Logistics Receiver - Blue Buffalo

About the role

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for monitoring, auditing, and inspecting incoming ingredients/materials to ensure compliance of company, regulatory and industry established specifications and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers
• Willing to LEARN and get paid doing it
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
• Evaluation/inspection of physical, chemical, and sanitary characteristics of raw ingredients/materials; products produced and/or packaging or other materials
• Collecting and documenting test data, sending/receiving analytical samples and results with process problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities
• Supporting operators with supplies and machine assembly/disassembly
• Able and willing to cross train on other positions and provide coverage when needed
• Responsible for sanitation/sanitization of required areas
• Participating in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Absorbing and assisting in training new employees

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Stand up counterbalance forklift experience of 1 year or more
• Forklift experience (preferably in a manufacturing or warehouse environment)
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Experience in warehouse operations and use of WMS preferred
• Forklift license/certification or willing to obtain one
• Basic computer skills, including the ability to interact with digital systems used in daily tasks

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
• Willing to work in a tobacco free environment

Benefits

• Up to 10 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid company holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance - includes medical, dental, vision and life
• Pet Parent Perks - includes pet insurance and pet adoption reimbursement
• And much more!

About our Location

Located in historic Joplin, at our Joplin Pet manufacturing site we produce Blue Buffalo dog food and dog treats. We foster a culture where we want our employees to be excited to come to work. We have a variety of committees at our plant to engage and connect our employees. Our Blue Rah committee hosts events throughout the year, as well as events for employees and their families. We also partner with our local humane society for different events and volunteer work.

Blue Buffalo Products

• Blue Buffalo dog food
• Sizzlers
• Stix
• Bits
• Blue Bones
• Wilderness Wild Bones dog treats

Company Overview

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.