Flour Operations Technician - Packing

General Mills, Inc; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Flour Operations Technician to join their dynamic manufacturing team. In this role, you'll be at the heart of food production, ensuring high-quality flour is processed efficiently. With a focus on mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting, your skills will be vital in maintaining operations. This position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will directly impact the production of beloved food products. If you're ready to take on challenges and grow your career in a supportive setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Great paid time off benefits

401(k) match

Pension

Bonus Incentive Program

Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision, life)

Qualifications

• Mechanical and/or technical experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Forklift license/certification or willing to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for running and troubleshooting automated machinery.
• Participate in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Forklift operation

Warehouse operations

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

SAP

Blue Yonder

Job description

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 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.

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

Flour Operations Technician - Packing - Avon Mill

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for processing operations, mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment, along with providing support to warehouse and packing operations.

Shift hours:

• 8-hour shifts
  • 2nd shift: 3 pm to 11 pm
  • 3rd shift: 11 pm to 7 am
• Currently hiring for 2nd shift and 3rd shift (dependent upon business need)
• Training will be on 1st shift (7 am to 3 pm) and then transfer to 2nd or 3rd shift
• Dependent upon business need, this position will require ability to work 6 and/or 7 day workweeks. More information on scheduling will be provided during the interview process.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, including 4 hours prior to or over scheduled shift (when needed)
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Pay:

• $24.89 per hour
• Shift differential
  • Additional $.50 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift and 3rd shift
• Overtime pay
  • Time worked after 8 hours of work is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
  • Time worked on Saturday is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
  • Time worked on Sunday is paid at 2 times (double pay) regular rate of pay

Benefits:

• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Pension
• Bonus Incentive Program
• Health Insurance includes medical, dental, vision and life
• AND much more

About our Location:

At our Avon Mill, we produce 50 lb. bags of flour that are distributed to restaurants, cruise ships, hotels, schools, as well as Betty Crocker dry mix pouches. Our plant is unique in that we have two product platforms: flour and dry mixes. The flour we produce is integrated into our Betty Crocker mixes. We are a small plant with a great culture where you will get to know the people you work with. Fun facts about Avon are that we produce an average of 1.1 million pounds of flour a day and about 100 million Betty Crocker pouches a year. When making our chocolate chip cookie mix, around 2000 lbs of chocolate is added per hour to the packaging line!

Our Products:

Flour (25 and 50 lb bags) and Betty Crocker dry mix pouches (cookies, brownies, muffins, pizza crust, biscuits).

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• 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
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  • Responsible for running and troubleshooting problems with automated machinery and partnering with maintenance staff to resolve issues in the production of 25 and 50 lb bags of flour
  • Perform minor mechanical maintenance during bottlenecks or downtime
  • Calibrate processing and packaging systems daily to meet required specifications
  • Participate in startup, changeover, and shut down of operating equipment
  • Lead and Complete flour bulk truck loadout as needed
  • Perform required sanitation tasks
  • Conduct inbound/outbound flour warehouse operations, including successful certification to assist with railcar movement
  • Accurately and timely receive inbound and outbound materials into warehouse inventory management system; perform inventory functions
  • Working with Warehouse, Milling, Sanitation and Maintenance departments as needed to support Packing and Warehouse operations
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
  • Assist in training new employees

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Mechanical and/or technical experience in a manufacturing or related industry
• Forklift experience; Forklift license/certification or willing to obtain one
• Experience in warehouse operations and use of WMS (preferably SAP, Blue Yonder)
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Basic computer skills/computer literacy

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
• 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

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 other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.