Bulk Operator - Nights

Simmons Pet Food Inc; Emporia (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons Pet Food Inc. is seeking a Bulk Operator for the night shift in Emporia, KS. The role involves batching gravy ingredients according to approved formulas, reading batching sheets, staging ingredients, and maintaining accurate batch records.

The position requires strong attention to quality control, ability to lift 40–60 pounds, and adherence to PPE requirements. Prior manufacturing or warehouse experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Experience in a manufacturing or warehouse setting and knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Physical ability to move and handle bags of ingredients and totes weighing 40–60 pounds.
• Able to follow batching sheets and quality control procedures.
• Personal protective equipment provided and required (steel-toed shoes, ear plugs, hair net, safety glasses).

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret batching sheets to determine ingredient order and quantity.
• Stage and prep ingredients, clean totes, and label/dates for batches.
• Record batch data including lot numbers, supplier IDs, and plan numbers.
• Inspect ingredient bags for damage, foreign materials, or spoilage during dump.
• Batch ingredients weighing per card into totes and maintain batch ahead by 15.
• Clean and maintain gravy room, filtration and dry ingredient areas.
• Support team objectives and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Job description

Bulk Operator - Nights

• Posted on September 28, 2026

Locations

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Emporia, KS 66801, USA

• Production
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: BULKO049068

Description

Shift (Can line 1): Sunday-Tuesday 5:00pm-5:00am, Wednesday 5:00pm-11:00pm

Prepare batches of gravy ingredients, and/or super-micros for the kitchen per the approved formulas for the production run.

ESSENTIAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Read and accurately interpret batching sheets and other production documents to determine the order and quantity of ingredients. Batching sheets will also contain references to “super-micros” that are pre‑weighed by Quality Assurance personnel. These must be added to complete batching requirements.
• Stage ingredients to be batched. Clean totes to contain the batches.
• Write accurately to record production‑related data including but not limited to recording lot numbers and supplier for each ingredient on batch sheets, recording batching date code on ingredient tags, recording plan # for which gravy is intended.
• Ensure each ingredient bag is inspected as it is being dumped, checking for condition of bag, foreign material, grain lumps, off color, off odor, infestation, or expired materials.
• Perform batching, weighing each ingredient per the card into tote, labeling tote and staging tote.
• Ensure the operator stays 15 batches ahead according to the production schedule.
• Conduct general cleaning of area including maintenance of gravy room, filtration system and dry ingredient area in a clean and orderly fashion. All totes shall be vacuumed or wiped clean prior to batching gravies. Cover unused ingredients to prevent contamination and tape opened bags shut, dating and initialing each one.

Participates as a member of the Team .Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure B.E.S.T practices with all team members. Attends appropriate team meetings.As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc. Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.

Simmons Operating systems principles and objectives: Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.

Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This position description is intended to guide the activities of this position and is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person to the work of this function nor is it intended that this describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position.

Physical Activities :R egularly required to sit, stand and walk. Operator will need to physically move bags of ingredients and totes weighing from 40 - 60 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Steel toed shoes, Ear Plugs, Hair Net, Safety glasses.

Travel: N/A.

Technical Experience: Machine Operation preferred.

Industry Experience: Manufacturing or warehouse. Experienced within a manufacturing/process environment with knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

We value military experience and welcome veterans to join our team.

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