Cooler Loader

Kemps LLC; Le Mars (IA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company contribution

Competitive pay

Paid vacation and holidays*

Career growth opportunities – we promo

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Employee referral program

Tuition reimbursement*

Uniforms provided

Work for dairy farm families

Job summary

Kemps LLC is seeking warehouse operators for fast-paced roles based in Le Mars, IA. You will perform picking, pulling, and building orders, palletize products, and handle loading, unloading, and staging for outgoing deliveries in a temperature-controlled warehouse environment.

Roles involve operating various equipment within the warehouse, cooler, freezer or dock areas, with rotating stations and lines. Excellent attendance and safety focus are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must pass 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform picking, pulling, and building orders.
• Palletize products and prepare for outgoing delivery.
• Load, unload, and stage materials.
• Operate equipment in warehouse, cooler, freezer or dock environment.
• Move among stations and lines as assigned.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Physical stamina

Teamwork and aiding others

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Our DFA/Kemps Dairy has immediate job openings for fast paced and motivated warehouse operators to perform any combination of picking, pulling, and building orders, palletizing products, loading, unloading, and staging materials for outgoing delivery, and working any station or line that is assigned. Additionally, warehouse operators are responsible for safely operating various material and handling equipment and machinery within a warehouse, cooler, freezer or dock environment.

DFA/Kemps Dairy 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 Oak Farms Dairy we create products that we are proud to provide families with fresh, delicious dairy.

By joining 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!

OUR OPERATORS MAKE:

• $26.90 per hour

SCHEDULE:

Mon - Sat 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, every Sunday off with another rotating day off during the week

BENEFITS:

• 401(k) with company contribution
• Competitive pay
• Paid vacation and holidays*
• Career growth opportunities – we promote from within!
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Service recognition and employee rewards*
• Employee referral program
• Tuition reimbursement*
• Uniforms provided
• Work for dairy farm families

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimal
• 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
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays
• May occasionally be exposed to cleaning chemicals

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay Range

26.90