Loadout - Cooler in Grass Lake, Michigan at Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Title: Loadout

Classification/Job Grade: Hourly

Location: Grass Lake, MI

Department: Shipping

Supervised by: Supervisor

Job Summary:

Our Loadout position is fun and fast paced. This is a critical role for our Grass Lake branch to ensure we get product to our customers, timely. This job requires someone who enjoys working closely with others and can communicate effectively. We are looking for individuals who don’t mind working hard, they will move and load product for our customers. This is a very physical position – you won’t need a gym!

This is a great opportunity to establish yourself in a secure company with a 75+ year history of success. We are proud to be comprised of more than 800 farm families throughout the Midwest. Since 1938, we have been producing high quality products for you and your family.

This position is full time and in a union location. It pays $21/hr.

Shift is 10am-6pm Monday thru Saturday (Off on Sundays and a day during the week).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Executes warehouse department orders and packaging of shipments
• Pulls stacks of product from refrigerated trailer and/or pallets
• Load stacks of product onto refrigerated route trucks
• Maintains loadout dock clean
• Keeps inventory of stacks/cases and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily load sheet
• Loads and unloads material onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand
• Accurately completes required documentation
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices
• Follow all required work safe practices. This would include wearing of all required PPE in designated areas
• Demonstrates problem solving and decision making ability, as needed
• Must demonstrate proficiency in essential tasks of the job and a willingness to learn
• Other duties as assigned or required

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be frequently exposed moving mechanical parts and forklifts
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet / humid / cold conditions (non-weather)
• The noise level in the work environment may be loud
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and sit
• The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  

Prairie Farms, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. This job overview is not all inclusive. In addition, reserves the right to amend this job overview at any time.