Relief Person

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Wayland, MI

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

MI Wayland

Job Type:

Production Operations

Job Posting Title:

Relief Person

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values- Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits program!

  • Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs! Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities!

  • An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

  • Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth.

  • Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs.

Job Description:

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values- Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits program

  • Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs

  • Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities

  • An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

  • Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth

  • Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to yourteam through our employee recognition programs

About the Role:

As the Relief Person at the Wayland location, you will provide support to the Production team by learning and performing multiple functions across operations. You'll play a key role in maintaining consistent product quality, ensuring safe and efficient production, and supporting initiatives that improve performance throughout the plant. You'll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

  • Operate and adjust dryer and related production equipment according to product specifications and formulas.

  • Perform accurate quality control and analytical testing, including fat, solids content, and microbiological analysis.

  • Lead and perform Clean-in-Place (CIP) and sanitation procedures on all assigned equipment.

  • Safely operate forklifts to transport ingredients, components, and materials as needed.

  • Interpret and follow production schedules to ensure continuous operation and avoid downtime.

  • Maintain accurate, legible, and timely production, testing, and inventory records.

  • Weigh and blend ingredients precisely using both metric and imperial systems while following correct sequencing and blending procedures.

  • Maintain blending efficiency to ensure a consistent and high-quality product supply for drying operations.

  • Adjust formulas and calculations as needed using solid math and problem-solving skills.

  • Crosstrain across multiple production areas, including Dryer, Hot Mix, QA Lab, and Quadcone operations.

  • Perform basic quality control testing and documentation within Quadcone operations while maintaining or exceeding established line efficiencies.

  • Ensure compliance with all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and TreeHouse Foods food safety and quality programs.

Important Details:

This is a full-time permanent role on 3rd shift working Thursday through Monday with Tuesdays and Wednesdays off.

  • 3rd shift operates 12am to 8am

Shift differential included for 2nd and 3rd shift.

About You:

You'll fit right in if you have:

  • Demonstrated experience following instructions/process documents and providing effective communication, both verbal and written

  • Experience with operating a sit-down forklift

  • The ability to work overtime and weekends

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Click on the "Apply" button or go directly to to let us know you're ready to join our team!

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time". TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected]

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TreeHouse Foods is a private label food and beverage leader focused on customer brands and custom products. When customers partner with TreeHouse they can expect access to an industry-leading portfolio, strategic vision, on-trend innovation and insights, world-class supply chain, operational excellence and flexibility, collaborative approaches, and dedicated customer service.

Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers. We engage with retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers, including most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada. Our portfolio includes a variety of shelf-stable, refrigerated, and snack products.

Customers can expect comprehensive flavor profiles including natural, organic, and preservative-free ingredients in many categories and packaging formats. TreeHouse Foods is best known for food and beverages produced by our two largest businesses Bay Valley Foods, LLC (including E.D. Smith and Sturm Foods) and TreeHouse Private Brands. With more than 10,000 employees in over 26 plants across the United States and Canada, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Recruitment Fraud Alert

We want to ensure your career journey with TreeHouse Foods is safe and secure. Scammers may attempt to impersonate our company by sending fake job offers, interview, and sensitive document requests. If you receive an email claiming to be from us, always verify the sender's email address-it should match our official company domain (@treehousefoods.com) exactly. We will never ask for payment, financial, or personal information and documents as part of our interview process. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please contact us directly by visiting the Contact page on our website ( . Stay vigilant to protect yourself from recruitment scams.

Disability Assistance and EEO Considerations: At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us "Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time." TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected]

To all recruitment agencies: TreeHouse Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Treehouse Foods employees, or any company location(s). TreeHouse Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

Posted 2026-05-03

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