Job Description:

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018,\

so even your pets love us too. 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 another and grow together.

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

Forklift Operator– Kansas City, MO

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial processing and packaging machinery. While working with various tools and equipment

Shift hours:

8-hour shifts1st shift: 7 am to 3 pm

2nd shift: 3 pm to 11 pm

3rd shift: 11 pm to 7 am

Training occurs on 1st shift and then shift rotation after completion of training (rotation will be explained in the interview)

Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays

Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Pay:

Up to $24.36 per hour

Shift differentialAdditional $.55 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift

Additional $.55 per hour for hours worked on 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 vacation 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 opportunityForklift operation within production and warehouse operations

Selecting, preparing, and loading products for outbound shipment per customer specifications

Responsible for the storage of raw material, ingredients or finished product

Receiving, unloading, and inspecting inbound ingredients/packaging materials

Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance

Assist in training new employees

What you have to offer: 

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED

Forklift and/or other POV license/certification and/or willing to obtain one

Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

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

Company Overview:

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.