Assistant Bulk Loader (Night Shift 6PM - 6AM)

Ardent Mills•Wichita, KS

3d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

Ardent Mills is hiring an Assistant Bulk Loader for its Wichita, Kansas production facility. This is a full-time, on-site position on the night shift, listed as 6 PM–6 AM. The role supports the production process through bulk loading and related sanitation work that helps maintain food-safety requirements and compliance. Team members may rotate through positions and shifts and work in different areas of the plant. The role includes comprehensive training and may involve schedules that vary with operational needs, including shift work, overtime, weekends, holidays, or on-call responsibilities where applicable. The posting also describes production-associate work across utility, bulk, elevator, warehouse, and pack operations. Depending on assignment, work may include operating or maintaining equipment and systems; loading bulk delivery vessels; moving raw materials; receiving, storing, organizing, and distributing materials and finished products; operating forklifts or packing equipment; and completing sanitation duties. The work takes place in varied indoor and outdoor conditions, including heat, cold, dust, and loud noise. Personal protective equipment, including a dust mask, is required in some conditions. Respiratory-protection tasks require team members to be clean-shaven to ensure proper respirator fit. The position requires substantial physical activity, including climbing, lifting, pushing, pulling, standing, walking, and working at elevated areas with appropriate fall protection.

Requirements

Customer-focused mindset and strong problem-solving skills.
Reliability, hard work, and a can-do attitude.
Willingness to learn new skills and support team members in achieving production goals.
Adaptability and willingness to work in various plant areas, rotating through positions and shifts.
Strong emphasis on safety and pride in work.
Ability to ascend and descend stairs multiple times per day.
Ability to climb ladders, including step and extension ladders.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and exert up to 50 pounds of force when pushing and pulling.
Ability to frequently stand, walk, rotate, bend or stoop, twist, crouch, kneel, balance, and reach at and below shoulder level.
Ability to safely perform physical job duties that may include bending, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting.
Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions, including heat, cold, dust, and loud noise, using required personal protective equipment.
Ability to work at elevations of 4 feet and above using appropriate fall protection.
Must be clean-shaven when performing tasks requiring respiratory protection, including use of an N-95 dust mask, to ensure a proper seal.

Responsibilities

Load bulk delivery vessels and perform sanitation duties to maintain food-safety requirements and compliance in the bulk department.
Support smooth and efficient production operations.
Rotate through positions and shifts and support team members in achieving production goals.
Depending on assignment, operate and maintain utility systems and equipment, elevators or lifts, warehouse equipment, or packing equipment.
Depending on assignment, receive, store, organize, and distribute raw materials and finished products, including operating a forklift.
Follow food-safety requirements and use personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection when required.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus; the stated targeted bonus plan is OIP, 5% annual.
On-the-job training.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Health and dependent savings accounts.
Life and disability programs.
Voluntary benefit programs.
Company-sponsored wellness programs.
Retirement savings with company contribution and match.
Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
Employee recognition program with rewards (RAVE).
Shift differential for eligible employees assigned to and working shifts outside standard business hours.