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Production Generalist II - 1st Shift

Grande

Friendship, WIFull-time$24.04/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$24.04/hr
Location
Friendship, WI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Grande seeks a Production Generalist II to assist with training programs, monitor and troubleshoot equipment, and perform data entry. The role calls for adaptability, handling stressful situations well, and being team oriented. A high school diploma or GED is preferred, and at least one year of related work experience and/or training is required; food manufacturing experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AdaptabilityStress ManagementTeamworkEquipment MonitoringEquipment Troubleshooting

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED1+ Years Related Experience or TrainingFood Manufacturing Experience

Full job description

Rate: $24.04 USD per hour

Description

Hours & Shift

3:30am - 3:30pm

2/2/3 Schedule

Pay Range

$24.04 and up based on position and experience.

$3 Night shift premium (6pm – 6am) and $2.25 Weekend shift premium (Saturday and Sunday shifts).

Job Summary

A Production Generalist II needs to have the ability to adapt quickly to different situations, the ability to handle stressful situations well, and be team oriented. Assist with training programs, monitoring and troubleshooting equipment, and data entry. If you like an ever-changing environment, this is the job for you!

Why Grande?

With more than 80 years of crafting “The Finest Italian Cheeses Money Can Buy”, Grande is a leader in the industry! Whether partnering with independent pizzerias from coast-to-coast to ensure they’re delivering the very best pizza to their customers or assisting our food manufacturing partners in delivering specialty whey ingredient solutions, our commitment to quality can’t be matched. While Grande’s reputation of excellence in the market is important, we believe our commitment to our workplace and community culture is of equal merit – our Associates come first at Grande. To complement our industry-leading benefits, Grande puts an emphasis on your career growth opportunities, while always promoting a positive work/life balance and supporting the communities in which we live and work. If you want to learn more about our company – what we do and how we go about it visit www.grande.com.

Did we convince you yet? If not check out our unique benefits

  • Free onsite clinics

  • Free onsite fitness center

  • Free healthy snacks throughout facility

  • Health and wellness reimbursement program

  • Associate cheese purchasing program

What you need to be considered for the role:

Preferred: High School or GED

Minimum of one (1) year of related work experience and/or training required; preferably in a food manufacturing industry.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions:

20-50lbs lifting, Climbing, Humid, Extreme Cold and Extreme Hot Temperatures.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

  • High School Diploma or better

Equal Opportunity Employer

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,263 open Manufacturing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$24.04/hr
  • Wisconsin median$23–25/hr63 hourly ranges
  • US median$22–25/hr1,018 hourly ranges

This rate, $24.04/hr, is close to the Wisconsin median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Manufacturing hourly ranges in Wisconsin.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 210 open Manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin and 3,263 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Manufacturing postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 1,766 postings).
Education
751 of the 3,263 open Manufacturing jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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