Processing Technician

General Mills • Kansas City, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment. The Kansas City plant provides job growth opportunities in most departments and promotes positive relationships throughout the facility, fostering a collaborative work environment and it has an employee club within the premises. The plant organizes holiday dinners for Christmas and Thanksgiving, where hams and turkeys are distributed to employees. Additionally, employees have the opportunity to attend various events such as Chiefs games, Royals games, dinner theaters, plays, and World of Fun visits, with some tickets provided to each employee.

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Minimum 1 year of mechanical and/or technical experience in manufacturing or related industry preferred
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• 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

Responsibilities

• Assist miller by providing process system support, including learning and performing processing positions and equipment operation
• Perform sanitation, cleaning and maintaining all processing areas
• Performing Wheat house start-up and shutdown on A/B & C mills
• Performing preventative and reactive maintenance activities on milling equipment and assist maintenance as needed
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Assist in training new employees

Benefits

• Paid vacation days after 60 days
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Pension
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED