Production Operator

Ocean Spray Cranberries; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocean Spray Cranberries is looking for Production Operators at their Kenosha Bottling Plant. This full-time role involves working in a 12-hour rotating shift environment with competitive pay and benefits, including health insurance and a 401(k) match. Ideal candidates should be flexible, safety-conscious, and able to manage physical tasks in a fast-paced setting.

Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k) match up to 6%

Paid Time Off

Tuition/Education assistance

Qualifications

• Must be flexible for shifts and attend regularly.
• Comply with Safety and Quality standards.
• Ability to perform Cleaning In Place (CIP) as required.

Responsibilities

• Support Line Operators and assist with product testing.
• Perform general housekeeping and stacking products.
• Ensure compliance with operational documentation.

Skills

Ability to be Forklift Certified

Ability to lift 48 lbs

Stand for long periods

Effective communication

Job description

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Ocean Spray is now hiring Production Operators at the Kenosha Bottling Plant. The plant is a 400,000 square facility that mixes and batches our concentrates to make Cranberry Sauce and Cranberry Juice products. It is a high-speed manufacturing facility with recent upgrades to the bottling lines. The Production Operator position is 12-hour rotating shift from 6pm-6am with every other weekend off. Production operators earn a starting pay rate of $22.97 per hour plus a shift differential of $ .75 per hour. There are opportunities to earn up to $28.48 per hour while training for higher paying positions as well. All positions are 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.

Why work for Ocean Spray?

Complete insurance package available after 30 days of employment 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) match up to 6%
• Competitive Pay (Opportunities to train for higher paying positions)
• Monthly Pay for Performance bonus (up to 10% of gross earnings)
• OT opportunities
• Safety Shoe Allotment 2x per year up to $150 each
• Paid Time Off
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/Education assistance programs
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Employee appreciation events
• Charitable giving
• Full time – Year-Round Employment
  
  

Position Overview

Production Resource, our entry level position, may be scheduled to work in any location in the plant based on qualifications and responsibilities change daily as staffing needs vary. Some responsibilities may include general housekeeping, support to Line Operators, assisting in the BDR, working in the Lab testing product, batching, unloading sugar trucks, helping the bulk line, working in the refinement area, stacking product, and assisting in rework/repack operations. This position will also require the personnel to be flexible and able to embrace schedule changes as manufacturing needs change often.

What We Are Looking For

• Must be able to work in a 24/7 environment, 12hr shifts, every other weekend, and possibly some holidays.
• Must be flexible to work on the day shift or night shift.
• Ability to work overtime for vacation coverage and training purposes.
• Must maintain excellent attendance reliability.
• Perform Cleaning In Place (CIP) in all required areas.
• Ensure compliance with all Safety and Quality standards, processes, procedures.
• Ensure proper operation of equipment (fill temperature, fill weights, torques, etc.)
• No deviation from required documentation/ensure information is timely, accurate and complete.
• Communicate with all operators on the same shift and between shifts to ensure continuous line productivity and effective operations.
  
  

Skill And Abilities Needed

• 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 a 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 effectively use hand tools.
• Ability to apply understanding to stoppages of the production lines.
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Who We Are

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team Members, Farmers, Consumers And Communities Alike--we Value What Makes Us Unique And Strive To Connect Our Farms To Families For a Better Life By Living Our Values

• Grower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable Results – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• Integrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
• Inclusive Teamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.
  
  

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.

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• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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