Join Oakhurst Dairy’s exciting and growing team!
It’s time to join New England’s foremost dairy company with a 100-year history of leadership in the industry. Delivering the Natural Goodness of Maine since 1921, Oakhurst Dairy is a company you can be proud to work for. Located in Portland, Maine. In 2014 Oakhurst was acquired by Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national dairy farmer-owned ... cooperative. Oakhurst is a wholly owned subsidiary of DFA and continues to operate independently.
Job Summary
Responsible for transferring product onto a conveyor, which will then
be transferred to a platform and loaded onto dollies or floor-loaded
onto trailers, that are then shipped to customers.
Individuals are responsible for the safe and efficient loading
of products onto trailers.
Employee Alignment
Personality: The employee that will do well in this role likes activities that include practical,
hands-on problems and solutions. They thrive in roles that require attention to detail, dependability,
self-control, stress tolerance, cooperation, and integrity. Consider these attributes
when recruiting and/or interviewing for this position.
Location
Portland, Maine
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Load and unload trucks in a fast-paced warehouse setting
Move, wrap, and palletize customer items
Scan and organize customer items using our self-built mobile app
Must ensure there are no mixed pallets or tumbled cases put into the high-rise for storage.
Must ensure the proper stock age and code rotation for all products in the assigned area
Must be able to accurately pull orders in assigned areas without errors.
Must be able to load trucks/trailers securely if/as required.
Must clean all machine pits in the assigned area on an on-going basis (weekly).
Responsible for the cleansing of the palletizer and infeed and discharge lanes.
Must follow all GMP’s, HAACP – SQF and all DFA policies and procedures.
Will serve as the back-up inventory control person for nightly inventories
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
Repeated lifting, pushing and pulling of greater than 50 pounds is common practice for this position.
Maintain physical conditioning sufficient to accomplish this level of work demand
Cold (Refrigerated) work environment
4-5 day work schedule
