General Plant Laborer
Job description
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.


POSITION OVERVIEW
General Labor - Grain Elevator, Superior WI
Starting Pay: $26.41 per hour
8- or 10-hour shifts (business need determines shift schedule)
Why Join Our Team
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.
What We Have to Offer
$26.41 per hour to start
Annual negotiated increases
401(k) with company match
Health Insurance includes medical, dental, and life
Great paid time off benefits and much more!
Your Work Schedule and Shift Information
8- or 10-hour shifts (business need determines shift schedule)
8-hour shift: Monday - Friday from 7am - 3pm
10-hour shift: Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday from 7am – 5pm
Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency events.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
As part of our manufacturing team, you will:
Handle high quality food ingredients 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.
Operate powered industrial vehicles including Forklift and Locomotives
Perform sanitation, cleaning, and maintaining warehouse and railcar areas (internal and external to plant)
Inspect, clean, load, and unload railcars
Execute all required HACCP food safety processes and documentation
Participate in startup, changeover, operation, and shut down of operating equipment
Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school education or GED
Must be able to qualify for a TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) - paid by company
Ability 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 (Personal Protective Equipment - PPE) 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in a manufacturing/production environment


ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.


EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)
General Mills is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or familial status, status regarding public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission.


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