SSR Technician II 1st shift

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.

Johnsonville, LLC

SSR Product Technician II

1st shift

Watertown, WI

Pay Range: $24.76 - $31.19 per hour

Hours:   5:00am to 2:00pm (The end time will vary depending on production needs); Overtime expected and required.

Position Overview:

The Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR) division focuses on driving value optimization and sustainability for the porcine tissue and co-product raw materials available from our harvest facilities.  The individual in this position will be responsible for handling, preparing, and packaging porcine tissue for commercial and research life science applications.  This is an opportunity to act as an owner to continuously realize maximum value and societal importance of porcine raw materials.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate activities and product preparation daily
• Prepare samples per specifications and follow company SOPs in an efficient manner
• Operate microscope, incubator, pipettes, syringes, freezer and other laboratory equipment
• Perform tasks in an animal harvest/processing facility environment and collaborate with harvest members to procure material
• Maintain and setup basic laboratory and custom processing equipment
• Assist and train other technicians as necessary
• Follow Quality Assurance and Quality Control protocols and procedures
• Stock and prepare reagents and lab supplies as required
• Develop new SOPs as business opportunities present themselves
• Daily reporting and data entry while maintaining daily, monthly, and quarterly records
• Complete annual training requirements

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, BS or College Certificate in a science field preferred  

Experience:

• Knife Skills preferred but not required
• Past Animal Handling experience strongly preferred

Skills and Competencies:

• Scientific skills and the ability to independently work in a manufacturing/lab setting
• Ability to harvest and work with animal tissues
• Laboratory experience including equipment set up and following lab procedures
• Proven communication skills both with internal and external customers
• Excellent data entry and record keeping skills
• Experience in laboratory settings preferred

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to hand grip/lift up to 50 lbs, push 30 lbs, and pull 60 lbs
• Walking and/or Standing throughout the shift
• Bending and/or Reaching throughout the shift

Other Requirements:

• This job requires hands-on interaction with pig carcasses, along with various body parts and organs individually. We want to ensure that candidates for this position have a high enough comfort level with blood and internal organs of the sow.
• Ability to work with inside conditions that include exposure to moderate noise levels and moderate odor.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment, post-offer drug screen, physical and background check.

Date:                                     July 3, 2025

Location:                              Watertown, WI

Member Status:                 Full Time, Hourly

Positions Available:           1

Benefits:                             Members have potential for a monthly bonus, 401k with a company match and profit sharing. 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 and tuition reimbursement! 

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 3,000 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!

How to Apply:  

Apply online only at: careers.johnsonville.com

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.