General Laborer - Grain Handler

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, and Totino's pizza rolls. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We exist to make

food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold

thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. 

General Labor - Grain Elevator, Superior WI

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation, and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment. 

Shift hours:

• 8- or 10-hour shifts (business need determines shift schedule)
  • 8-hour shift: Monday - Friday from 7am - 3pm
  • 10-hour shift: Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday from 7am – 5pm
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency events 

Pay:

• $26.41 per hour to start
• Annual negotiated increases
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance includes medical, dental and life
• Much More

What your day will look like:  

• Handling high quality foods ingredients that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity.
  • Operation of powered industrial vehicles including Forklift and Locomotives
  • Performing sanitation, cleaning, and maintaining warehouse and railcar areas (internal and external to plant)
  • Inspection, cleaning, loading, and unloading of railcars
  • Executing all required HACCP food safety processes and documentation
  • Participate in startup, changeover, operation and shut down of operating equipment
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school education or GED 
• Must be able to qualify for a TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) - paid by company
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

Physical requirements: 

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment