Industrial Manufacturing Operator (Hourly, Atchison KS)

Mgp-Ingredients; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short/Long-term disability

Life insurance

401(k) Match

PTO

Job summary

MGP Ingredients is seeking an Industrial Manufacturing Operator (Hourly) in Atchison, KS. The role involves operating plant equipment and moving products in a large food-ingredient manufacturing facility.

You will work 12-hour shifts with overtime and holiday rotations, and you can grow across multiple plant areas with training support. Starting pay is $21.69 per hour, rising to $29.01+ after the training period, with benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability coverages, a 401(k)

Qualifications

• Interest in industrial manufacturing, food ingredients, warehouse or packing.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment such as forklifts, pumps, packers, dryers, and mixers.
• Work in a food ingredient industrial manufacturing facility.
• Commit to 12-hour shift work and overtime, with rotating shifts and holidays.
• Wear boots and hardhat; work in plant or warehouse to move, package and produce ingredients.

Skills

Industrial manufacturing

Tools

Forklifts

Pumps

Packers

Dryers

Mixers

Job description

Industrial Manufacturing Operator (Hourly, Atchison KS)

MGP Ingredients is a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and food ingredient solutions. Its Distilling Solutions segment provides bourbons, whiskeys, ryes, gins, and vodkas to craft and multinational brands. MGP's own Branded Spirts business is growing following the 2021 acquisition of Luxco, a top spirits producer, bottler, supplier, and importer as well as the 2023 acquisition of Penelope Bourbon, known for its wide range of uniquely blended expressions. Ingredient Solutions delivers nutritional, functional wheat- and pea-based ingredients aligned with consumer trends. The company operates in locations across the Midwestern U.S., and overseas in Northern Ireland and Mexico.

What You’ll Get:

Competitive Pay – Starting at $21.69 and increasing to $29.01+ after completing a training period

Retirement contribution – up to 7% company match

Ability to grow and work in different areas of the plant based on your interest – tuition reimbursement provided to support growth in different areas

What You’ll Be Doing:

Working in a food ingredient industrial manufacturing facility

Operating equipment – forklifts, pumps, packers, dryers, and mixers

Industrial environment – boots & hardhat required

Using your hands – this is not a sit in the office job, you will be working in the plant or warehouse making, packaging and moving

What You’ll Need:

Interest in industrial manufacturing, food ingredients, warehouse or packing

Desire to take action and own your part in the larger process

Ability to work shift work (12 hour shifts) and overtime, rotating shifts, and holidays as required (premium pay for overnight shifts and worked holidays)

Growth Mindset – desire to learn and work as a team to produce ingredients in some of your favorite brands for 85 years

MGP offers exceptional medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) Match and PTO.

All successful candidates for this position will be required to submit to a criminal background check and drug test as part of the pre-employment process

Multiple positions available dependent upon internal bid process, some position titles include: Electrician, Packaging Operator, Material Handler, Pre-Operator, Warehouseman, Dryer Operator, Maintenance, and more

warehouse | forklift | picker | packer | manufacturing | production | assembly