Job Details

THIS IS A TEMPORARY/SEASONAL POSITION (Job will end approximately January 5, 2026)
Chilly Warehouse
Weekly Pay
Day Shift; Full Time 40+ hours; Monday - Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Overtime Opportunities Likely, Due to Seasonal High Volume
Elmer Chocolate is the oldest family-owned chocolate company in America. Our factory in Ponchatoula is the 2nd-largest manufacturer of Valentine boxed chocolate in North America.
* Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical plans for the entire family
* Monthly employee appreciation events
* Free chocolate
* T-Shirt Uniforms
* 60% of Temporary Associates found permanent jobs at Elmer's last year!
Basic Responsibilities:
* Unloading of raw materials and finished products
* Fill orders for customers
* Quality control of received and produced items
* Operate forklift
* Operate manual and electric pallet jack
* Load and unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device
* Complete receiving/order documentation including recording, weighing, labeling
* Keeps shipping/receiving area clean
Required Qualifications:
* Must be 18 years old
* Pass a drug screen
* Must be able to qualify for & pass forklift certification course
* Must be able to pass a general math assessment related to calculating inventory
* High School education or GED
* Reliable transportation
* Dependable attendance and ability to work overtime
* Ability to follow & read instructions
* Ability to work overtime and weekends as needed
* Reading, interpreting signs and short correspondence, shipping documents, and memos
* Basic math skills, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
* Ability to stand & walk for 12 hours+.
* Ability to sit, stoop, bend, kneel, reach, crouch, crawl, use force, carry, & push/pull
* Ability to lift < 50 lbs. occasionally
* Ability to apply manual dexterity and specified visual acuity
* Ability to hear and speak
* Some areas require PPE & may cause occasional exposure to higher temperatures
Elmer Chocolate is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to any protected class status.