Forklift Operator Jobs

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General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too.

We are looking for team members who come to the table with a shared passion for making food the world loves, to solve problems and shape General Mills for the future. 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.

General Mills encourages growth for our employees; if you want to learn new things, attain and prove competency quickly, and apply technology in the manufacturing space; GMI is a great place to start.

Forklift Operator

What your compensation will look like:

• Health insurance – Including medical, dental and life
• Shift Differential:
• Additional $0.25 per hour for hours worked on off shift
• Great paid time off benefits
• AND much more!
• We also offer a $1,000 retention bonus
• Operator placement will be determined based on skills and experience
• Forklift Operator: $19.10-$19.35 per hour with progression increases up to $20.15 per hour
• 401K match

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Forklift and high lift equipment operation within production and warehouse operations
• Responsible for the storage of raw material, ingredients or finished product
• Selecting, preparing, and loading product for outbound shipment per customer specifications
• Assist in training new employees
• 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.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Receiving, unloading, and inspecting inbound ingredients/packaging materials
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Perform additional task as needed
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity

What your schedule will look like:

Schedule: 8 and 12-hour availability

• 8-hour shifts
• 12-hour shift – Weekend Crew – Distribution Operator
• 2nd shift: 3 pm to 11:30 pm
• AM Crew: 7 am to 7 pm
• 1st shift: 7 am to 3:30 pm
• PM Crew: 7 pm to 7 am
• 3rd shift: 11 pm to 7:30 am
• 12-hour shifts – Weekend Crew – Warehouse Operator
• PM Crew: 12 pm to 12 am
• Currently hiring for 2nd shift, 3rd shift and Weekend Crews (AM and PM)
• AM Crew: 12 am to 12 pm

What your growth will look like:

• Be a part of a team that will learn and grow
• Develop leadership skills, that will allow you to focus on new KNOWLEDGE and ability to adopt and implement those ideas
• Ability to operate within a safety culture
• Expanded technical capabilities

What you have to offer:

• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Forklift license/certification or willing to obtain one
• Minimum of a high school education or GED

Physical requirements:

• 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
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• 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

COVID-19 considerations:

The health and safety of our employees – and the food we make – is our top priority. We were an early adopter in instituting protection measures in our plants during the pandemic and continue to implement a number of safety precautions to protect our employees.