Lauridsen Group
Location: Saint Johns,MI, USA
Date: 2024-10-08T23:36:36Z
Job Description:
Proliant Dairy Ingredients is committed to providing the best dairy ingredient options for enhancing the value and effectiveness of our partners' products. We value quality in all we do; it is who we are. We accomplish this through a keen focus on quality, continuous improvement, teamwork, and leadership.$20.60/hour starting pay3 weeks PTO, prorated based on hire date8 paid holidays, plus 1 paid floating holidayMedical, dental, vision available on the 1st of the month following hire date401k employer matchJOB QUALIFICATIONS:Education:High School Diploma or GEDExperience:Two years of warehouse/inventory experienceForklift operator experience. Experience preferred but not a must. We will provide certification opportunities at our expense.Valid driver's licenseJOB DUTIES:Receives finished product from production and confirms appropriate completion of labeling.Operates a forklift/pallet jack as required to move product to designated holding area until shipped.Receives/signs for deliveries of packaging/bagging materials, chemicals used in processing and clean up, etc., and stores in designated area.Assists with the periodic inventory of product stored in the warehouse.Performs basic maintenance/clean-up activities to include regular sweeping, occasional floor hose down, proper storage and care of equipment used in the warehouse department in accordance with company safety guidelines and regulations.Prepares product for shipping to include recording lot number, ensuring/completing documentation for export shipments, verifying correct count for shipping, wrapping and sorting items to be shipped, restacking inventory, confirming Quality Control has released product prior to shipping, and loading the product.Responsible for inventory cycle counts.Assists Finance with annual physical inventory.Change bags in baghouses.Assist with packaging as needed.Operate company vehicle as required.Assist in ensuring fundamental food safety and quality practices are maintained to achieve food safety and quality objectives and to support ongoing improvements of food safety programs.JOB REQUIREMENTS:General knowledge of warehouse/shipping operations.Strong organizational and interpersonal skillsSustained physical effort required to move throughout the warehouse moving and restacking product and supplies.Ability to accurately and legibly record a variety of data for record keeping purposes.Ability to operate forklift and/or pallet jacks.Excellent attention to detailPositive customer service attitude and professionalismTeam oriented and an effective team memberEffectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.Ability to drive a vehicle and maintain valid driver license.Basic math skills, including a variety of calculations.Knowledge and ability to implement all safety techniques and mandated sanitary rules and regulations in accordance with established policies and procedures.Ability to communicate effectively with Proliant Dairy Ingredients personnel, contractors, vendors, suppliers, and other business-related contacts.Knowledge of organizational methods and the ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.Effective telephone skillsAbility to operate all necessary plant and office equipment required to accomplish job duties, such as computers, office telephones including voice mail features, fax machines, etc.Ability to work daily, weekends and extended hours as necessary.Willingness to assist in other work-related areas, as needed.Computer knowledge and proficiency in operating Windows software, such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and MAPICS systems.Must be able to distinguish if food safety violations or product quality issues occur and resolve immediately or, if unable to resolve immediately, contact plant management and/or the QC Supervisor.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Approximate: 10-hour day, Monday through Friday, 1st shift. Subject to overtime or working additional days, depending on business needs.Key:Occasional = 0% - 33%Frequent = 34% - 66%Continuous = 67% - 100%N/A = Not ApplicableStanding - OccasionalSitting - ContinuousWalking - ContinuousBending/Kneeling/Crouching/Stooping - FrequentReaching Above Shoulder - FrequentClimbing (stairs, ladders, etc.) - OccasionalWorking on Heights:Unprotected Heights - OccasionalProtected Heights - OccasionalLifting Weights from 0 to 50 pounds - FrequentPush/Pull/Maneuver Equipment/Products/Materials w/ pallet jack, weighing from 0 to 2,500 pounds - ContinuousBeing Around and/or Operating Moving Machinery/Equipment - ContinuousOperating a Vehicle (as a part of your job) - OccasionalRead/Monitor Gauges on Various Equipment/Machinery - OccasionalHand Movements:Recording Data - FrequentOperating Office Equipment - OccasionalOperating Computer - OccasionalSimple Grasping (right and left) - FrequentFirm Grasping (right and left) - FrequentFine Manipulating (right and left) - FrequentFoot Movements to Operate Foot Controls - FrequentGood Vision, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Access Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - YesColor Definition - YesGood Hearing, Corrected to Normal; ability to communicate and/or understand required information & to performJob Duties - YesAbility to be Mobile throughout Required Work AreasOffice - ContinuousMultiple Locations - OccasionalPlant - ContinuousEquipment/Maintenance or Repair Area - OccasionalRough Terrain - OccasionalMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:This job requires the mental capabilities to organize and maintain a systematic and organized warehouse area, analyze situations, problem solve, and utilize logical thinking. Additionally, this individual must be able to handle multiple tasks and understand the production process. Must have the ability to solve problems as they arise and continually strive to improve upon current processes. Excellent communication skills are required.WORKING CONDITIONS AND EXPOSURES:Working conditions vary, the major portion of the job duties occur in an indoor warehouse environment within a food processing plant. Exposure to different chemicals used during production and clean up, high noise levels, moving machinery/equipment, climbing on heights, moving throughout the building to different processing areas and wet floors.LGI's foundation began in 1916 as the Lauridsen Creamery, selling butter, eggs and poultry to the local community. Although our headquarters in Ankeny, Iowa, is not far from the old creamery in Dedham, Iowa, the company is now worldwide with more than fifty manufacturing and sales locations in twenty countries and sales in more than sixty countries.Each company under the LGI umbrella is truly independent. They have the ability and the charge to be entrepreneurial, to seek out new markets, to develop new products and applications, and – above all - to discover new ways to add value through fractionation and novel application.What's more, because some LGI companies have offices and presence around the world, all LGI companies benefit from their exposure to new markets, new products, new applications and new thinking.
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