Machine Operator

Job Req ID:106439

Job Type:Full-time

Work Category:Onsite

Application Close Date: 10/14/2025

Sponsorship:Not Available

Compensation: $20.18 - $20.18

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We are GALLO

We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor "Best Places to Work." We have130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio, including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We're home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

At GALLO South Carolina, we produce some of your favorite ready-to-drink, wine and spirits products like High Noon and New Amsterdam. We're committed to providing competitive compensation, benefits, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

A Taste of What You'll Do

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Machine Operator to join our dynamic team. Under direct supervision, you will perform fundamental operations on packaging equipment such as loading packaging materials, machine changeover, setup, designated machine inspection, monitoring tasks, sanitation, and Preventative Maintenance Tasks. This role is vital to our production line, and we value your contribution to our success.

As a Machine Operator, you will operate all assigned production line equipment safely and efficiently to meet or exceed production goals in a cost-effective manner. You will engage in machine changeovers, participate actively in continuous improvement activities, and maintain a clean, organized, and Food Safety compliant work area. General housekeeping duties and maintaining a sanitary work environment are crucial aspects of this role. You will be responsible for routine production reporting, quality checks, in-process and final production quality control, and verification checks.

We are looking for individuals who demonstrate situational awareness and urgency concerning Safety, Quality, and Productivity on the production floor. Effective communication with team members, leadership, and other departments is essential. You will follow and support improvements to work policies and procedures and participate in creating, improving, and sustaining key operational policies and procedures, including standard work, job aids, checklists, and other operational support documents. Interaction with HMI control technology and training others on basics are also part of your responsibilities.

Additionally, you will be responsible for compliance with sustainability policies and practices, including conservation, energy efficiency, and recycling programs. Maintaining satisfactory attendance and complying with quality, environmental, and safety regulatory considerations are imperative.

Join us and be part of a team that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and help us achieve tangible environmental results while contributing to a socially acceptable and economically viable workplace

What You'll Need

• High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate, plus one 1 year of beverage production or manufacturing experience.
• Required to be physically capable of executing any job tasks within the facility.
• Required to lift, roll and carry up to 60 pounds.
• Required to work overtime as needed.
• Required to work assigned shift.
• Required to wear a respirator when necessary.
• Skilled in reading, comprehending, interpreting and executing simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Required to work at heights and in confined spaces.
• Required to comply with company GMP policies.
• Skilled in writing simple correspondence.
• Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using whole numbers.
• Basic knowledge and data entry into production/quality systems.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

Shift: 12 Hour Nights, 2-2-3 Schedule, 6p - 6a

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Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

The Fine Print

• The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
• This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
• It is the Company's policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

Gallo's policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

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