Logistics Technician, Blue Buffalo

About the role

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for storage of raw material, ingredients and finished product, inbound and outbound shipments and supporting production needs.

Shift Hours

Shift Hours: 12-hour shifts - 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, schedule
Day shift: 6:45 am to 7 pm
Night shift: 6:45 pm to 7 am
Currently hiring for NIGHT shift only
Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week

Pay

$20.50 per hour
Shift differential: Additional $1.00 per hour for hours worked between 7 pm and 7 am

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.

What Your Day Will Look Like

• Create high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Use TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Work 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
• CHALLENGE yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
• Safely operate stand up counterbalance forklift, sitdown forklift, high lift and yard dog equipment within production/packaging and warehouse operations
• Inspecting, selecting, preparing, and loading products for outbound shipment per customer specifications
• Responsible for the storage of raw material, ingredients, finished product and/or miscellaneous supplies/machinery
• Receiving, unloading, and inspecting inbound materials, ingredients, packaging materials and/or miscellaneous supplies/machinery
• Responsible for control on sanitation materials, docks and storage locations
• Performing all required/necessary quality checks
• Accurately and timely receive materials into warehouse inventory management system; perform inventory functions
• Completion of required documentation in a timely and accurate manner
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Assist in training new employees

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

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.