Production Helper - New Starting Pay $12.50 per hour

Redbarn Pet Products, LLC., • Great Bend, KS

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Redbarn Pet Products was co-founded in 1996 by lifelong friends Jeff Baikie and Howie Bloxam, who met as 12-year-olds on a hockey rink in Canada. Inspired by a shared passion for wholesome, high-quality dog food, they built a company that has grown to a family of 500 members, offering over 200 foods, treats, and chews. As a family-owned business for over 25 years, Redbarn’s culture is rooted in the belief that they are more than just a team—they are a family. This role will manually prepare and package products by performing various tasks within the Bone Fill and Packaging & Variety Room departments.

Requirements

• No prior experience or training required.
• Ability to read simple words and recognize similarities/differences in words and numbers.
• Ability to write and speak simple sentences.
• Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide with two-digit numbers and multiples of 10 and 100.
• Ability to apply common sense to follow one- or two-step instructions and handle routine situations.
• Regularly required to stand, reach, talk, and hear.
• Frequently walk and use hands to handle or feel objects.
• Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must regularly lift/move 10-25 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Remove product from boxes and place on trays on the cold table.
• Fill product using a filling nozzle and slide trays onto conveyor belt through the cold oven.
• Collect product from conveyor belt and clean each piece.
• Remove hardened filling with a spatula as needed.
• Assemble boxes and prepare pallets.
• Sort and obtain products.
• Clean product as necessary.
• Place product on conveyor for shrink wrapping.
• Inspect shrink-wrapped products for damage.
• Apply date stamps and labels to boxes.
• Count finished products, pack boxes, and place them on pallets.
• Perform general housekeeping (sweeping, mopping work areas).
• Manually place products into wrapping machines.
• Place wrapped product on conveyor for shrink wrapping.
• Place vinyl or printed bags on sealers for sealing.
• Start, stop, and regulate conveyor speed.

Benefits

• New starting pay $12.50 per hour
• Attendance bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Paid Holidays, and Vacation
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Discounts on pet food

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed