Operations Assistant, Blue Buffalo - General Mills

Operations Assistant

• $19.47 per hour
• Additional $1.00 per hour shift differential for Night Shift
• Currently hiring for both Day and Night Shifts
• Great 1st day benefits

Are you looking to feel valued at a company?

About Blue Buffalo:

“Love them like family, feed them like family.” Everything at Blue Buffalo starts with this simple idea.

This is an exciting time to join the Blue Buffalo family, as the company is on a journey to revolutionize relationships with Pet Parents. Our Richmond, Indiana facility manufactures a variety of dry pet food. The Pet segment is unique in the General Mills’ portfolio because of the deep integration with the business and Supply Chain. There truly is no place like BLUE.

We are looking for buffs who come to the table with a shared passion for making food the world loves, to solve problems and shape General Mills - Blue Buffalo for the future. As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting all departments within general production.

General Mills – Blue Buffalo encourages growth for our employees. We encourage continuous learning and engaging in a culture of belonging. If you want to learn new things, attain and prove competency quickly, and apply technology in the manufacturing space, then BLUE is for you.

Operations Assistant

What your compensation will look like:

• $19.47 per hour
• Shift differential- additional $1.00 per hour when working between the hours of 7pm – 7am

What your benefits will look like:

• Up to 10 days (120 hours) of vacation a year and 11 paid company holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance - includes medical, dental, vision, and life
• Pet Parent Perks - includes pet and pet adoption reimbursement
• AND much more

What your schedule will look like:

• 12-hour shifts - 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, schedule
  • Day shift: 7 am to 7 pm
  • Night shift: 7 pm to 7 am
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality pet foods that are eaten NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with operators on EXPERIENCED teams with new Buffs that are willing and eager to learn
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills
  • Participate in start-up, change over, and shut down of operating equipment
  • Calibrate and monitor processing and packaging systems daily to meet required specifications
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
  • Identify quality concerns with the product
  • Engage in conversation with supervisors and team leads to improve efficiencies
  • Understanding the daily production schedule and helping to obtain the daily goals
  • ONE BLUE – Teamwork, respecting individuals, fostering the Herd culture

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school education or GED
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

What your growth will look like:

• Be a part of a team that will learn and grow
• Develop leadership skills, that will allow you to focus on new KNOWLEDGE and ability to adopt and implement those ideas
• Ability to operate within a safety culture
• Expanded technical capabilities

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift and push/pull 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
• Need to be able to work in a tobacco free 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.