Warehouse Associate $21/hr **Sun-Wed** 10hr days

Lactalis USA; Brattleboro (VT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program

Paid Time Off from day one

Education Reimbursement

Training & Development

Job summary

Lactalis USA in Brattleboro, VT is hiring a Warehouse Associate to support multiple departments by supplying ingredients and packaging materials and moving finished goods to the distribution center using a standup forklift. The role requires strong safety and accuracy and will operate in a cold storage warehouse.

Shift: Sun–Wed 7:00am–5:30pm. Hourly rate: $21.00. Prior forklift, pallet jack, and truck experience preferred, as is dairy processing or food manufacturing background.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Operate a stand-up forklift, pallet jack, and truck in a fast-paced environment.
• Pull orders of packaging, raw material and ingredients per production schedule.
• Pull finished goods and load on trailer per load sheet.
• Check codes, labels, and dates to ensure proper rotation and quality.
• Ensure products in staging have proper codes and are ready for production.
• Transport and store pallets as required.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.
• Work in a cold storage warehouse.

Skills

Forklift operation

Math skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

RAF

Job description

Description: Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.

Description: Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.
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, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Warehouse Associate based in Brattleboro VT.

From your STORY to ours

The Warehouse Associate 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.

Shift: Sunday - Wednesday 7am-5:30pm

Hourly Rate: $21.00

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key Responsibilities For This Position Include

• Prior experience operating a stand-up forklift, 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

Requirements

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 Knowledge

• Experience with RAF and SAP preferred
• Knowledge of computer fundamentals and strong math skills

Requirements

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affimative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.