Production Team Member (Manufacturing)

About Us:
Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, foodservice, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry-leading talent, cutting-edge equipment, and a vertically integrated supply chain, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers--first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's®, Dutch Bros® beverages and Nurri™, our better-for-you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages - and about building a team that's just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Our Core Values:

Diversity and Inclusion at Trilliant and Horseshoe:
We believe talented, great people are the building blocks of our success. We believe in finding the right people, with the right attitude, and providing them with opportunities to excel.

Position Overview:
The Production Team Member role entails assisting in supporting a production line, packaging, and/or ingredient blending equipment. The Production Team Member is responsible for assisting the Machine Operator and/or Assistant Machine Operator in ensuring efficient and safe machine operation, producing high quality product and finish product packaging, inspecting equipment and possibly performing preventative maintenance; completing paperwork and data entry; cross-training on other machine operation duties; and assisting in providing training or direction to other production line employees. The Production Team Member may also act as an Assistant Machine Operator from time to time.
Responsibilities:
· Keep production area clean and orderly
· Packaging product
· Palletizing finished goods
· Visually inspect product and packaging
· Move material and supplies to and from production area
· Ensure accurate counts
· Add materials to manufacturing equipment
· Sorting and performing rework
· Responsible for following food safety/quality/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/quality/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager


Qualifications:
· Food processing or packaging experience preferred
· Understanding of food safety, workplace safety, and food quality standards is strongly preferred
· Self-directed and personally motivated
· Attention to detail
· Able to work in a fast-paced environment while focusing on meeting or exceeding customer expectations
· Able to lift and move boxes weighing up to 50lbs
· Able stand for up to 12 hours per shift
· Able to communicate and work well with others
· Able to contribute to a positive work environment by being a team player
· Good attendance and performance track record
· High School diploma or GED preferred. Post-secondary education is a plus
· Strong general mechanical abilities and troubleshooting skills
· Able to effectively time manage and prioritize job functions
· Knowledge of food safety and food quality standards is strongly preferred
· Basic computer skills

Hours, Location and Pay:
We offer a competitive base pay rate and comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. This position is located at our Little Chute, WI manufacturing facility and works a 2-2-3 schedule 5:45am - 6:00pm.

Physical and Mental Demands:
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.
· Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.
· Potential for exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments, and other potential hazards exists.

Safety Statement:
At TRILLIANT and HORSESHOE, safety is every employee's first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop other individuals from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.

Disclosures:
· The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
· Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.
· Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are Drug Free Workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
· Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E-Verify process.
· EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
· If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at HR@trilliantfood.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
· Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage are Equal Opportunity Employers.
· The principles of the OECD and UN have been taken into consideration and used as guidance in our human rights practices and procedures.