About Renée’s Popcorn
Renée’s Popcorn is a growing, woman-owned gourmet popcorn company in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
We are hiring Seasonal Popcorn Maker Specialists to help make, package, label, and prepare gourmet popcorn during our busy holiday season.
This is hands-on production work in a clean, fast-paced food environment. Quality, consistency, cleanliness, and food safety matter every day.
The seasonal role runs from October through December. Strong seasonal team members may be considered for future seasonal, part-time, or full-time opportunities depending on business needs and role availability.
Why Work at Renée’s Popcorn?
- Starting pay at $15.00 per hour. Increase to $16 as soon as you pass the food safety certification test
- Seasonal work from October through December. Seasonal bonus paid upon completion.
- Primarily daytime hours
- Predictable scheduling when possible
- Clean, safe, food-focused workplace
- Hands-on training provided
- Team Member discount
- Positive, respectful team environment
- Opportunity to be considered for future roles
- Work that smells better than most jobs
About the Role
This role is focused on making and packaging connsisseur popcorn during our busiest production season.
You will work with a team to keep production moving, maintain product quality, and help ensure holiday orders are completed accurately and on time.
This is active work. You will be standing, moving, lifting, packaging, labeling, cleaning, restocking, and helping wherever needed.
Music is playing. The popcorn smells good. The work is real while being fun.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Make popcorn using approved recipes, tools, equipment, and processes
- Package finished products accurately and consistently
- Bag, seal, label, box, and organize popcorn products
- Complete basic quality checks for appearance, labeling, and accuracy
- Follow food safety, hygiene, and cleanliness standards
- Keep production areas clean, stocked, and organized
- Restock ingredients, packaging, and supplies as needed
- Help the team meet holiday production and order deadlines
- Work safely and communicate clearly with team members
Team and Workplace Culture
We take our work seriously, but we also believe work should be respectful, clear, and drama-free.
Our team expectations are simple:
- Treat others the way you want to be treated
- No gossip, drama, or politics
- No profanity or yelling with team members, vendors, or customers
- Follow directions and ask questions when something is unclear
- Respect the product, the customer, and the people working beside you
- Live our values: Integrity, Food-loving, Teamwork
We build each other up, solve problems directly, and celebrate wins.
Who You Are
You do not need popcorn experience to apply. We will train the right person.
You should be:
- At least 18 years old
- Reliable, punctual, and positive
- Comfortable with repetitive, hands-on production work
- Able to stand or walk for most of an 8-hour shift
- Able to lift 10 to 50 lbs as needed
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced food production environment
- Willing to follow recipes, processes, and food safety standards
- Detail-oriented and able to work accurately
- Respectful, team-oriented, and drama-free
- Able to maintain a clean, professional appearance
- Able to work nicotine-free during work hours, including cigarettes, vaping, chewing tobacco, and nicotine products. Nicotine gum or patch is allowed.
- Able to provide reliable transportation to work
Bonus, But Not Required
Experience in any of the following is helpful, but not required:
- Food production
- Food packaging
- Kitchen or restaurant work
- Bakery or candy production
- Warehouse or fulfillment work
- Retail or customer-facing work
- Food handling or food safety certification
- Seasonal holiday production or shipping work
Schedule
This is a seasonal role from October through December.
Typical schedule:
- 8-hour shifts
- Primarily between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Monday through Friday availability preferred
- Some Saturdays and or Sundays may be needed during peak holiday weeks. We will always ask.
- Overtime may be available or required during the busiest production periods
Applicants with strong availability during October, November, and December will be prioritized.
Pay
Starting at $15.00 per hour
Benefits and Perks
Seasonal team members may be eligible for:
- Team member discount
- Hands-on training
- Predictable scheduling when possible
- Clean, safe workplace
- Positive team environment
- Consideration for future seasonal, part-time, or full-time roles
Certain benefits may depend on employment status, hours worked, length of employment, and company policy.
Physical Requirements
This role requires the ability to:
- Stand or walk for most of an 8-hour shift
- Lift 10 to 50 lbs as needed
- Use hands for packaging, labeling, sealing, cleaning, and production tasks
- Bend, reach, carry, and move throughout the production area
- Work around food ingredients, popcorn, seasonings, packaging materials, and cleaning supplies
- Follow food safety and sanitation requirements
Application Questions
- Are you available to work seasonally from October through December?
- Are you seeking seasonal work only? Full-Time postions are posted in a different ad.
- Are you available for daytime shifts between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday? Saturday or Sunday? If not, please list your availability.
- Are you comfortable standing for most of an 8-hour shift, lifting up to 50 lbs as needed, and doing repetitive hands-on work accurately?
- Do you have experience in food production, packaging, kitchen work, restaurant work, warehouse work, fulfillment, retail, or another hands-on work environment? If yes, please briefly describe.
- What motivates you to do a great job at work besides a paycheck?
- Why are you interested in working at Renée’s Popcorn?
- Are you able to work nicotine-free during work hours? Nicotine gum or patch is allowed.
- Are you comfortable working in a drama-free, respectful workplace with no gossip, profanity, yelling, or workplace politics?
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Application Question(s):
- What motivates you to do a great job at work besides a paycheck?
- Are you comfortable working in a drama-free, respectful workplace with no gossip, profanity, yelling, or workplace politics?
- Why are you interested in working at Renée’s Popcorn?
- Are you available to work seasonally from October through December?
- Are you seeking seasonal work only, or are you interested in being considered for future part-time or full-time work?
- Are you available for daytime shifts between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday? If not, please list your availability.
- Are you comfortable standing for most of an 8-hour shift, lifting up to 50 lbs as needed, and doing repetitive hands-on work accurately?
- Do you have experience in food production, packaging, kitchen work, restaurant work, warehouse work, fulfillment, retail, or another hands-on work environment? If yes, please briefly describe.
- Are you able to work nicotine-free during work hours? Nicotine gum or patch is allowed on breaks.
- What skills would you like to learn during the season? What can we teach you that you find interesting?
Work Location: In person
