Production 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 supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover and shutdown of operating equipment.

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.

Production Operator – as openings could be on 2nd or 3rd shift

What your compensation will look like:

• Shift Differential - Additional $0.25 per hour for hours worked on 2nd and 3rd shift
• We also offer a $1,000 retention bonus.
• Pay ranges start from $18.85 to $20.35 per hour
• 401K match
• AND much more!
• Health insurance – Including medical, dental and life
• Great paid time off benefits
• Progression increases up to $21.15 per hour

What your day will look like:

• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
• 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.
• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE

• Assist in training new employees
• Calibrate processing and packaging systems daily to meet required specifications
• Troubleshoot problems with machinery and partner with maintenance staff to resolve issues
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Participate in startup, changeover, and shut down of operating equipment

What your schedule will look like:

Schedule: 8-hour availability

8-hour shifts

• 8-hour shifts
• 3rd shift: 11 pm to 7 am

What your growth will look like:

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

What you have to offer:

• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Minimum of a high school education or GED

Physical requirements:

• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• 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 work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including: standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs

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.