Cheese Packaging Specialist — Evening Shift (Premium Pay)

Lactalis American Group; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Education Reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

Lactalis American Group in Belmont, Wisconsin, is hiring a Packager to support a fast-paced cheese production line. This role involves packing, labeling, and moving cheese products to ensure quality and safety standards are met.

It requires attention to detail, physical stamina, and teamwork in a clean manufacturing environment. Qualifications include a high school diploma and 2+ years in the food industry; hours are 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred.
• 2+ years in the food industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the quality of cheese packed, weighing cheese if required, labeling, print quality, and accuracy of printed coding.
• Place cheese onto conveyors and/or pack cheese into master cartons.
• Remove cheese from racks and place it into the crumbler, inspecting each piece for foreign material to ensure product quality.
• Oversee the crumbler for jams or clogs and perform necessary clearing to maintain continuous operation while following proper safety measures.
• Stack empty racks correctly onto the base.
• Hand-stack substandard cheese onto separate racks and stack empty racks for retrieval.
• Load inners/cases and monitor to keep full to ensure no downtime.
• Correctly apply labels to products, ensuring correct placement and alignment according to company standards and product specifications.
• Tape cases of cheese securely, ensuring proper sealing and adherence to packaging standards.
• Stack cases of cheese onto pallets following specific pallet configuration guidelines to ensure proper organization, stability, and efficiency in storage and transport.
• Operate a pallet jack to move pallets of cheese to designated areas safely,
• Accurately complete all required line operation/task paperwork, ensuring proper documentation of activities in compliance with company procedures and quality standards.
• Efficiently wrap and band pallets according to product and pallet specifications.
• Rework product as needed by identifying and correcting packaging or labeling issues, ensuring all reprocessed items meet quality and safety standards before returning to the production flow.
• Follow all safety protocols and sanitation standards to maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Interact with the team to maintain an open line of communication, enabling efficient process flow.
• Report problems and/or concerns to the on-duty supervisor.
• Attend departmental meetings and training as assigned by the supervisor and/or manager.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Lactalis American Group in Belmont, Wisconsin, is hiring a Packager to support a fast-paced cheese production line. This role involves packing, labeling, and moving cheese products to ensure quality and safety standards are met.

It requires attention to detail, physical stamina, and teamwork in a clean manufacturing environment. Qualifications include a high school diploma and 2+ years in the food industry; hours are 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm.