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Blue Buffalo · 1 day ago

Production Assistant - Blue Buffalo

Joplin, MO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$18.50/hr - $19.82/hr

Blue Buffalo, part of General Mills, is a company that prioritizes being a force for good and expanding learning. The Production Assistant role involves supporting production operations, ensuring high-quality food production, and participating in equipment management and continuous improvement initiatives.

Pet

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Supporting production packaging and processing operations

Sanitation and participation in startup, changeover and shutdown of operating equipment

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

Troubleshoot problems with machinery and partner with maintenance staff to resolve issues

Calibrate processing and packaging systems daily to meet required specifications

Participate in startup, changeover, and shut down of operating equipment

Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance

Assist in training new employees

Qualification

Manufacturing experienceBasic computer skillsWillingness to learnTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED

Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

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

Ability to work in a tobacco free environment