2nd Shift Machine Operator
Great Lakes CheeseWausau, Wisconsin, United States
Posted April 8, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Great Lakes Cheese is a premier manufacturer and packager of natural and processed cheeses, serving grocery stores, restaurants, and foodservice distributors across the U.S. with facilities in multiple states. Founded by Hans Epprecht in 1958, the company remains privately owned by the Epprecht Family and features an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that gives all employee-owners a shared stake in the business.
Job Description
The Machine Operator operates machinery to meet customer specifications in compliance with company policy related to GMPs and Safety. Acts in lead capacity to ensure line is running efficiently.
Requirements
- Maintain area, equipment and personal sanitation.
- Ensure proper set up of film, zipper, labels, cheese and operation of machinery.
- Frequently inspect conveyor belt to ensure smooth flow of cheese.
- Inspect Machine E stops to ensure functionality before production starts.
- Load cheese.
- Grease/clean machine and perform basic maintenance tasks based on preventative maintenance schedule.
- Ensure cheese quality.
- Ensure that products produced are within the weight specification/regulation per our Statistical Process Control (SPC) programming system.
- Disassembly and assembly of equipment.
- Sanitation of machinery.
- Productive use of down time.
- Communicate to line personnel on daily production issues, changes, and safety issues.
- Operate assigned equipment safely and efficiently.
- All GLC employees are expected to perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies & procedures.
- All GLC employees are expected to produce our products in a manner that exceeds the quality and value expectation of our customers and consumers by adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices, Policies and Procedures outlined in our Safe Quality Food Program.
- Other responsibilities as assigned by the manager.