Production Resources

Job Title: Production Resource

Ocean Spray is now hiring Production Resources teammates at the Markham Processing Plant. The plant sits on 17 Acres and is 200,000 square feet and produces Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Craisins). The Production Resources position is a 12-hour shift from 4pm-4am with rotating weekends off, 36/48 hr. schedule, with a starting pay rate of $21.45. This position is a year-round position, working indoors with five 20-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?  
We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that support all aspects of your health and well‐being:

• 401K and Pension
• Bereavement leave
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Insurance package after completing 80 hours of eligible work time per month
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Telehealth services
• Vision insurance
• Employee appreciation events
• Holiday pay for 11 holidays
• Scholarship programs for children of employees
• Sick accrual of 1.5 hours for every eligible 40 hours worked
• Vacation time and pay within first year of employment

Position Overview:

Primary responsibilities include maintaining, cleaning and sanitation of the facility and equipment (hosing floors, sweeping spills, etc.). Other duties include but are not limited to screening final product to ensure there is no foreign material, creating appropriate documentation; operation of extraction, infusion, filtering, and packaging equipment; and performing quality tests.

What We’re Looking For?

• Dumping re‐staged product
• Sort through product and inspect for foreign material
• Opening finished product to be placed back online
• Perform 5S and practice good housekeeping
• Assist other personnel with duties as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned by management personnel

Ability, Skills and Knowledge:

• Basic Mathematical Knowledge
• Computer Basics
• Written & Oral Communications
• Basic Computers
• Required to become forklift certified
• Required to train as necessary to support business needs
• Availability as needed to support a 24/7 operation

We're an iconic brand and a farmer-owned cooperative. Being part of Ocean Spray means making an impact in support of our family-farmers, while also building experience you cannot get anywhere else. If you're looking for a meaningful opportunity, this role may be for you!  

The base pay information above serves as a guideline of the position’s typical hiring range. We value and appreciate what makes you unique and will consider a variety of factors when determining an offer. These factors include, but are not limited to, your skills and experience, external and internal benchmarks as well as overall company considerations. Certain positions may be eligible for short‐term incentives rewards.

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.