Production Operator - 1st & 3rd Shift

Looking for a hands-on production role with excellent pay and opportunities to grow? Join the team as a Production Operator on 1st shift! This position plays an important role in the packaging and handling of quality cheese products in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

First Shift

• Monday – Thursday
• 5:00am - 3:30pm

Third Shift

• Monday – Thursday + 1 hour into Friday
• 9:00 PM – 7:30 AM

• $24.70/hour
• $3.00/hour shift differential for hours worked between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM
• $2.25/hour weekend differential

• Lifting and placing 7-pound blocks of cheese onto a conveyor system.
• Stacking product into large plastic totes for packaging.
• Moving totes using a pallet truck to the sealing area.
• Operating around packaging equipment as totes are sealed and prepared for storage.
• Transferring sealed totes into a cooler for storage.
• Assisting with end-of-shift sanitation and cleaning of conveyors, belts, and packaging equipment.
• Performing wet cleaning procedures while wearing required rain gear and PPE.
• Following all food safety, quality, and workplace safety standards.

• Ability to work in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull products throughout the shift.
• Comfortable working in a cooler environment and around food production equipment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and perform repetitive tasks for extended periods.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety.
• Previous manufacturing, production, packaging, or warehouse experience is helpful but not required.

Job Duties: This role will be doing cleaning and stacking cheese, similar to other Packaging roles at Grande. The first area would consist of taking 7lb blocks of product and putting it on the conveyor belt to be stacked into large plastic totes. Then t