Warehouse Associate

Description

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At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. 

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis /Commonwealth Dairy, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Warehouse Associate based in Brattleboro.

The Warehouse Associate (Transport Operator) supplies all departments ingredients and packaging material and moves finished goods to the distribution center using a standup forklift. Warehouse Forklift Operators will load and unload trailers, and may be required to pick up, move, and/or manipulate products by hand. Strong written and verbal skills are essential. Primary duties include transportation of goods between secondary storage facilities to main plant.

Full-time opportunity.

This is role is Monday – Friday 7:00am – 3:30pm Referral bonus programs ($750-1500)

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision

FSA & HSA programs

Education Assistance Program

Paid time off includes 7 core holidays, 2 floating holidays, 2 volunteer days, and prorated vacation time up to 15 days

Premium pay (overtime) when working on Sundays and core holidays

and much more!

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

· Prior experience operating a stand up fork lift, pallet jack, and truck in fast-paced environment.

· Assign by the supervisor to pull orders of packaging, raw material and ingredients, as per production schedule and place same in the relevant demarcated areas.

· Assign by the supervisor to pull orders of finished goods as per load out sheets and load on trailer in sequential order as per load sheet.

· Reviews available products by code date both visibly and on inventory sheet to assure proper rotation of product.

· Ensure all products for production is assembled in staging area, to ensure proper code dates and rotation.

· Physically checks all products in staging areas for proper codes, labels, short fills, missing cartons, leakers. Makes necessary adjustments to loads as required.

· Able to transport and put away pallets.

· Perform any other tasks, as assigned.

· Must work in cold storage warehouse.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

· High school diploma or equivalent is preferred

· Current / Valid Drivers License 

· 6 months to a 1-year experience driving a box truck preferred

· 6 months to a 1-year experience driving a standup forklift

· Previous experience in a dairy processing or food manufacturing environment preferred.

Specialized