to detailMaintain excellent attendanceEducation and Experience
High school diploma or equivalentPrior forklift operation preferredPhysical Requirements
Continuously lift up to 55 poundsStand continuouslyWalk frequentlyClimb ramps or stairsPush / pull materials from conveyorsSit rarelyEnvironmental Conditions
Refrigerated warehouse environmentGeneral manufacturing conditionsNearest Major Market : La Crosse
Nearest Secondary Market : Winona