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About Anderson Erickson Dairy

Anderson Erickson Dairy is a family-owned company and has been in business for over 90 years. We pride ourselves on being a home-grown Iowa company with roots that run deep in the local community. Great products, great people, and ridiculously high standards.

**We are willing to train you! We have outstanding opportunities in our production and distribution facilities in Des Moines, IA.** Shift hours are 9pm to 5:30am Sunday night through Thursday night. This is a full-time on-site role, with the ability to work additional overtime.

Job Responsibilities

The key responsibilities include (but are not limited to the following):

+ Responsible for scanning and document all products coming into cooler.

+ Perform freight handling using appropriate motorized and manual equipment (crane operation when certified).

+ Loading products into trailers for delivery to various customers

+ Picking of various customer products to be loaded into trailers

+ Janitorial duties

+ Moving trailers back and forth between both plant and cooler

+ Monitor product for quality control and report any issues to supervisor as needed

+ Report any product/packaging issues.

+ Replace any product that tips, spills, or is damaged during load out.

+ Utilizing a continuous improvement mindset, assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes.

+ Perform housekeeping activities to maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe work area. Complete zone cleaning for assigned area.

+ Follow all required work-safe practices. This would include wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc.

+ Ensure proper code date rotation.

+ All other duties as assigned within job classification.

About the Role

+ Experience with equipment operation, preferably in food manufacturing, but not required

+ Understanding and adherence to quality control procedures

+ Excellent communication skills to effectively work with team members

+ Ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve production line issues

+ Good record-keeping skills to accurately document operations

+ Experience with and adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Safe Food Quality (SQF) Standards

+ Experience with and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) is a plus

+ Strong work ethic and attention to detail

Physical Requirements

+ Must be able to work in a refrigerated work area.

+ Continual movement of empty and full cases and stacks, within the warehouse by using a hook. Individual cases will weigh 48 lbs., with full stacks weighing up to 288 lbs.

+ Frequent lifting and lowering of cases to and from pick bays.

+ Bending, squatting, and twisting of the body will occur while moving products regularly.

Job Requirements

+ Minimum age 18.

+ High School Diploma or equivalent

+ You must successfully pass a pre-employment drug test, physical, lifting/ physical capacity test, and a background check. The reputation of our company is very important and we expect our employees to be the same.

+ Must be able to successfully acquire a Commercial Driver's License Class A (CDL-A) with Tanker Endorsement within 45 calendar days.

+ Fork Truck Certification required.

+ **Must be able to communicate in English (Verbal, Reading, Writing).**

Job Perks/Benefits

+ Weekly Paychecks

+ We offer competitive compensation along with a full benefit package including development opportunities, health, dental, and life insurance along with two retirement plans - 401(k) and pension.

WHEN APPLYING PLEASE PROVIDE A RESUME OR PROFILE THAT INCLUDES WORK HISTORY, SKILLS EXPERIENCE, ETC. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION CAN EXCLUDE YOU FROM GETTING AN INTERVIEW.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.