Job Description

Location: West Allis
State: Wisconsin
Country: USA

Do you want to help improve food and health around the world?
At Chr. Hansen, food and health is at the heart of everything we do and our natural ingredients are consumed by more than 1 billion people every day. As a global market leader in bioscience, we have the opportunity to address important global challenges such as food waste, healthy living and sustainable agriculture and we need the brightest and most passionate people on board to succeed. We strive to include diversity, equality and inclusion into our actions at work on a daily basis. Want to join us?

What we can offer you!

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance - Starts on Day 1! Vision insurance is FREE for employees!
• 401k - up to an 8% contribution (Safe-harbor Company-contribution of 4% of annual base compensation PLUS Company-match of 66 2/3% of first 6% of employee\'s contribution)
• Work/Life Balance - Will be eligible for 10 paid Company holidays PLUS all employees start with 3 weeks of Paid Time Off (prorated in first year)
• Flexibility - Various shift options (shift premiums for off-shifts) and remote work policy
• Training & Development - In-house leadership development program & support of continuous learning (training, seminars and certifications)
• Disability Income Protection
• Health Savings (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-Provided Life & AD&D Insurance 2x annual base salary (up to maximum of $750,000)
• 100% Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year and approved application
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance up to $3,000 after 1 year and approved application
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program with up to $1,000 in incentives
• Company-sponsored holiday party, family picnic & golf outing
• FREE Probiotics for Employees (and covered dependents)! & Discounted prices for additional purchases

At Chr. Hansen, we offer a working opportunity that you can take part in setting the agenda. In each of our 32 global offices, you will be able to experience an agile organization where takes a short way from idea to implementation. We believe that engagement matters. Our inspiring work environment and collaborative culture would allow you to continuously develop both personally and professionally. As a market leader, Chr. Hansen has constantly pioneered science for almost 150 years and expanded into new area for a more sustainable future. Our founder, Christian D. A. Hansen, was a true entrepreneur and his mentality is still very present and valued today. We keep looking for people who can take charge and come up with new ideas to strengthen our team. Join us and take part in making a meaningful difference!

General Summary

This position works under general supervision and is primarily responsible for general warehouse and freezer labor tasks in the Culture Packaging area. The position requires an individual to be able to work in an ultra-cold freezer (-55C/-67F) for extended periods of time, potentially up to over 10 hours per shift.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities (* = Essential Functions) * * Reads paperwork and/or takes oral instructions required to locate stock in the ultra-cold storage area.

• * Accurately picks product, by item, batch and quantity and place product in staging bin when complete.
• * Transports material to the storage area; optimizes space available by consolidates and rotates stock daily.
• * Enters data into SAP to update product\'s freezer location.
• * Maintains accurate inventory on an hourly basis.
• * Plans for and executes daily storage requirements of new materials entering freezer.
• * Maintains cleanliness in the freezer by scraping ice off the floors.
• * Cycle counts inventory on a weekly basis and fixes inconsistencies.
• * Organizes the movement, loading and unloading, and bulk rotation of the Super Freezer trailers.
• * Fills sample requests of frozen bulk from -55C freezer daily.
• * Packages our Flex Bag product by hand.
• *Unloads and puts away packaging supplies.
• *Locate stock. Count, weigh, and record number of units of material moved, handled, or shipped. Prep materials for shipment by palletizing, banding, wrapping and labeling shipments. Pick and package finished products per work orders.
• *Verify and report frozen trailers are functioning correctly and are at safe temperatures.

Working Conditions

Working environment is an ultra-cold freezer (80% of workday), or ambient warehouse conditions (20% of workday). Frequently comes in contact with extremely cold conditions, including frequent exposure to wet, humid, dusty, or loud conditions, moving parts and equipment, fumes or airborne particles and caustic chemicals. Most of the day is spent working in confined areas and slippery floors. A company issued uniform is required to be worn along with Personal Protective Equipment at all times. This includes ultra-cold freezer clothing, face mask, hat, gloves, boots, hearing protection, safety glasses, man-down radio, and safety shoes. Computer entry work occurs in an ambient warehouse environment. Strict compliance to \xe2\x80\x9cair lock\xe2\x80\x9d rules to avoid interdepartmental contamination.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; scoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and use foot/feet to operate machines. Must be able to lift and/or move 50 lbs. and occasionally up to 100 lbs. (assisted). Also, must be able to pull trolleys that weigh up to 940 lbs. This includes repetitive bending and lifting of items to stack or dump. Must be able to work under hot or extreme cold, wet, and sometimes dusty, and loud conditions, dust mask, coveralls and, or hearing protection may be required.

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About Chr. Hansen

Chr. Hansen is a global, differentiated bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. At Chr. Hansen we are uniquely positioned to drive positive change through microbial solutions. We have worked for over 145 years to enable sustainable agriculture, better food and healthier living for more people around the world. Our microbial and fermentation technology platforms, including our broad and relevant collection of around 40,000 microbial strains, have game-changing potential.

We have come far on our journey, and delivered strong results, and as we continue to unlock the power of good bacteria through new technologies, there is so much more we can do. Our employees are the driving force enabling us to live our mission to pioneer microbial science to improve food, health and productivity. We work passionately, because we know we can make a difference for people, animals and plants. And ultimately for our planet. Innovating for a sustainable future is part of our culture, our history and our strategy and is embedded in our purpose: to grow a better world. Naturally.

At Chr. Hansen we place importance on diversity, equality and inclusion, and we appreciate difference in perspectives. We therefore encourage everybody to apply no matter race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc.

If you need more information?

Read more about a career at Chr. Hansen here:

• Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
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. * The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor\'s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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