Brainerd Cooling Room Operator

Barrett Petfood; Long Lake Township (MN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance (company paid)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Health savings account

Paid time off

Seven paid holidays

Employee discounts

Complimentary pet food

Company-sponsored events

Job summary

Barrett Petfood in Brainerd, Minnesota, is hiring Full-Time Operators to keep production moving safely and efficiently. You'll work with equipment, calibrate pumps, load materials, and help with cleaning and maintenance in a fast-paced, team-oriented facility.

We offer a strong benefits package including company-paid medical, dental and vision, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, holidays, and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Need for dependable people who are ready to learn and work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Add palatants and color dyes to finished product.
• Operate a forklift to move totes to the warehouse and packaging areas.
• Move oils and other materials throughout the facility.
• Set up and calibrate pumps for each production run.
• Adjust cooling towers as needed.
• Record production information and print labels.
• Monitor internal communications for changes to production runs.
• Weigh totes that have been reworked.
• Clean totes and assist with equipment cleaning.
• Participate in dry and wet equipment cleans.
• Help cover breaks and support teammates when needed.

Skills

dependable

team player

willingness to learn

Job description

MEDICAL INSURANCE 100% ON US!

Great careers start with great benefits!

Join the Barrett Petfood family and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical (company paid), dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; life insurance; health savings account; paid time off; seven paid holidays; employee discounts; complimentary pet food; and fun, company-sponsored events.

Barrett Petfood in Brainerd, Minnesota, is hiring Full-Time Operators!

We're a family-owned pet food manufacturer producing high-quality products for brands across the pet food industry. Our facility is busy, fast-paced, and team-oriented. If you like working with equipment, solving problems, staying active, and seeing the results of your work at the end of the day, you'll fit right in.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As an Operator, you'll play an important role in keeping production moving safely and efficiently. Your day may include:

• Adding palatants and color dyes to finished product
• Operating a forklift to move finished totes to the warehouse and packaging areas
• Moving oils and other materials throughout the facility
• Setting up and calibrating pumps for each production run
• Adjusting cooling towers as needed
• Recording production information and printing labels
• Monitoring internal communications for changes to production runs
• Weighing totes that have been reworked
• Cleaning totes and assisting with equipment cleaning
• Participating in dry and wet equipment cleans
• Helping cover breaks and supporting teammates when needed

No two days are exactly the same. You'll stay moving, work with equipment, and be an important part of keeping production on schedule.

YOUR SCHEDULE

1st Shift: Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM-2:30 PM

2nd Shift: Monday-Friday, 2:00 PM-10:30 PM
+$1.50/hour shift differential

3rd shift: Monday-Friday 10pm-630am + $3.00/hour shift differential

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

You don't have to know everything on day one. We're looking for dependable people who are ready to learn and work as part of a team.

WHY BARRETT PETFOOD?

At Barrett Petfood, you're more than a number on the production schedule. We're a family-owned company with a team-first culture, and we believe good people are the key to great products.

You'll have the opportunity to build your manufacturing skills, take on new challenges, and work alongside people who care about doing the job right.

And at the end of your shift, you'll know you helped make products that end up in homes-and bowls-across the country.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking through the factory.
• Ability to safely climb and descend stairs and ladders as required to perform essential job functions.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds at times.

NOTICE - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Barrett Petfood is committed to a safe workplace for all of our employees.

In connection with your employment with the Company, notice is hereby given that a
consumer report and/or investigative consumer report may be obtained from a
consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. These reports may contain
information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode
of living, whichever are applicable. They may involve personal interviews with sources
such as your neighbors, friends or associates. The reports may also contain information
about you relating to your criminal history, credit history, driving and/or motor vehicle
records, education or employment history or other background checks.
You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after the receipt
of this notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative
consumer report. The scope of this notice and authorization is not limited to the present
and, if you are hired, will continue throughout the course of your employment and allow
the Company to conduct future screenings for retention, promotion or reassignment, as
permitted by law unless revoked by you in writing.