Cheese Packaging Technician

Lactalis USA; Town of Belmont (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lactalis Belmont Wisconsin is hiring a Packager in a fast-paced cheese production environment. You will perform packaging, labeling, palletizing, and quality checks to ensure product integrity and safety. The role emphasizes accuracy, cleanliness, and teamwork in daily shift operations.

Qualifications include a high school degree (preferred) and 2+ years in the food industry. The schedule runs 2:00 pm–10:30 pm with a base rate of $22.35/hr plus $2.00 shift differential and a 20% weekend premium

Qualifications

• High school degree preferred.
• 2+ years in the food industry preferred.
• Hours: 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm.
• Rate of Pay: $22.35 plus $2.00 shift differential, weekend premium 20% ($4.47 more per hour)

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 degree

Job description

Lactalis Belmont Wisconsin is hiring a Packager in a fast-paced cheese production environment. You will perform packaging, labeling, palletizing, and quality checks to ensure product integrity and safety. The role emphasizes accuracy, cleanliness, and teamwork in daily shift operations.

Qualifications include a high school degree (preferred) and 2+ years in the food industry. The schedule runs 2:00 pm–10:30 pm with a base rate of $22.35/hr plus $2.00 shift differential and a 20% weekend premium