Maola Local Dairies
Warehouse Person
The Warehouse Person is responsible for safe, accurate, and efficient handling of raw materials, packaging supplies, and finished goods within the facility. This position supports production by ensuring materials are received, stored, and distributed in a timely manner while maintaining organized and clean warehouse areas. Essential Duties And Responsibilities: Selects and assembles products from load sheets within established time limits. Received and puts away all merchandise being delivered to the warehouse. Ensures all receiving documentation is correct and any discrepancies are resolved immediately with the Warehouse Supervisor. Assembles and distributes plant supplies and ingredients used in the production process. Maintains warehouse interior in a clean, neat, and organized manner, ensuring strict adherence to all policies and procedures established for the Warehouse. Bails cardboard compactor for recycling. Assist with monthly physical inventories as required. Pick, stage, and load trailers for daily production and shipping needs. Unload inventory deliveries and transport material to designated areas, including sugar rooms. Follow all safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards. Perform other duties as assigned. Basic Requirements: High school diploma or GED required. Previous warehouse, shipping/receiving, or manufacturing experience preferred. Forklift certification or ability to become certified required. Competencies: Communication: Communicate clearly and effectively through multiple channels oral, written, visual, and non-verbal ensuring our messages are understood and delivered appropriately, whether in-person or digitally. Accountability: Take responsibility for actions and anticipate challenges before they arise. Solve problems both within and outside of departments, proactively addressing issues as they occur. Customer Focused: Prioritize understanding and meeting both internal and external customer needs. Ensure high levels of satisfaction and loyalty by anticipating customer requirements and striving for exceptional service. Initiative: Proactive in identifying opportunities and addressing potential threats. Act independently and decisively, rather than waiting for situations to demand action. Problem-Solving: Possess the ability to identify and address complex issues with minimal guidance. Skilled at analyzing challenges and finding practical, effective solutions. Collaboration: Take responsibility for deliverables while also supporting others to ensure that collective goals are met. Able to work harmoniously with others toward a common goal, recognizing and valuing each person's contributions, is fundamental to successful collaboration. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to reach, bend, extend, and lift 50-60 pounds. Work Environment: The work environment may require working in the cooler room with varying degrees of temperature and may include contact with water or dairy liquids. Exposed to a noise level of 90 decibels. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate/high. Wet/slippery work conditions. Maola Local Dairies is a farmer-owned cooperative sustainably producing a full suite of nutritious dairy products. Maola processes milk, cream, butter, and dry milk powders through our network of six dairy processing plants. With a keen eye on quality, freshness, and love for the environment, Maola delivers dairy products that are both nutritious and sustainable to our local communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
The Warehouse Person is responsible for safe, accurate, and efficient handling of raw materials, packaging supplies, and finished goods within the facility. This position supports production by ensuring materials are received, stored, and distributed in a timely manner while maintaining organized and clean warehouse areas. Essential Duties And Responsibilities: Selects and assembles products from load sheets within established time limits. Received and puts away all merchandise being delivered to the warehouse. Ensures all receiving documentation is correct and any discrepancies are resolved immediately with the Warehouse Supervisor. Assembles and distributes plant supplies and ingredients used in the production process. Maintains warehouse interior in a clean, neat, and organized manner, ensuring strict adherence to all policies and procedures established for the Warehouse. Bails cardboard compactor for recycling. Assist with monthly physical inventories as required. Pick, stage, and load trailers for daily production and shipping needs. Unload inventory deliveries and transport material to designated areas, including sugar rooms. Follow all safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards. Perform other duties as assigned. Basic Requirements: High school diploma or GED required. Previous warehouse, shipping/receiving, or manufacturing experience preferred. Forklift certification or ability to become certified required. Competencies: Communication: Communicate clearly and effectively through multiple channels oral, written, visual, and non-verbal ensuring our messages are understood and delivered appropriately, whether in-person or digitally. Accountability: Take responsibility for actions and anticipate challenges before they arise. Solve problems both within and outside of departments, proactively addressing issues as they occur. Customer Focused: Prioritize understanding and meeting both internal and external customer needs. Ensure high levels of satisfaction and loyalty by anticipating customer requirements and striving for exceptional service. Initiative: Proactive in identifying opportunities and addressing potential threats. Act independently and decisively, rather than waiting for situations to demand action. Problem-Solving: Possess the ability to identify and address complex issues with minimal guidance. Skilled at analyzing challenges and finding practical, effective solutions. Collaboration: Take responsibility for deliverables while also supporting others to ensure that collective goals are met. Able to work harmoniously with others toward a common goal, recognizing and valuing each person's contributions, is fundamental to successful collaboration. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to reach, bend, extend, and lift 50-60 pounds. Work Environment: The work environment may require working in the cooler room with varying degrees of temperature and may include contact with water or dairy liquids. Exposed to a noise level of 90 decibels. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate/high. Wet/slippery work conditions. Maola Local Dairies is a farmer-owned cooperative sustainably producing a full suite of nutritious dairy products. Maola processes milk, cream, butter, and dry milk powders through our network of six dairy processing plants. With a keen eye on quality, freshness, and love for the environment, Maola delivers dairy products that are both nutritious and sustainable to our local communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.