Role Focus: Production Support – Fresh Cheese – 2nd Shift
Location city, state: Websterville, VT
Hours: 2nd Shift
Hiring Bonus: $500.00 at 30 days $750.00 at 60 days and $750.00 at 1 year.
Wage: $21.25 per hour + shift differential
Under direction of the Creamery Supervisor and other Fresh Cheese leadership staff, the Fresh Cheese Production Worker is responsible for processing cheese, operating machines, packing, boxing, and cleaning. Duties include performing one or more packaging functions such as boxing, running filling line and cranking, while following company GMPs, Safety, and Quality programs.
Land O’Lakes, Inc offers a competitive salary and bonus potential. The company also provides a comprehensive benefits package as well as other company sponsored benefits.
Required Qualifications & Experiences:
- 18 years or older
- 6+ months of manufacturing experience
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to read, write, comprehend, follow verbal and written instructions and possess basic mathematical skills
Preferred Qualifications & Experiences:
- 1+ years of continuous prior experience in any industry
- Self-Reliant and able to accurately work under limited supervision
- Able to trouble shoot mechanical problems
- Communicates work order progress to supervisor and production operators
- Customer focused and able to work in a collaborative team
- Ability to be flexible in work performed and schedule
- Knowledge of various pieces of high-tech manufacturing processing and packaging equipment. Examples include but not limited to baggers, palletizers and cookers.
- Ability to follow manufacturer’s specifications and directions
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Work in cold and/or hot temperatures throughout the day
- Adhere to all standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Ensures a safe working environment while performing assigned tasks
Physical Requirements for production positions regularly include:
- Frequent movement including walking, standing, bending/stooping, turning, twisting, pushing, pulling, raising arms, lifting, climbing and other active movements
- Performing duties while wearing personal protective equipment
- Working across temperature zones that may include cold and/or hot environments for extended periods and may include work in environments where dust is present
- Shift schedules that include days, nights, and weekends, some holidays and periodic overtime
Applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.
Land O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.
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Skills Required
- 18 years or older
- 6+ months of manufacturing experience
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to read, write, comprehend, follow verbal and written instructions and basic mathematical skills
- Must successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check
- Ability to perform frequent physical movements (walking, standing, bending, lifting, pushing, pulling) and wear personal protective equipment
- Ability to work in cold and/or hot temperature zones for extended periods
- Willingness to work 2nd shift, nights, weekends, some holidays and periodic overtime
- Self-reliant and able to work under limited supervision
- Troubleshoot mechanical problems
- Communicate work order progress to supervisors and production operators
- Customer focused and able to work in a collaborative team
- Flexible in work performed and schedule
- Knowledge of high-tech manufacturing processing and packaging equipment (baggers, palletizers, cookers)
- Ability to follow manufacturer's specifications and directions and adhere to SOPs
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and ensure a safe working environment while performing assigned tasks
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Land O'Lakes, Inc. and has not been reviewed or approved by Land O'Lakes, Inc..
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include automatic company contributions to retirement savings and additional support via 401(k) and HSA contributions. Legacy eligibility for a pension plan adds further long‑term security for some employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and mental health support with confidential counseling and free therapy or coaching sessions for employees and dependents. Benefits begin on the start date, removing prior waiting periods.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid leaves cover disability, parental, maternity, and caregiving needs. Caregiver and parental leave policies have been expanded to cover broader family situations, including foster placements prior to adoption.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer- and retailer-owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities. Fast forward to today and we’ve built on that uniting spirit, developing a comprehensive and leading view of agriculture while maintaining an unwavering commitment to delivering strong annual performance and long-term, shared success with our member-owners. Land O’Lakes believes farmers are the entrepreneurs who truly change the world for the better. By working together with our member-owners, we can continue to strengthen our system, champion farming’s true potential and place our farmer- and retail-owners at the heart of creating a better world for all.
