General Production - 1st Shift

Grande Cheese Company; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Low-cost onsite clinics

Free onsite fitness center

Free healthy snacks

Health and wellness reimbursement

Associate cheese purchasing program

Two-year mentorship program

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Grande Cheese Company in Fond du Lac, WI is seeking a Conversion Generalist I to prepare, package and inspect cheese products in a fast-paced facility. You will load cheese onto production lines, perform quality checks and document production records.

Join a team that maintains sanitation, ensures proper labeling and coding, and supports multiple departments as needed. This hourly role offers shift premiums, weekend bonuses, and comprehensive wellness benefits.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, pack, and inspect cheese products in a fast-paced environment.
• Load cheese onto production lines and perform quality checks.
• Monitor automated equipment and complete accurate production and regulatory documentation.
• Maintain sanitation standards and ensure proper labeling and coding; assist as needed across the department.

Job description

Hours & Schedule

• Monday - Saturday, with two rotating days off

• Shift:
  • 7:15AM - 5:45PM
  • Monday - Saturday, with two rotating days off

Pay Range

Pay Starting at $22.89/hour

Pay Premiums

• $3.00 per hour for night shift hours (6:00 PM – 6:00 AM)
• $2.25 per hour for weekend shifts (Saturday and Sunday)

Conversion Generalist I

The Conversion Generalist I role is responsible for preparing, packaging, and inspecting cheese products in a fast‑paced environment. Duties include loading cheese onto production lines, performing quality checks, monitoring automated equipment, and completing accurate production and regulatory documentation. Associates will be assigned a department upon hire (ex. dice/shred, aged, etc) vacuum packing, salting, peeling packaging, or tying product as required. The position also maintains sanitation standards, ensures proper labeling and coding, identifies product or equipment issues, and provides support across the department as needed.

Why Grande?

With more than 80 years of crafting “The Finest Italian Cheeses Money Can Buy”, Grande is a leader in the industry! Whether partnering with independent pizzerias from coast-to-coast to ensure they’re delivering the very best pizza to their customers or assisting our food manufacturing partners in delivering specialty whey ingredient solutions, our commitment to quality can’t be matched. While Grande’s reputation of excellence in the market is important, we believe our commitment to our workplace and community culture is of equal merit – our Associates come first at Grande. To complement our industry-leading benefits, Grande puts an emphasis on your career growth opportunities, while always promoting a positive work/life balance and supporting the communities in which we live and work.

Did we convince you yet? If not, check out our unique benefits

• Low-cost onsite clinics
• Free onsite fitness center
• Free healthy snacks throughout the facility
• Health and wellness reimbursement program
• Associate cheese purchasing program
• Two-year mentorship program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Why Fond du Lac?

In Fond du Lac (FDL) you get the full four-season experience – warm in the summer with highs reaching into the 80s and plenty of sunshine for golf, biking, camping and live music under the open sky, and brisk air in the winter with average temps in the 20s and ample snow for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, ice fishing and winter festivals. The greater FDL area (population 43,000) is easy to get around and roughly an hour drive to almost all major metros in the state (Milwaukee, Madison and Fox Cities/Green Bay). We’ve been rated “Top 100” in job growth among small U.S. metro areas. Additionally, our cost of living is 4% below the national average and you’ll pay 21% less for housing, rent and property taxes compared to the rest of the country. From wonderful educational partners (public and private K12 schools and three local colleges/universities), a plethora of things to do/see, and a vibrant business and commerce community…learn more about how you can call Fond du Lac, HOME!

What you need to be considered for the role:

• High School or GED preferred
• Three (3) months or more of related work experience and/or training in a food manufacturing industry strongly preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions:

This role requires the ability to regularly lift and move objects weighing between 20–50 lbs, as well as frequent walking, standing, bending, climbing, and exposure to vibration. The work environment may involve exposure to extreme temperatures (both hot and cold), high humidity, and loud machinery.