Heavy Equipment Operator

MEDICAL INSURANCE 100% ON US! Great careers start with great benefits! Join the Barrett Petfood family and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical (company paid), dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; life insurance; health savings account; paid time off; seven paid holidays; employee discounts; complimentary pet food; and fun, company-sponsored events. Barrett Petfood in Brainerd, Minnesota, is hiring Full-Time Operators! We're a family-owned pet food manufacturer producing high-quality products for brands across the pet food industry. Our facility is busy, fast-paced, and team-oriented. If you like working with equipment, solving problems, staying active, and seeing the results of your work at the end of the day, you'll fit right in. WHAT YOU'LL DO As an Operator, you'll play an important role in keeping production moving safely and efficiently. Your day may include: Adding palatants and color dyes to finished product Operating a forklift to move finished totes to the warehouse and packaging areas Moving oils and other materials throughout the facility Setting up and calibrating pumps for each production run Adjusting cooling towers as needed Recording production information and printing labels Monitoring internal communications for changes to production runs Weighing totes that have been reworked Cleaning totes and assisting with equipment cleaning Participating in dry and wet equipment cleans Helping cover breaks and supporting teammates when needed No two days are exactly the same. You'll stay moving, work with equipment, and be an important part of keeping production on schedule. YOUR SCHEDULE 1st Shift: Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM-2:30 PM 2nd Shift: Monday-Friday, 2:00 PM-10:30 PM +$1.50/hour shift differential 3rd shift: Monday-Friday 10pm-630am + $3.00/hour shift differential WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR You don't have to know everything on day one. We're looking for dependable people who are ready to learn and work as part of a team. WHY BARRETT PETFOOD? At Barrett Petfood, you're more than a number on the production schedule. We're a family-owned company with a team-first culture , and we believe good people are the key to great products. You'll have the opportunity to build your manufacturing skills, take on new challenges, and work alongside people who care about doing the job right. And at the end of your shift, you'll know you helped make products that end up in homes-and bowls-across the country. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Prolonged periods of standing and walking through the factory. Ability to safely climb and descend stairs and ladders as required to perform essential job functions. Must be able to lift 50 pounds at times. NOTICE - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION Barrett Petfood is committed to a safe workplace for all of our employees. In connection with your employment with the Company, notice is hereby given that a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report may be obtained from a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. These reports may contain information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode of living, whichever are applicable. They may involve personal interviews with sources such as your neighbors, friends or associates. The reports may also contain information about you relating to your criminal history, credit history, driving and/or motor vehicle records, education or employment history or other background checks. You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after the receipt of this notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report. The scope of this notice and authorization is not limited to the present and, if you are hired, will continue throughout the course of your employment and allow the Company to conduct future screenings for retention, promotion or reassignment, as permitted by law unless revoked by you in writing. #J-18808-Ljbffr