Jack Link's Protein Snacks
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Processing Machine Operator 2nd Shift

Pay
$19 – $28 per hour
Location
New Glarus, WI · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Listed
18 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to perform repetitive functions
  • Adherence to company policies and regulatory guidelines
  • Ability to accept direction from leads and supervisors
  • Communication with co-workers and supervisors
  • Teamwork
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent attendance and dependability

Also useful

  • Warehouse experience
  • Assembly line experience

About the role

2nd Shift: Monday-Thursday from 2:30 p.m. - 12:00 am (Hours may vary) The role of the Production Worker is to perform necessary functions in order to efficiently, safely, and correctly prepare and process raw material to prepare it for cooking or cut & package finished product in preparation for shipment to customer.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: General: Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals. Ensure product conforms to specifications. Prevent and minimize rework and/or inedible. May require working on taping machines, shrink wrap machines, pallet jacks, trash and recycling compactors.

Perform standard operating procedures of production and inspection functions as directed. Successfully complete all necessary technical training and skills verification as directed. Successfully complete all necessary soft skills training as directed. Return from breaks in a timely manner; notify lead/foreman/supervisor before leaving the department. Accurately complete all necessary paperwork as directed.

Attend all department and company scheduled meetings. Works scheduled shift as assigned. Maintain a safe, clean and organized work area. Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to the lead/foreman/supervisor. Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly. Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities. Perform all required duties within OSHA and company safety standards.

Follows set company and OSHA safety rules, regulations, and guidelines at all times. Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training, along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP's). Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Ensure products are correctly labeled and identified for proper disposition. Keep record of products used to follow FIFO (first in - first out) RAW: Add ingredients to batch and verify against formulations in Blending system. Move meat into machine(s) and/or combos and/or v-mags using appropriate tools and techniques Load meat racks, push meat trucks from one area to another, visually monitoring meat for quality.

Maintain accurate records, washing and sanitizing carts, racks, and trucks.

Required Education and Experience

  • Required Education: None Required Experience: None Preferred: Knowledge of warehouse and assembly line experience is a plus.
  • REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES: Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be able to perform repetitive functions.
  • Must adhere to all company policies and regulatory guidelines.
  • Must be able to accept direction from Department Leads and supervisors Must be able to communicate with co-workers and supervisor.
  • Must be able to work in a team oriented environment.
  • Must be able to perform duties with minimal supervision.
  • Excellent attendance and dependability Attention to detail Fast-paced environment Work well with others Great communication skills

Additional Information

The hiring range for this role is $18.58 - $27.87 Hourly. Actual wages will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link's Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards.

Jack Link's provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.

About the Company

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don't hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We're everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren't buzzwords, they're expectations.

And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands- Jack Link's®, Lorissa's Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few-there's nothing artificial about us.

What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it. Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together.

A team that's full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks. Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

Read the original posting

From Jack Link's Protein Snacks's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 21, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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