Seasonal Visitor Center Staff - Shipping

At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality.

Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committed to our mission and values and these principles unite our people and guide all that we do.

A Typical Day

The Visitor Center Staff (Seasonal) is responsible for assisting with the seasonal gift box packing, shipping and selling with excellent customer service. Assisting with the daily visitor center retail, café and catering operations. Work as a team to keep the visitor center and all work areas clean and presentable.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide excellent and friendly customer service
• Provide proper serving etiquette during an event 
• Folds gift boxes and packs with sizzle, cheese and other gourmet foods to standard
• Accurately matches box, shipping label and greeting card and packages for shipping
• Label retail products
• Maintain a clean, well-organized and safe work environment
• Understand first in, first out rotation to ensure freshness of products
• Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures. 
• Hold self and others accountable to HCC’s food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates. 
• Performs a variety of additional duties as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness to evolving operational needs

What You Will Need

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must be able to work weekends
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs

What Will Put You Ahead

• Prior restaurant or food service experience

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The role has periods of prolonged walking or standing, lifting/ carrying/handling moderate weight objects on a regular basis.   Is required to wear PPE and have a regular presence in manufacturing and warehouse environments in both temperature controlled and uncontrolled locations. Must frequently interact with people verbally.  Specific details of the essential functions of the position is available in the Job Safety Analysis, made available on request.

Safety and Food Safety is a company-wide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacturing and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products and expected safe behavior in our work environment. 

Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products.

This description is a general statement and does not include other duties as assigned

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/EEO. We participate in E-Verify.

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Salary Range: USD ($19.10 - $22.81) ANN 

The final compensation offered within this range will depend on factors including the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.