Elevator Operator (Day Shift)

Ardent Mills•Wichita, KS

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Ardent Mills is seeking passionate individuals to join their team as a Full-Time Production Associate - Elevator Operator. This role involves operating and maintaining elevators or lifts, performing sanitation duties to maintain food safety requirements, and ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of raw materials throughout the facility. The company provides comprehensive training and values its people, emphasizing trust, service, simplicity, and safety. This is an opportunity to contribute to the production of nutritious products distributed across North America and nourish communities.

Requirements

Customer-focused mindset and exceptional problem-solving skills.
Reliable, hardworking, and possess a "can-do" attitude.
Embrace learning new skills and supporting team members in achieving production goals.
Adaptable and willing to work in various areas of our plant rotating through positions and shifts.
Place a strong emphasis on safety and take pride in their work.
Must be able to ascend and descend stairs, multiple times per day.
Climb ladder, step and extension.
Able to lift to 50 pounds and exert 20 pounds of force.
Frequently stand, walk, rotate, bend/stoop, twist, crouch, kneel, balance and reach at shoulder level and below shoulder level.
Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50 lbs., kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting safely, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions which may include heat, cold, dust, loud noise, with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including a dust mask.
Ability to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above).
Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.

Responsibilities

Operating and maintaining the elevators or lifts.
Performing sanitation duties to maintain food safety requirements.
Ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of raw materials, such as grains or ingredients, throughout the facility to production of the final product.