1st Shift Team Lead - Case Room

Davita Inc.; Cedarburg (WI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Kemps in Cedarburg is seeking a dedicated leader for the Plant Case-Room team to manage operations, uphold safety standards, and ensure compliance. Candidates must possess strong coordination skills and the ability to operate industrial equipment while maintaining a focus on sanitation and team efficiency. Join us and help bring quality dairy products to family homes.

Qualifications

• Must be able to operate clamp truck, forklift, and pallet-jacks safely.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills needed.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct activities of case dock team.
• Serve as primary point of contact for supervisors and managers.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of all areas.

Skills

Communication

Team Coordination

Sanitation Compliance

Operational Management

Tools

Forklift

Clamp Truck

Pallet-jacks

Job description

Kemps in Cedarburg is looking for a hard-working person to lead our Plant Case-Room team!

Location: W55 N155 McKinley Blvd, Cedarburg, WI 53012

Hours: 4am-Noon, Monday-Friday. Some weekend & Holiday work may be required.

Pay - $25.54 - 28.38 per hour

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Coordination & Compliance: Oversee and direct the activities of the case dock team, ensuring all tasks are assigned appropriately. Uphold safety standards, maintain work quality, and ensure adherence to union regulations and the collective bargaining agreement.


• Shift Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for shift supervisors and managers, promptly reporting safety concerns, work stoppages, maintenance issues, and other operational challenges.


• Documentation & Sanitation: Accurately complete all required forms and logs related to case room operations and sanitation processes.


• Equipment & Trailer Management: Conduct pre-shift and post-shift inspections of Powered Industrial Trucks (PITs). Coordinate with line operators to facilitate trailer offloading and request new trailers when necessary.


• Trailer Safety & Cleanliness: Ensure trailers are securely dock-locked when doors are open and that doors are closed and dock locks released before trailer removal. Communicate with spotters regarding trailer cleanliness and the need for washing before loading.


• Waste & Return Management: Organize and manage bad pallets, returned milk, and scrap cases. Initiate requests for scrap trailers when sufficient quantities are accumulated or at the end of the shift.


• Facility Maintenance: Maintain cleanliness and organization of all areas, including the case room and adjacent production spaces.


• Sanitation Compliance: Ensure all sanitation requirements are completed weekly for your shift.


• Break Coverage: Provide coverage for other case room employees during breaks.


• Additional Duties: Perform other tasks as assigned to support plant operations.

Who Are We?
Kemps is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a dairy marketing cooperative owned by more than 12,500 family farmers. Our mark matters and it represents the wholesomeness of dairy that we share with our communities and loved ones. DFA manufactures a variety of dairy products, including cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, dairy ingredients and more, under well-known and established regional brands. Our fingerprints touch thousands of brands across the marketplace, and we're passionate about delivering the simple pleasures of dairy to people everywhere, straight from our family farm-owners. At Kemps, we are proud to provide families with fresh, delicious dairy.

By joining Kemps / DFA, you can help us continue to make a difference that matters. We care deeply about the well-being of our neighbors and friends, and we celebrate the diversity of our company and our world. It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of dairy and enrich our communities - come join us!

• Must be able to operate clamp truck, forklift and / or pallet-jacks in a safe and efficient manner (Willing to train the right person).


• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.


• Effective verbal and written communications skills.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.


• Must be able to pass all pre-employment screenings including drug, background and criminal checks.


• Must be able to stand, walk, pull, push, reach and bend virtually the entire shift.


• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and assist others when lifting is necessary and manually stack and move cases up to 6-8 cases high.


• Must be able to work in a wet environment and work in an environment where temperature is maintained at 35-40 degrees Fahrenheit.


• May occasionally be exposed to cleaning chemicals.

Kemps is an Equal Opportunity Employer.