Production Operator - Fermentation

About the role

Join us as our new Production Operator in the Fermentation Department. Our Production Operators at Novonesis are skilled workers tasked with setting up, monitoring, and maintaining equipment and processes in our industrial biotechnology factory.

Role & Your Impact

• Ensure safety, quality, and compliance of production processes.
• Daily responsibilities include:
• Preparing raw materials
• Troubleshooting equipment
• Operating plant processing computers
• Making minor repairs and replacing parts
• Testing materials for quality and compliance

Your Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years of industrial manufacturing experience preferred
• Proficient computer literacy
• Ability to move freely around the factory and outdoor surroundings, including pushing, pulling, kneeling, and squatting
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds unassisted
• Ability to manually manipulate and operate equipment and tools (e.g., turning valves, aligning hoses)
• Use of PPE including uniform, hard hat, eye protection, ear protection, hair net, beard net, and respirator
• Ability to climb stairs and work at heights (ladders, platforms, tanks)
• Ability to enter and work in confined spaces
• Pass a written test for certification purposes

Ways of Working / Working Conditions

• Schedule: 12-hour shifts alternating between days & nights every 2 weeks (6:30–7:00 am/pm)
• 2‑2‑3 rotation: Week 1: Work Mon–Tue, off Wed–Thu, work Fri–Sun
  Week 2: Off Mon–Tue, work Wed–Thu, off Fri–Sun

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly Pay: $25.05 base rate
• $3/hr night shift differential
• 1.5× Sunday pay rate

Benefits

• 401(k) with up to a 9% company contribution
• Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation plus 12 holidays and 2 weeks of Wellness Time
• Health, Dental, Vision & Life insurance
• Healthcare savings account option
• Employee assistance program
• Parental leave

Additional Information

• Overtime is frequently available
• Mandatory Certification program with promotion opportunities to Operator II and Senior Operator

Our Purpose

We know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we’ve gotten so far. And it’s how we’ll impact the future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying. We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

Explore Other Openings

If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career.