Production Operator

Niagara Bottling•Pleasant Prairie, WI

About The Position

The Production Operator is responsible for daily production-floor operations, ensuring the shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals while complying with applicable legal and food safety requirements. The role includes operating across assigned production areas, monitoring product quality, maintaining supplies and housekeeping, and supporting efficient production.

Requirements

No minimum years of experience are required; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as dictated by production demand.
Required certification or license: None.
Required foreign language: None.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
Two years of experience in the position.
Two years of experience managing people or projects.
An associate’s degree.

Responsibilities

Carry out daily production-line activities and ensure products meet Niagara’s safety, quality, and throughput standards.
Complete applicable quality and production reports hourly; inspect products physically and visually to prevent nonconforming goods, and report defects to appropriate team members and shift leadership.
Follow company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
Adhere to Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety Standards.
Maintain housekeeping in production and other areas assigned by plant leadership.
Maintain raw material levels to minimize production-line downtime.
Work in all assigned production areas, troubleshoot minor production-line issues, and perform relief duties when required.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Benefits

Paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
Medical coverage, including virtual care options.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
401(k) with company match.
Health Savings Account with company match.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for team members and household family members.
Family-building benefits, including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements.
Income protection, including Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, and an accident plan.
Special discount programs, including pet plans, prepaid legal services, identity theft protection, car rental, and airport parking.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.