Sanitation/Flour Processing Backup

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exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.

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Sanitation/Flour Processing Backup (FA-1 Helper)- Kansas City, MO

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for sanitation, assisting the performing safety checks, completing MSS (Master Sanitation Schedule) tasks, bin measurements, cleaning proper use and storage of tools. Assisting with system start-up/shut

down and magnet checks, and other duties in the FA1 area. This position requires a blend of operational skills, safety awareness, sanitation practices, and the ability to learn and cover the FA-1 Operator role.

Shift hours:

• 8-hour shifts
  • 1st shift: 6 am to 2 pm
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, weekends, and holidays
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Pay:

• $23.90 per hour
• Shift differential
  • Additional $.55 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift and 3rd shift

Benefits:

• 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid holidays
• Opportunity to earn 12 additional Paid Days Off
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
• And much more!

About our Location:

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.

Our Products:

• Bisquick and Gold Medal Flour

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
  • Training and Coverage: The successful bidder must train and become proficient in the FA1 Operator position to cover for absences (DAT, call-offs, etc.)
  • System Knowledge: Must learn and understand the Wondra and Self-Rising processing systems, including equipment operation, start-up/shut-down procedures, and troubleshooting
  • Safety: Knowledge of safety protocols, lockout procedures, alarm systems, and emergency stops is essential
  • Operations:
    • Operating Wondra and Self-Rising systems, including equipment adjustments and monitoring
    • Ingredient weighing and documentation (MQIS)
    • Quality checks and sampling
    • Flour transfers in the 800 bin system
  • Sanitation: Performing blow-downs, completing MSS items, and maintaining cleanliness
  • Maintenance: Completing minor repairs and generating work orders for larger issues

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Minimum 3 years of related industry experience
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferredAbility to work independently and as a team with flexibility to quickly shift work priorities

Physical requirements:

• 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

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.