Production Operator - La Tiara - Kansas City, MO
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.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Be 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
- 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
- Assist in training new employees
Requirements
- Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
- Possess the ability to understand and effectively communicate with co-workers, supervisors, and others in the workplace regarding work matters (our business is generally conducted in English)
- Basic computer skills, including data entry, email communication, production-related systems and possible use of software (such as Word, Excel)
- Machine operation, mechanical/technical experience preferred
- Experience in manufacturing/production environment preferred
Qualifications
- 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
- Willing to work around allergens that might be present in a food environment
Skills
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Effective communication and teamwork abilities
- Basic computer literacy and proficiency in relevant software
- Physical stamina and endurance
- Attention to detail and accuracy
Benefits
- 120 hours of vacation annually and 11 paid company holidays
- 48 hours paid sick and emergency time
- Great paid time off benefits
- 401(k) - includes company match, annual company contribution and more
- Health Insurance that includes medical, dental, vision and life
- and much more!
Pay
$19.42 per hour (starting pay rate)
$21.00 per hour after 3 months of successful performance
Schedule
- Shift Hours: 8-hour shifts (Monday - Friday)
- 1st shift: 6:45 am to 3:15 pm
- 2nd shift: 2:45 pm to 11:15 pm
- 3rd shift: 10:45 pm to 7:15 am
Benefits
- Shift differential: Additional $1.00 per hour for 2nd and 3rd shift
About our Location
Our General Mills facility in Gladstone, Missouri, is the latest addition to our North America plant network - proudly making La Tiara taco shells. As part of a startup team, you'll have the unique opportunity to shape our culture, grow alongside your coworkers, and make an impact from the very beginning.
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.