Production Operator

About the role

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover and shutdown of operating equipment.

Shift Hours

• 8-hour shifts
• 2nd shift: 2 pm to 10 pm or 3 pm to 11 pm
• 3rd shift: 10 pm to 6 am or 11 pm to 7 am
• 12-hour shifts – You only work 15 to 16 days a month!
• Overnight shift: 6 pm to 6 am or 6:30 pm to 6:30 am

Schedule

• 3-2-2-3 schedule (3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off)

Current Hiring

• 8 hour 2nd shift
• 8 hour 3rd shift
• 12 hour Overnight shift

Ability and Willingness

• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays

About our Location

Our Joplin manufacturing site goes through a million pounds of flour daily to help make the food the world loves. At our site, we strive to give our employees a great career path, by promoting internally and providing opportunities to drive into different departments. We operate in an environment that values safety, employee feedback, communication, teamwork, and employee recognition. What our employees value most about our site is our team environment and culture, as well as our many holiday events!

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 and able to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
• Troubleshoot problems with machinery and partner with maintenance staff to resolve issues
• Calibrate processing and packaging systems daily to meet required specifications
• Participate in startup, changeover, and shut down of operating equipment
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Absorb and apply new knowledge and skills to improve processes and outcomes
• Assist in training new employees

What You Have To Offer

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• 3 or more years of experience in manufacturing/production environment and/or successful completion of Joplin Plant Temporary Worker Production Assignment preferred
• 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
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Willing to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions

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.