Mill Bulk Material Handler

Barrett Petfood•Brainerd, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Barrett Petfood is hiring a Mill Bulk Material Handler to support manufacturing operations by coordinating bulk ingredients, trailers, and related materials. The role includes tracking trailer inventory, ensuring the mill receives ingredients according to schedule, loading and unloading hopper-bottom trailers, staging trailers, and assisting with bulk totes and other mill needs. The position works with operators and production staff to verify ingredient requirements, quantities, paperwork, and operational handoffs. The work involves a physical manufacturing environment with exposure to conditions that may be hot, cold, wet, humid, noisy, or subject to temperature changes. The posting describes a schedule of three days per week, Friday through Sunday, from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It also contains conflicting descriptions of the role as full-time and part-time; the schedule is three 12-hour shifts per week.

Requirements

Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the manufacturing facility.
Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds.
Ability to bend, reach, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, and perform other physical activities required in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to routinely and safely climb and descend stairs and ladders, including to access elevated work areas and equipment.
Ability to safely operate or work from a scissor lift to access elevated equipment and production areas for inspection, verification, or sampling.
Ability to maintain balance and stability on elevated platforms, stairs, ladders, and uneven or wet surfaces.
Ability to work in varying environmental conditions, including areas that may be hot, cold, wet, humid, noisy, or subject to temperature fluctuations.
The posting states a schedule of Friday through Sunday, 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Responsibilities

Track trailers and maintain inventory of the trailer lot.
Ensure the mill has bulk ingredients loaded according to schedule.
Communicate with the operator and verify pit switchover, ingredients needed, and quantities.
Load and unload flour from hopper-bottom trailers.
Check seals and verify paperwork and trailer condition.
Take samples from the front and back of hoppers.
Move van trailers and stage trailers in the heated shed.
Maintain inventory using FIFO (first in, first out).
Clean the unload bay, trucks, and trailers.
Move overhead totes when necessary.
Assist with handling bulk totes when necessary.
Support safe, timely material movement and coordinate with production staff.