General Laborer

Kerry Group; Blue Earth (MN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

401(k) plan with contributions

Employee Share Plan

Life

Disability

Accident insurance

Job summary

Kerry is hiring an entry-level General Laborer to support cereal/ingredient packaging lines and cleaning tasks. The role rotates across assignments daily, combining line work with sanitation duties on a fast-paced production floor.

The position emphasizes basic manufacturing experience, reliability, and ability to lift and move items. Competitive benefits accompany the hourly pay. This is a full-time, on-site role at Kerry facilities in Minnesota.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred, but not required.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in written form.
• Must have some work experience doing manual labor within the last 5 years.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills; SAP or inventory control experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Palletize, shrink wrap, and record and certify quantities.
• Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping and sanitizing; may work at heights on a scissor-lift.
• Rotate assignments; perform line duties like checking dates, aligning bags, refilling stock.
• Move products with a pallet jack and handle bulk containers; assist with duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Manual labor experience

Physical stamina

Ability to work in a manufacturing env

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Inventory control

Job description

Requisition ID: 65961
Position Type: (US)Full Time
Workplace Arrangement:

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

The General Laborer position has two main job components:

1) basic line tasks on our cereal/ingredient packaging lines, and

2) cleaning tasks. All GL’s rotate assignments throughout each workday.

This is Kerry’s entry-level production job.

Key responsibilities

Essential Job Functions

Palletize, shrink wrap, and record and certify quantities.

Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping and sanitizing. Cleaning duties often require working at heights using a scissor-lift. During changeovers, GL’s may work entire shifts of cleaning duties.

Perform varied line duties such as checking code dates, aligning bags on conveyors, refilling cardboard stock, moving product and materials with a pallet jack, filling and weighing bulk product containers, assembling boxes, etc.

Other duties as assigned.

Basic Computer skills required. Prior SAP or inventory control experience is beneficial.

Qualifications and skills

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED preferred, but not required.

Must be able to tolerate the above-listed physical and environmental demands of this position with or without accommodations.

Ability to communicate verbally and in written form.

Must have some work experience doing manual labor within the last 5 years.

Previous manufacturing experience preferred.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; fingers to grip, and talk or hear. The employee periodically is required to reach with hands and arms. May at times need to stoop, kneel, or crouch. May occasionally lift heavier items with assistance. The employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Pallet loading responsibilities call for the ability to lift 50-pound boxes from mid-torso height to the floor at a frequency of 20-30 times per hour. Successful candidates for General Laborer must be able to tolerate all of these conditions and stand for up to 8 or more hours per shift.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

General Laborers work primarily in the North and South Packaging Room and in the Warehouse. The temperature in these areas is comfortable for approximately 9 months per year. During the summer, temperatures often exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Large-scale industrial fans are available. The air in the packaging department is occasionally dusty, caused by flour and other ingredients, especially during periods of deep cleaning. Mobility is key in this position with duties calling for the ability to climb stairs, navigate catwalks, stoop, crawl, and move quickly around a production line.

This document is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties for this position. Non-routine duties are not included. Additional duties may be assigned as circumstances dictate. Kerry reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.

The pay rate for this position is $17.34 per hour.

Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
• Employee Share Plan
• Life
• disability
• accident insurance

This job posting is anticipated to expire on 10/30/26.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer.

Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).