Packager

Description

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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 in Belmont, Wisconsin, is part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Packager. As a Packager, one is responsible for performing a variety of tasks related to the handling, packaging, labelling, and movement of cheese products in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role ensures product quality, operational efficiency, and compliance with company standards and safety protocols. This position requires attention to detail, physical stamina, and a commitment to maintaining high standards of food safety and workplace safety.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• 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.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education: A high school degree is preferred.

Experience: 2+ years’ experience in the food industry setting is 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)

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 Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations