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Packaging 2nd Shift

Johnsonville
Watertown, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 5/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/30/2026
Position Facility: Watertown

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.

Position Overview

Starting Hourly Rate: $25.23/hr $1.50/hr shift premium

Hours: 2:30pm – 11:00pm, Monday – Friday (Overtime as production demands)

Position Overview:

The successful candidate will help with setup, pack offal products to target weight, move skids of product in and out of the freezer, and ensure proper safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Be able to perform and rotate through several job functions in the department at line speed
  • Comply with GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), USDA regulations and safety rules at all times
  • Ensure products are accurately weighed, packaged, and labeled (products include ribs, loins, livers, hearts, tongues, etc.)
  • Always verify and record temperatures to ensure superb quality
  • Package and palletize product in accordance with established specifications
  • Utilize a PIV to move and stage pallets
  • Learn and excel in all positions within the room, to facilitate teamwork and cross-training
  • Utilize SAP for material movements

Experience

  • Knife Skills preferred but not required
  • SAP knowledge preferred but not required
  • Food Manufacturing experience, a plus

Skills

  • Excellent attendance and performance record
  • Ability to prioritize work in relation to process flow
  • Ability to communicate effectively with the team and work towards an end goal without direct supervision
  • Proactive team player, dependable and detail oriented

Physical Demands:

  • Ability to lift, carry, push and pull up 50 lbs, and hand grip up to 60 lbs on a regular basis
  • Walking and/or Standing throughout the shift
  • Bending and/or Reaching throughout the shift
  • Ability/Willingness to work in cold conditions

Other Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment, post offer drug screen, physical and background check

Benefits And Compensation

Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match. 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! Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

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 4,000 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!

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.

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