Manufacturing Engineer

Our manufacturing members are the heart of our organization. Members of our manufacturing team, which includes machine operators, packaging, shipping and more, take pride in ensuring we produce only the highest-quality, most consistent products for our customers and consumers. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, processes, communities and each other better.

Johnsonville, LLC

Machine Operator

Pay Range: $27.60/hr - $28.94/hr + $1.50 Shift Premium

Hours: 1:00pm – 9:30pm; Monday-Friday (Overtime as production demands)

Position Overview:

As a Johnsonville Formulation Operator, you get the opportunity to think pro-actively and understand how formulation affects plant flow. Work together with other Formulation Members to obtain World Class blending results in safety, yields, usages, and efficiencies. Consistently manufacture "great tasting" sausage products according to specifications. Set goals and objectives; both personal and as a team member to acquire "superlative" performance to support the Johnsonville Way. Grow, develop, and stretch yourself by continuing to find new and better ways to meet your commitments to yourself, your team and to JVL. All of this is to ensure consumers always get a great tasting/performing product for their families.

Responsibilities:

• Setup, run, rotate positions, teardown, and inspection of equipment in your area such as grinders, blenders, and spice sifting but including hot water washes all by following proper safety lock out tag out procedures.
• Safe and proper use of cleaning and sanitizing chemicals on equipment.
• Take ownership for daily accurate SAP documentation of products/supplies (including scanning, counting to verify materials, and document quantities).
• Operate the dual grinders and run all other equipment within the department.
• Communicate between Scheduler, Production Coordinators, Team Leaders, and Production Reporters as needed.
• Must be able to support MS Formulation Operator roles and CS LBB Grinder/Blender roles as a cross-functional team.
• Able to effectively manage meat inventory (i.e. meat age).
• Plan and execute the daily work required to supply Meat Inspection and Formulation teams with materials and ingredients needed (dry and liquid ingredients, cardboard, labels, etc.).
• Must be able to manage the quality of materials used (i.e. spice sifting, rejecting bad materials, etc.).
• Communicate with purchasing members regarding “out of ordinary” circumstances with materials.
• Able to effectively do Fat Analysis offline.
• Able to support the proper cleaning of plastic combos through combo wash.
• Support Meat Inspection process as needed such as doing a position on that line, receive in materials, ensure material quality, transfer raw meat into combos, and/or place materials in racks.
• Operate reefers and maintain proper trailer temps.
• Ready and prepare outbound shipment including load outbound trailers per specifications.
• Reconcile supply inventories after daily production.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Strong math background is required.
• Complete production documentation paperwork accurately.
• Must be able to lift 60 pounds.
• Must be able to set up all grinders independently after proper training.
• Must be able to identify Critical Control Points (CCPs) and maintain all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Must be able to work with chemicals and operate the combo washer on a rotating basis.
• Must be able to multi-task.
• Must be able to push/pull containers filled with product/spice/liquids.
• Must be willing to learn basic computer skills such as (Word, Excel, etc.).
• Must have a very keen eye for visual inspection purposes.
• Having the ability to perform an accurate daily inventory on rework.
• Ability to learn and accurately perform all the SAP transactions associated with position.
• Willing to work in cold conditions.
• Must be able to obtain forklift license and keep safe driving record.
• Willingness to work extended hours including weekends.
• Based on business necessity, must be proficient in English.

Other:

• Ability to pass a pre-employment, post offer drug screen, physical and background check

Date:                      April, 2025

Location:               Meadowside – Sheboygan Falls, WI

Member Status:     Full Time, Hourly Manufacturing

Positions Available:        1

Benefits:               

Members have potential for a monthly bonus, 401k with a company match and profit sharing. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off, as well as access to the 24/7 onsite fitness center, onsite medical clinic and tuition reimbursement! 

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 3,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

How to Apply:       

Apply on-line only at: careers.johnsonville.com

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.