Packaging Team Leader - 1st Shift

Grande Cheese Company; Brownsville (WI); On-site; USD 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite clinics

Free onsite fitness center

Free healthy snacks throughout the lot

Health and wellness reimbursement

Associate cheese purchasing program

Job summary

Grande Cheese Company in Brownsville, WI is seeking a Packaging Team Leader for the 1st shift (4:00am-4:00pm) on a rotating schedule. You will lead team members to ensure high standards of performance, quality, production, and safety, while operating and troubleshooting equipment, training staff and maintaining required documentation.

The role offers base pay starting at $26.54 per hour, with a $3 night shift premium and a $2.25 weekend premium; prior experience is valued for determining pay

Qualifications

• Required: High School or GED; Associate's degree preferred.
• Minimum of four (4) years of related work experience and/or training required.

Responsibilities

• Operate and troubleshoot equipment in production area.
• Train and mentor team members, fostering a safety‑focused environment.
• Communicate production optimization opportunities to leadership.
• Maintain documentation as required by law and regulatory agencies.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate's degree

Job description

Packaging Team Leader - Brownsville (1st Shift)

Schedule: 2/2/3 rotating

Hours: 4:00am-4:00pm

Pay Range

$26.54 an hour starting rate, based on experience

$3 Night shift premium (6pm – 6am) and $2.25 Weekend shift premium (Saturday and Sunday shifts)

Job Summary

As a Team Leader, you will lead team members to ensure high standards of performance, quality, production, and safety are met in a designated area of production. Duties include but are not limited to operating and troubleshooting equipment, training, and mentoring team members, communicating production optimization opportunities, and maintaining documentation as required by law and regulatory agencies. If you aspire to lead a team in producing the highest quality of products, this is the job for you!

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

• Free onsite clinics


• Free onsite fitness center


• Free healthy snacks throughout facility


• Health and wellness reimbursement program


• Associate cheese purchasing program

What you need to be considered for the role:

Required: High School or GED; Associate's degree preferred.

Minimum of four (4) years of related work experience and/or training required.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions:

20-50lbs lifting, Climbing, Humid, Extreme Cold and Extreme Hot Temperatures.