Warehouse Operator

Join the Culture Packaging team at Novonesis and help ensure the safe storage, handling, and movement of critical culture products that support customers worldwide. As an Operator you will maintain product quality and inventory accuracy in an ultra‑cold storage environment, contributing to efficient packaging and shipping while upholding the highest quality standards.

The Role & Your Impact

In the Culture Packaging area you will support warehouse and freezer operations in an ultra‑cold environment, ensuring materials are accurately stored, tracked, packaged, and prepared for shipment while maintaining inventory integrity and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Accurately pick products by item, batch, and quantity from ultra‑cold storage locations.
• Transport, store, rotate, and consolidate inventory to optimize freezer capacity.
• Update inventory transactions and freezer locations within SAP.
• Perform cycle counts, maintain inventory accuracy, and resolve discrepancies.
• Package finished products and fulfill sample requests from frozen inventory.
• Load, unload, and organize materials, packaging supplies, and freezer trailers.
• Verify freezer trailers are operating correctly and maintaining safe temperatures.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment, including ice removal and adherence to air‑lock procedures.
• Support shipping preparation activities, including palletizing, wrapping, labeling, and shipment staging.
• Adhere to all safety, quality, Kosher, and Halal requirements.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Basic mathematical skills, including metric weight and volume conversions.
• Ability to read and follow production documents and work instructions.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work safely in an ultra‑cold freezer environment for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lb regularly and up to 100 lb occasionally with assistance.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to inventory accuracy.
• Safety‑focused mindset and ability to follow established procedures.
• Reliability and accountability.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Quality focus.
• Strong work ethic and adaptability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a warehouse, manufacturing, or production environment.
• SAP or ERP system experience.
• Pallet walker and/or forklift operating experience.
• Experience with inventory control, cycle counting, or material handling.
• Familiarity with shipping, packaging, and warehouse logistics.
• Experience working in temperature‑controlled or cold‑storage environments.
• Ability to use basic hand tools for equipment assembly and disassembly.

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting pay: $20 per hour
• 401(k) with up to a 9 % company contribution
• Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation plus 12 holidays and 2 weeks of Wellness Time
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life insurance
• Healthcare savings account option
• Employee assistance program
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• All benefits begin on your first day

Schedule & Working Conditions

• Shift: 7 am – 3:30 pm, Monday‑Friday
• Approximately 80 % of the workday in an ultra‑cold freezer (~‑55 °C / ‑67 °F) and 20 % in ambient warehouse conditions.
• Extended periods of standing and physical activity.
• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, and reaching; pulling trolleys weighing up to 940 lb.
• Exposure to cold temperatures, humidity, dust, noise, moving equipment, airborne particles, and warehouse traffic.
• Work in confined areas and on potentially slippery surfaces.
• Use of required personal protective equipment, including ultra‑cold freezer clothing, gloves, boots, hearing protection, safety glasses, and safety footwear.
• Strict adherence to safety procedures, contamination prevention requirements, and air‑lock protocols.