Warehouse Associate 1st shift

Warehouse Associate 1st Shift

We are looking for an energetic, fast-paced, hardworking, and reliable employee to join our 1st shift team! Ornua Ingredients offers competitive starting wages along with an excellent benefits package. Wage: Current Starting Pay: $17.75, opportunity to increase with additional training + 8% quarterly bonus opportunity Increasing Base Pay to $22.50/hr effective May 24th, 2026 Schedule: Monday-Thursday 5am - 2pm and Friday 5am-9am; overtime as required.

Job Summary: The Warehouse Associate re-palletizes cheese that has cooled and prepares it for warehouse storage. This role works in a team environment to prepare cheese products to ship to customers. All tasks are performed in a busy environment with limited supervision. The Warehouse Associate will prepare, receive, order and export warehouse deliveries, to include job site content and consumables.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The stacker re-palletizes cheese that has cooled down under 50 degrees. Sample and check the cheese as required and deliver to the Quality Control lab for testing. Stack pallets of properly cooled cheese while inspecting the boxes for damage or any other variation; report deficiencies to proper parties. Clean up spills in a timely manner and keep work area orderly. Perform duties following all good manufacturing practices (GMP's) including food, equipment, and operating safety requirements. Complete all necessary cleaning and workplace sanitation requirements. Record production/warehousing information in a tablet, scanner, computer or by hand. Identify variation in cheese manufacturing processes, troubleshoot and report to supervisor if unable to resolve. Attend all required company training. Flexible to support work in all areas as needed. Other duties may be required as needed to meet production demand.

Required Skills and Abilities: Verbal/written communication skills Work as a member of a team Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and act upon them Time management skills Uphold confidentiality of sensitive information High attention to detail Maintain excellent attendance

Education and Experience: High school diploma or equivalent Prior forklift operation preferred

Physical Requirements: Continuously lift up to 55 pounds Stand continuously Walk frequently Climb ramps or stairs Push/pull materials form conveyors Sit rarely

Environmental Conditions Refrigerated warehouse environment General manufacturing conditions