Machine Operator Nights $1,000 Sign on Bonus! (4pm to 4am)

Ocean Spray Cranberries•Tomah, WI

35d•$24•Onsite

About The Position

Join team at the 2024 #1 Plant in Ocean Spray! $1,000 Sign on Bonus! Ocean Spray is Now Hiring Machine Operators at the Tomah Processing Plant. The plant sits on 140 Acres and is 75,000 square feet and produces Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Craisins). The Machine Operator position is a 12-hour rotating shift from 4pm-4am with rotating weekends off with a starting pay rate up to $23.83 plus a shift differential of $1.25 per hour depending on experience. The position is a year-round position, working indoors with three 30-minute paid breaks. Our Purpose: Whatever your title, whatever your role - it all comes back to this: we're a farmer-owned cooperative where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. We champion cranberries and support the farmers who grow them. We value not just what we do, but how we do it. For the second year in a row, Deloitte has named Ocean Spray one of the U.S. Best Managed Private Companies based on the criteria of strategy, execution, financials, and culture. Here's to rolling up our sleeves to get the job done. Full time - Year-Round Employment” Position Overview: This position operates, maintains, and controls processing and packaging equipment and must be able to complete basic troubleshooting of equipment. Machine Operators complete required lab checks timely, ensuring the quality of our raw materials and product. He/she uses in-house applications for recordkeeping and inputting for in utilized systems (e.g. Maximo and SAP). Other duties include numbering batches, completing full/partial confirmations, controls and inventory, operating a scale, and supporting other plant production needs as requested by management.

Requirements

Ability to be or become Forklift Certified.
Ability to lift up to 48 lbs on occasion.
Ability to stand, perform, and maneuver around a plant and production line during an eight- or 12-hour shift (e.g., walking, lifting, climbing, bending, stretching and reaching, squatting, crawling under conveyors, using ladders, vision, hearing, and may require long periods of standing and frenzied activity).
Ability to wear and work using fall and other protection equipment (e.g., Safety glasses with side shields, steel-toed shoes, hearing protection, hairnets, rubber shoes, aprons or coveralls, smocks, gloves, and face shields).
Ability to function as a team member and contribute to team goals.
Advanced computer skills and navigate controls screens.
Knowledge/compliance of the Plant's good manufacturing practices.
Remain updated with the Plant's standard operating procedures and sanitation standard operating procedures.
Adhere to the Plant's Lock-Out, Tag-Out, Try-Out (Lock-Out, Tag-Out, Try-Out) policy/procedures.
Consistently wear proper personal protective equipment. Good personal hygiene.
Ability to effectively communicate with others, proficiency in reading, writing and math skills.
Must be able to accomplish changeovers.

Responsibilities

Maintains a constant flow of juice in appropriate directions
Safely and competently operates and manages various machinery and equipment, completing any necessary and related paperwork and testing
Manage inventory and enter into a database for yield calculation
Load and unload tankers, assure proper chemicals are used, and complete necessary related testing and paperwork Perform equipment start-up and shutdown, as aligned with the facility's requirements (e.g. CIP/COP requirements using Lock-Out, Tag-Out, Try-Out)
Keeps area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.
Monitor operational parameters and records results hourly.
Perform general maintenance on machinery as needed.
Work within established quality procedures and standards to ensure food safety.
Comply with all aspects of the corresponding facility's safety policy
Perform other duties as assigned by management personnel
Support other teams as needed.

Benefits

Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a variety of health and wellness programs . Health, Dental, and Vision insurance Health savings account Flexible spending account Life and accident insurance Employee assistance program Telehealth services Fertility benefits Transgender benefits 1:1 health coaching and more
Additional Benefits:
401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
Quarterly Pay for Performance bonus (average 3 to 5% of earnings)
Annual Safety Shoe Allotment
Paid Time Off
Career development and growth opportunities
Tuition/Education assistance programs
Parental leave
Bright Horizons Family Solutions - Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
Adoption assistance
Bereavement leave
Employee appreciation events
Charitable giving