Manufacturing Technician - Betty Crocker

General Mills•Carlisle, IA

27d•$27•Onsite

About The Position

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for the mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting and operation of processing and packaging lines and equipment. Shift hours: 8-hour shifts (Monday through Friday) 2nd shift: 3 pm to 11 pm 3rd shift: 11 pm to 7 am This position is a Monday through Friday schedule with an occasional Saturday shift Currently hiring for 2nd and/or 3rd Shift (shift dependent upon business need) Training will be on 1st shift (7 am to 3 pm) for up to 10 weeks and then transfer to assigned shift Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, an occasional Saturday and/or Sunday, including 4 hours prior to or over scheduled shift, when business need dictates Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week At our Avon Mill, we produce 50 lb. bags of flour that are distributed to restaurants, cruise ships, hotels, schools, as well as Betty Crocker dry mix pouches. Our plant is unique in that we have two product platforms: flour and dry mixes. The flour we produce is integrated into our Betty Crocker mixes. We are a small plant with a great culture where you will get to know the people you work with. Fun facts about Avon are that we produce an average of 1.1 millions pounds of flour a day and about 100 million Betty Crocker pouches a year. When making our chocolate chip cookie mix, around 2000 lbs of chocolate is added per hour to the packaging line! Our Products Flour (25 and 50 lb bags) and Betty Crocker dry mix pouches (cookies, brownies, muffins, pizza crust, biscuits). What your day will look like: Creating high quality foods 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

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
1+ years experience in operating, repairing, maintaining, diagnosing and troubleshooting machinery and equipment
Basic computer skills, including the ability to interact with digital systems used in daily tasks
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

Nice To Haves

Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

Responsibilities

Operate, diagnose, troubleshoot and repair industrial machinery
Perform mechanical maintenance during bottlenecks or downtime
Calibrate processing and packaging systems daily to meet required specifications
Participate in startup, changeover, and shut down of operating equipment
Accurately managing inbound and outbound ingredients, packaging and product using computerized inventory management system
Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
Assist in training new employees