First shift, Monday - Thursday, four 10‑hour shifts, 5AM - 3:30 PM. Please note that this plan may evolve as we continue to grow and adapt the Chilton start-up location.
Pay Starting at $25.70/hour
Grande operates under a High-Performance Work Team (HPWT) model; an Associate (employee)-led approach focused on continuous growth, collaboration, and operational excellence. Through our Skill Block system, Associates are placed and progress based on their demonstrated knowledge and abilities, with clear pathways for advancement offering opportunity to grow your skills and responsibilities as you develop within the team.
Candidates with experience in the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply:
Grande is hiring for our brand-new, state-of-the-art dairy manufacturing facility in Chilton, WI. This is a unique opportunity to join a start-up operation backed by an industry-leading company and help establish the foundation of a world-class dairy production facility.
If you have experience with milk receiving, tanker unloading, yard horse driving, dairy intake systems, bulk liquid transfers, or dairy processing operations, this role offers an exciting opportunity to put those skills to work while advancing your career.
As a 1st Shift Production & Intake Operator, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the safe and efficient receipt, movement, and processing of milk and dairy ingredients. You'll operate dairy intake equipment, monitor production systems, perform quality checks, troubleshoot equipment issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives that drive operational excellence.
This role requires the ability to regularly lift and move objects weighing between 20–50 lbs, as well as frequent walking, standing, bending, climbing, and exposure to vibration. The work environment may involve exposure to extreme temperatures (both hot and cold), high humidity, and loud machinery.
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 – or learn more about our beautiful, state-of-the-art corporate headquarters, visit www.grande.com.
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Why Chilton?
Located in the heart of Calumet County, Chilton blends small-town charm with big opportunity. With a cost of living 5% below the Wisconsin average and housing prices well below national levels, it’s an affordable and attractive place to live, work, and grow your career. Known for its safety, welcoming community, and strong local values, Chilton offers an ideal environment for those seeking to unwind, recharge, and embrace a relaxed and balanced lifestyle.
Chilton also features easy access to parks and outdoor recreation, a walkable downtown with local dining and entertainment, and annual festivals that celebrate the area’s local culture and community spirit. As the proud home of Grande’s newest start-up location, Chilton presents a unique opportunity to be part of something new and impactful, joining an organization dedicated to professional excellence, enriching the lives of our Associates (employees), and fulfilling “a purpose greater than ourselves”.
Whether you've worked in milk receiving, tanker operations, yard management, dairy processing, transportation, or food manufacturing, this is an opportunity to leverage your experience in a growing facility where your contributions will make an immediate impact. Join Grande and help build the future of dairy manufacturing in Chilton.
In today’s marketplace, a company stands alone when it can purposefully make the connection between centuries-old traditions and the modern table…and do it with undeniable passion. At Grande, we strive to be the benchmark in bridging innovation and tradition. An enterprise with a tradition of quality, and a quality of tradition.
Across every aspect of our business, from producer dairy to your palate, we are committed to establishing genuine connections with those who insist on differentiating themselves from the ordinary. Whether you are enjoying an evening out with friends at your favorite independent pizzeria or Italian restaurant, or building lasting memories with your family across the dinner table, every Grande Associate is personally engaged in helping you establish connections that are timeless…no shortcuts.
Facility Locations: Lomira, Brownsville, Fond du Lac, Rubicon, Wyocena, Friendship & Juda, Wisconsin
Mission:
Grande’s Mission is to build, through outstanding performance of value added strategies, a world•class dairy products trademark that generates the profits and capital necessary to reinvest in the future and the continuing process of fulfilling the commitments of our Culture.
Culture:
Grande’s Culture is based on pride in professional excellence, respect for rights of Associates, a commitment to strengthen the financial security of all dedicated Associates and the fulfillment of a purpose greater than ourselves.
