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Klondike Cheese Co. is searching for Packagers to join our Team!

*** $1,000 Sign on Bonus! ***

Great benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility, 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus paid time off and paid holidays.

Job Duties:  Examples of duties involved in this type of position include preparing supplies and labels; completing required paperwork accurately; taking cheese from totes and placing onto conveyors; verifying product codes and materials for accuracy; checking containers for proper seals; attaching labels to products; putting products onto pallets; stacking pallets; and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, conveyors and packaging areas.

• Load cheese products into package processing equipment.
• Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
• Verify and record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
• Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met.
• Sort, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
• Verify accuracy and correctness of product identification labels and attach to finished packaged items.
• Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.
• Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
• Palletize packaged product. Move pallets of cheese and totes in and out of production areas.
• Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.
• Tend or operate machine that packages product.
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
• Other related additional duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager.                                                                                         

Shift: 

• Muenster: 1st shift, 5:00am - done (typically 8-9 hour shifts), Tuesday-Saturday.
• Feta: 1st shift, 5:00 am- done (typically 8-9 hour shifts), Monday-Friday, every other Saturday
• Yogurt: 2nd shift, 1:00 pm-done (typically 8-9 hour shifts), Monday-Friday, every other Saturday
• Crumble: 2nd shift, 2:30 pm-done (typically 8-9 hour shifts), Monday-Friday, every other Saturday 
• Feta: 3rd shift, 11:00 pm-done (typically 8-9 hour shifts), Monday-Friday, every other Saturday

Pay Rate: $19.00 per hour, will pay more for experienced workers!  
                 $2.00 per hour shift premium for 2nd shift
                 $3.00 per hour shift premium for 3rd shift

Requirements:

• Cheese/food industry experience is preferred but not required.
• Must be willing to work overtime as needed.
• A good attendance record is required.
• Candidate must be a team player.
• Employees are required to stand the duration of the shift, with frequent and repetitive bending, stooping, turning, reaching, grasping and lifting up to 50 pounds.

How to Apply:

Please go to the company website, www.klondikecheese.com to complete an application online, click on the Careers tab to navigate to open positions. If you are unable to complete an application online, paper applications may be picked up in our Main Office at W7839 State Road 81, Monroe, WI 53566, anytime Monday through Friday, 7:30am-4:30 pm (excluding holidays).

Additional Information:

The information in this job posting/description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by Supervisors as deemed appropriate. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The company maintains its status as an at-will employer.

Klondike Cheese Company is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Klondike Cheese Co. is a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is a condition of hire, and employment by the company is contingent upon receipt of satisfactory results of a drug test. Employees, volunteers, vendors and guests of the company are prohibited from the use, sale, dispensing, distribution, possession, manufacture, or being under the influence of drugs that are illegal under any federal, state or local law, including marijuana, prescription drugs without a valid prescription, inhalants, or narcotic substances, on the company’s premises.

E-Verify is used to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Klondike Cheese Co. complies with federal and state disability laws. Reasonable accommodations are provided for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship. If you need a reasonable accommodation to  participate in the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at 608-325-3021.