Machine Operator Nights (4pm to 4am)

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.; Town of Tomah (WI); On-site; USD 49,566 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Backup care benefits

Job summary

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. in Tomah, WI, is hiring Machine Operators for the night shift to operate, maintain and troubleshoot processing and packaging equipment. You’ll work a 12‑hour, 2‑2/3 schedule (4:00 p.m.–4:00 a.m.) with Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays off every other week.

Starting pay is $23.83/hour plus a $1.25/hour night shift differential. This full‑time, year‑round role includes in‑house systems like Maximo and SAP, safety training, and opportunities for growth within a fast‑paced

Qualifications

• Forklift certification required or obtainable.
• Ability to lift up to 48 lbs on occasion.
• Able to stand for 8–12 hour shifts in a plant environment.
• Able to wear fall protection equipment.
• Team member with ability to contribute to goals.
• Advanced computer skills and navigate controls screens.
• Knowledge of GMP and food safety practices.
• Stay updated with SOPs and sanitation SOPs.
• Lock-Out/Tag-Out/Try-Out procedures adherence.
• Wear PPE and maintain hygiene.
• Reading, writing and math skills.
• Able to perform changeovers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a constant flow of juice in appropriate directions.
• Safely operate and manage machinery, complete required paperwork and testing.
• Manage inventory and enter data for yield calculations.
• Load/unload tankers; ensure proper chemicals and related testing/paperwork.
• Startup/shutdown per CIP/COP with LOTO procedures.
• Keep area and equipment clean and orderly.
• Monitor operational parameters and record results hourly.
• Perform general maintenance on machinery.
• Follow food safety and quality procedures.
• Comply with safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Support other teams as needed.

Skills

Forklift certification

Lift 48 lbs

Stand for long shifts

Fall protection

Team player

Advanced computer skills

GMP knowledge

SOPs awareness

Lock-Out/Tag-Out/Try-Out

PPE & hygiene

Reading/Writing/Math

Changeovers

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Job description

About the Role

Do you have manufacturing experience? Ocean Spray is hiring Machine Operators for the night shift at our Tomah Production Plant. You'll start at $23.83/hour plus a $1.25/hour night shift differential. This is a full‑time, year‑round position on a 12‑hour 2‑2/3 schedule (4:00 p.m.–4:00 a.m.), which means you get Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off every other week. You’ll work indoors in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment making Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Craisins) with a team that values growth and stability.

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
• 401(k) with up to 6% company matching; additional discretionary match at year‑end
• Quarterly pay‑for‑performance bonus (average 3‑5% of earnings)
• Annual safety shoe allotment
• Paid time off
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/education assistance programs
• Parental leave
• Bright Horizons family solutions – backup care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Employee appreciation events
• Charitable giving
• Full time – year‑round employment

Compensation

• Operator 1: $23.83/hour
• Operator 2: $25.22/hour
• Operator 3: $27.46/hour
• Operator 4: $29.58/hour
• Operator 5: $29.96/hour

Progression: Advancement is performance‑based, requires meeting defined criteria and passing skill assessments; timelines are not guaranteed.

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. They use in‑house applications for record‑keeping and inputting for 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.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a constant flow of juice in appropriate directions
• Safely and competently operate and manage various machinery and equipment, completing any necessary and related paperwork and testing
• Manage inventory and enter data 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)
• Keep area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition
• Monitor operational parameters and record 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 facility's safety policy
• Perform other duties as assigned by management personnel
• Support other teams as needed

Qualifications

• 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 twelve‑hour shift
• Ability to wear and work using fall and other protection equipment
• 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 SOPs
• Adhere to the plant's 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

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.