Weekend Night Shift Operator — $4k Sign-On Bonus

ZINPRO; Garner (IA); On-site; USD 32,842,000 - 96,873,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid healthcare

Generous paid time off

Education assistance

Retirement planning

Job summary

Zinpro is hiring for a Plant Operator in Garner, IA, to operate and maintain automated production equipment that blends, processes, dries, fills, and packages Zinpro products. The role requires basic troubleshooting, mechanical aptitude, and the ability to follow safety and maintenance instructions.

You will work a weekend night shift (Fri–Sun, 6:00pm–6:00am) totaling 36 hours with potential overtime. A $4,000 sign-on bonus and a $2/hr shift premium accompany the base pay, with additional bonus

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a production environment.
• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to perform basic troubleshooting.
• Basic computer skills (PC) and basic working knowledge of MS Word and Excel.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively communicate with coworkers and management.

Responsibilities

• Controls, operates, and maintains the automated production machinery that blends, mixes, processes, dries, fills, and packages Zinpro products.
• Operates a variety of equipment, including reactor, dryer, blending, bagging equipment, and material handling equipment.
• Performs preventative maintenance and troubleshooting activities on production equipment.
• Performs shipping, receiving, and other warehousing tasks.
• Perform sampling, data collection, and process operation according to production, regulatory, and feed safety requirements.
• Ensures nonconforming raw materials, in-process, and finished products are properly identified, segregated, and dispositioned.
• Proactively identifies and participates in implementing measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Receives work direction/work orders from management and satisfactorily completes job assignments.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Reading & comprehension

Communication

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

ERP

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Zinpro is hiring for a Plant Operator in Garner, IA, to operate and maintain automated production equipment that blends, processes, dries, fills, and packages Zinpro products. The role requires basic troubleshooting, mechanical aptitude, and the ability to follow safety and maintenance instructions.

You will work a weekend night shift (Fri–Sun, 6:00pm–6:00am) totaling 36 hours with potential overtime. A $4,000 sign-on bonus and a $2/hr shift premium accompany the base pay, with additional bonus