Warehouse Shipping Clerk

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Date: Jul 23, 2025

Location: Lubbock, TX, US, 79401

Company: Leprino Foods Company

For our state-of-the art 600+ person Lubbock, TX cheese and whey manufacturing facility, Leprino is seeking a Warehouse Shipping Clerk. 

Leprino Foods broke ground on the $1 billion facility in the summer of 2022. The plant will become operational in 2025 with Phase 1 and will become fully operational by 2026!

 

This position pays $23 per hour. There is an additional $1 differential for hours worked between 6pm and 6am. Weekly pay. 

Summary Description:  

The Warehouse Shipping Clerk provides accurate and timely coordination of all cheese, protein, lactose, and non-fat dry milk shipments from, to and between Leprino facilities and outside suppliers.  This position is required to effectively coordinate the shipment and receipt of packages with internal departments at the plant.   

All other duties as assigned. 

Job Duties (Accountability Categories and Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities):  NOTE:  The job may include other “non-essential” responsibilities and duties that are not listed on this form. 

  • Reconcile orders and inventory, daily, to ensure that all orders are filled.  Communicate requirements to warehouse supervisor and quality supervisor and follow up to ensure that product is available to load. 

  • Coordinate and schedule all inbound and outbound appointments. 

  • Assist in the loading and unloading of materials as needed. 

  • Coordinate and ensure accuracy of all required shipping and receiving documents including COA’s, BOL, packing slips. 

  • Reconcile shipments from other Leprino facilities and coordinate incoming materials and outgoing products.   

  • Coordinate and reconcile all sales returns to the Greeley facility in a timely manner. 

  • Assist with warehousing: movement of product, disposition or on hold, and inventory. 

  • Coordinate movement of trucks and availability of dock spaces.   

  • Maintain positive relationships with all customer contacts. 

  • Follows SOP’s, GMP’s and perform work in a safe manner by following  safety procedures and policies, critical safety rules, and expected standard conduct. Maintain 5S standards. 
  • This position is responsible and accountable to ensure product meets food safety, regulatory, and quality requirements by following the Food Safety Plan, Quality Plan, and company policies. 

Minimum Qualifications & Experience: 

  • Must be 18 years of age 

  • Must be able to speak, read, write, and comprehend basic English language 

  • Ability to evaluate and identify mechanical conditions and make adjustments or corrective action as necessary 

  • Ability to access elevated work areas such as climbing ladders/stairs 

  • Aability to complete written reports, and enter data into and pull data from computer systems 

  • Basic math skills to be able to perform mathematical functions 

  • Ability to understand and apply standard operating procedures 

  • Ability to maintain clean work area according to good manufacturing processes 

  • Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and comply with all applicable safety practices 

  • Good communication skills to communicate with co-workers and oncoming/outgoing shifts 

  • Must be able to operate personal computer software, SAP, FEDEX/UPS shipping portals, as well as other office equipment. 

  • Ability to perform warehouse operator duties 

  • Basic knowledge of office equipment, material handling equipment, process,  packaging, and palletizing equipment, and general parts information; experience operating material handling equipment including sit down; floor scrubbers and proficient skills in data entry, email, internet, Microsoft Office software, and computerized management systems (e.g. SAP). 

  • Basic familiarity with all aspects of warehouse operations including, SAP or a similar inventory system, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) (such as hand held bar code scanner, cycle counting, directed put away), Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets and 10-key, and the analysis/creating of BOL, COA, and other shipping/receiving documentation. 

 

Preferred Qualifications & Experience: 

  • Experience in a dairy/food manufacturing environment is preferred 

Our Story:

Leprino Foods’ history dates back over 70 years, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We’ve grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino is the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by Jim and the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the “World’s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company.” To help us achieve that bold vision, we’re looking for our secret ingredient: You. A motivated team member who is the best at what you do. Three people in a small corner grocery store in the early 1950s have now grown to almost 5,000 employees throughout 16 global locations. Will you join us on our journey?

 

Leprino Foods Company utilizes the services of Psychemedics to perform our Hair Follicle Drug Testing.  Additional information about this process can be obtained at www.psychemedics.com Leprino Foods requires all individuals to wear the appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) as required by the role and location. Leprino Foods Company supports a drug-free workplace and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disability/Veteran

 

 

 

Nearest Major Market: Lubbock

  • Experience with standup forklifts is preferred 

  • Experience with shipping and receiving, including unloading/loading trucks is preferred 

  • Experience with reviewing and ensuring accuracy of shipping/receiving documentation is preferred 

 

 


Nearest Major Market: Lubbock