Description

Lactalis American Group is currently seeking candidates to join our Curing team in Belmont, Wisconsin.

Lactalis, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to nurturing the future by providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. We offer an enviable range of dairy brands including Galbani, President, Kraft Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Parmalat, Siggi's, and Stonyfield Organic in addition to several brands imported from our affiliates in Europe.

At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to building a safe, diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and we know that our candidates come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply and share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE! You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles within our company.

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.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

* Move cheese from curing room to curing room

* Have an accurate count of the cheese count, dumps and downgrades

* Meet efficiency budget levels with maintaining a high quality product

* Monitor cheese quality

* Maintain clean and organized work area

* Interact with associates to maintain efficient process flow

* Maintain open line of communication with curing operators

* Perform sanitation duties as assigned

* Report problems and/or concerns to the manager

* Apply safety rules and ensure they are implemented and followed

* Follow quality programs to ensure the quality and specifications of product are continually met

* Other duties as assigned

Candidate must have the following attributes/skills; strong attention to detail and accuracy, personal qualities of tact and dependability, possess good manual dexterity, vision abilities (close, distance color and ability to focus), able to push/pull/lift and carry at least 30 pounds continuously and 50 pounds occasionally, be able to stand for entire shift, be able to perform repetitive movements (e.g. twisting, gripping, lifting, bending, reaching).

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

* High School Diploma/General Education Degree (GED) is preferred

Experience

* Previous employment in a food industry setting is preferred

* Stable and dependable work history is required

Specialized Knowledge

* Basic mathematical skills are required (must be able to calculate averages)

Skills/Abilities

* Able to stand for entire shift and be able to perform repetitive movements (e.g. twisting, gripping, lifting, bending, reaching)

* Able to push/pull/lift and carry at least 30 pounds continuously and 50 pounds occasionally

* Strong attention to detail and accuracy

The ideal candidate will be proactive and dynamic, flexible and receptive to new ideas, down to earth and pragmatic, analytical and attentive to detail. He or she will also be capable of working independently in adherence to regulations, of managing stress and remaining calm under pressure, and be able to demonstrate an inquiring mind and well-developed observational skills. Will demonstrate a sense of responsibility and high professional standards, honesty and integrity, and objectivity. Possess values of ambition and engagement, with simplicity.

We are offering a $2,000* Hiring Bonus to new hires for hourly positions. *Bonus amount is a gross amount. $1,000 will be paid out in the paycheck following 90 days of active employment; an additional $1,000 will be paid out in the paycheck following 180 days of active employment. Temporary, part-time and certain rehired employees are not eligible. *Attendance and performance rules apply.

Pay: Pay: $20.30/hour Lactalis offers very competitive pay, benefits and paid time off.

Hours: 5:00 am - 1:30 pm