Production Helper - New Starting Pay $12.50 per hour

Redbarn Pet Products; Great Bend (KS); On-site; USD 17,908 - 22,041; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and H

Paid Holidays, and Vacation

Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Discounts on pet food

Job summary

Redbarn Pet Products is seeking team members to manually prepare and package products in the Bone Fill and Packaging & Variety Room departments. The role requires no prior experience, basic reading/writing, and simple arithmetic for routine tasks.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; the position offers starting pay of $12.50 per hour, attendance bonus, and a full benefits package including health, dental, vision insurance, and 401(k) with company match.

Qualifications

• No prior experience or training required.
• Ability to read simple words and recognize similarities/differences in words and numbers.
• Ability to write and speak simple sentences.
• Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide with two-digit numbers and multiples of 10 and 100.
• Ability to apply common sense to follow simple one- or two-step instructions and handle routine situations.

Responsibilities

• Bone Fill Department: Fillers — remove product from boxes, fill using nozzle, slide trays onto conveyor belt.
• Packaging & Variety Room: Assemble boxes, sort products, wrap and seal, manage pallets and queues.

Skills

No prior experience

Job description

About Us

Redbarn Pet Products was co-founded in 1996 by lifelong friends Jeff Baikie and Howie Bloxam, who met as 12-year-olds on a hockey rink in Canada. Inspired by a shared passion for wholesome, high-quality dog food, they built a company that has grown to a family of 500 members, offering over 200 foods, treats, and chews. As a family-owned business for over 25 years, Redbarn’s culture is rooted in the belief that they are more than just a team—they are a family.

• New starting pay $12.50 per hour
• Attendance bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Paid Holidays, and Vacation
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Discounts on pet food

Description

About Us

Redbarn Pet Products was co-founded in 1996 by lifelong friends Jeff Baikie and Howie Bloxam, who met as 12-year-olds on a hockey rink in Canada. Inspired by a shared passion for wholesome, high-quality dog food, they built a company that has grown to a family of 500 members, offering over 200 foods, treats, and chews. As a family-owned business for over 25 years, Redbarn’s culture is rooted in the belief that they are more than just a team—they are a family.

Compensation & Benefits

• New starting pay $12.50 per hour
• Attendance bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Paid Holidays, and Vacation
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Discounts on pet food

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Job Summary

Manually prepare and package products by performing various tasks within the Bone Fill and Packaging & Variety Room departments.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Bone Fill Department

Fillers

• Remove product from boxes and place on trays on the cold table.
• Fill product using a filling nozzle and slide trays onto conveyor belt through the cold oven.

Cleaners

• Collect product from conveyor belt and clean each piece.
• Remove hardened filling with a spatula as needed.

Packers

• Assemble boxes and prepare pallets.
• Sort and obtain products.
• Clean product as necessary.
• Place product on conveyor for shrink wrapping.
• Inspect shrink-wrapped products for damage.
• Apply date stamps and labels to boxes.
• Count finished products, pack boxes, and place them on pallets.
• Perform general housekeeping (sweeping, mopping work areas).

Packaging & Variety Room Department

• Assemble boxes and prepare pallets.
• Sort and obtain products.
• Clean product as necessary.
• Manually place products into wrapping machines.
• Place wrapped product on conveyor for shrink wrapping.
• Place vinyl or printed bags on sealers for sealing.
• Start, stop, and regulate conveyor speed.
• Inspect shrink-wrapped products for damage.
• Apply date stamps and labels to boxes.
• Count finished products, pack boxes, and prepare pallets.
• Perform general housekeeping duties.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Qualifications

• No prior experience or training required.
• Ability to read simple words and recognize similarities/differences in words and numbers.
• Ability to write and speak simple sentences.
• Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide with two-digit numbers and multiples of 10 and 100.
• Ability to apply common sense to follow simple one- or two-step instructions and handle routine situations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, reach, talk, and hear.
• Frequently walk and use hands to handle or feel objects.
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must regularly lift/move 10-25 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts regularly.
• Frequent exposure to wet/humid conditions.
• Occasional exposure to high places, fumes, airborne particles, toxic chemicals, extreme temperatures, and vibration.
• Work environment noise level is usually loud.

Redbarn® Pet Products is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Redbarn® Pet Products, complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources at [phone].