Join team at the 2024 #1 Plant in Ocean Spray!

Ocean Spray is Now Hiring Production Resource teammates at the Tomah Processing Plant. The plant sits on 140 Acres and is 75,000 square feet and produces Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Craisins). The Production Resource position is a 12-hour rotating shift from 4pm-4am with rotating weekends off with a starting pay rate of $21.74 plus a shift differential of $1.25 per hour. The position is a year-round position, working indoors with three 30-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?
Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a variety of health and wellness programs.

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
Health savings account
Flexible spending account
Life and accident insurance
Employee assistance program
Telehealth services
Fertility benefits
Transgender benefits
1:1 health coaching and more

Additional Benefits:

401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
Quarterly Pay for Performance bonus (average 3 to 5% of earnings)
Annual Safety Shoe Allotment
Paid Time Off
Career development and growth opportunities
Tuition/Education assistance programs
Parental leave
Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.

Adoption assistance
Bereavement leave
Employee appreciation events
Charitable giving
Full time – Year-Round 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?

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide.
Ability to perform these operations using units, weight measurement, volume and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to adhere to all Plant Safety, GMP’s and Operating guidelines and rules.
Ability to perform responsibilities for a 12-hour shift and assist on other shifts as assigned.
High school diploma or equivalency preferred.
Forklift experience preferred.

The plant is located at:

28171 Essex Ave

Tomah, WI 54660

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!

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.