Wrigley

Relief Operator

TNN-Wrigley, Chattanooga, USA, United States of America

Wrigley is hiring a Relief Operator in TNN-Wrigley, Chattanooga, USA, United States of America. Posted October 6, 2026.

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Job at a glance

Technical Background & Machinery Experience required.
High school diploma or equivalent education required.
Demonstrated hands-on operational experience with high-speed manufacturing or packaging machinery.
Diagnostic & Mechanical Aptitude: Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills to quickly identify mechanical faults, sensor errors, and process deviations.
Operational Agility & Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead by example, prioritize under dynamic floor conditions, and seamlessly transition across diverse workstations.
Compliance & Standards Foundation: Strong working knowledge and personal commitment to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), OSHA/workplace safety standards, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Digital & Systems Competency: Functional literacy with production tracking tools, digital verification platforms (e.g., Weever Forms), and learning management systems (e.g., Nexus).

Frequent lifting/carrying (10-50 lbs.) and frequent pushing/pulling (50-200 lbs.).
Frequent handling/gripping/bending/stooping.
Ability to work at elevated heights off a ladder or platform, climb stairs, leaning over equipment.
Ability to stand and / or work on your feet for extended periods
Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed to support production needs and to conduct multi-task work in a very fast-paced work environment.

Structured Operator Rotations: Step in seamlessly to cover scheduled break rotations across core stations to prevent bottlenecking and protect production targets.
Outage & Absence Coverage: Provide flexible frontline support during planned downtime, peak relief windows, or unexpected staffing gaps to sustain continuous manufacturing flow.

Tactical Floor Leadership: Champion overall area performance by offering hands-on assistance and directing floor priorities to achieve daily output targets.
First-Line Issue Escalation: Serve as the primary point of contact to rapidly diagnose and resolve minor equipment stoppages, system faults, or process deviations.
Safety & Quality Standards: Uphold and reinforce standard operating procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and workplace safety across all assigned packaging cells.

Pre-Planning & Alignment: Partner with Team Leads to stage materials, communicate schedules, and align the crew prior to line shutdowns.
Hands-On Execution: Actively assist in mechanical changeover tasks and sanitization routines to minimize transition downtime between product runs.
Compliance & Sign-Offs: Perform required post-task inspections and complete digital audit sign-offs via Weever Forms.

Batch & Yield Reconciliation: Assist with tracking raw batch records and tallying completed finished goods against shift targets.
Work Order Auditing: Pull Work Orders (WOs) and audit run metrics directly through the Production Summary system.

Production Coordinator Back-Up: Provide secondary leadership coverage to support administrative and operational shift management when required.
Subject Area Expert (SAE): Act as the technical SME for equipment operation, process optimization, and troubleshooting best practices.
On-the-Job Trainer (OJT): Drive team competency by pulling onboarding and standard training modules from Nexus and managing trainee qualification signoffs.
Autonomous Maintenance (AM): Drive ownership of Autonomous Maintenance initiatives, defect handling, and future pillar rollouts.

A Global Community: Work alongside over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by our core values, The Five Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom).
Purpose-Driven Work: Join a company that is striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Continuous Learning: Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including exclusive access to our in-house Mars University.
Competitive Compensation: An industry-competitive salary and robust benefits package, including a company bonus scheme.