Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Associate 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: $18, opportunity to increase with additional training + 8% quarterly bonus opportunity Schedule: Monday-Thursday 9am - 6:30pm, Friday overtime as required. Job Summary: The Warehouse Associate works in a team environment to prepare cheese products to ship to customers. All tasks are performed in a busy environment with limited supervision. This position will prepare, receive, order and export warehouse deliveries, to include job site content and consumables. Prior forklift experience required. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Safely operates forklift in environment with limited space. 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: 2+ years' forklift driving experience. 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 from conveyors Sit rarely Environmental Conditions: Refrigerated warehouse environment General manufacturing conditions

Created: 2026-03-04