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. Production Operator As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment. Shift hours: 8-hour shifts 2nd shift: 2:50 pm to 11:20 pm 3rd shift: 10:50 pm to 7:20 am 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 $27.94 per hour $20.80 per hour starting. Additional $.50 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift. Additional $1.00 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: Located in beautiful Middle Tennessee, the Murfreesboro manufacturing site is comprised of two plants with over 1000 dedicated employees serving the Morning Foods and Meals & Baking Operating Units for General Mills. We operate in a dynamic business environment in a site that values safety, teamwork, accountability, responsiveness, and respect. We pride ourselves in serving the world by making food people love! Our Products: Yogurt, Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles, Pie shells, canned dough product (crescent rolls, cinnamon rolls, breads), shapes cookies, tub cookies. 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 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. What you have to offer: Minimum of a high school education or GED 2 years of experience in a manufacturing/production environment is required All employees must go through a forklift certification course and are required to drive a forklift 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.