Job Description

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, and Totino's pizza rolls. 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:

Flour Mill Sanitation Laborer – Vernon, CA:

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 
• 1st shift: 6:00 am to 2:30 pm
• 2nd shift: 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm 
• 3rd shift: 10:00 pm to 6:30 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.
• 7-day work weeks are based on business demand and is likely

Pay:

• $24.01 per hour 
• Additional $0.34 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift. 
• Additional $0.41 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift.
  • Saturday is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
  • Sunday is paid at 2 times (double pay) regular rate of pay

Benefits:

• Up to (80 hours of prorated vacation) and 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) match
• Pension
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
• Sick Time off
• And much more! 

About Our Location:

The Los Angeles Vernon plant is notable for its small yet strong production team, which fosters strong connections among employees. It offers a unique small team culture where everyone gets to know each other, and older generations share their knowledge with younger ones, creating a non-competitive and inclusive environment. The plant organizes an annual social event outside the premises for employees and their families each year. Interestingly, the plant existed before the city of Vernon and has the tallest building in the city.

Our Products:

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 
• Performing various sanitation and clean up duties
• Assisting operators during bottlenecks or when production lines are shut down
• Participate in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment
• Responsibility for executing all required HACCP processes and documentation
• Participating in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Attending meetings and training as required
• Performing additional related tasks as assigned

What you have to offer:  

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED 
• 2 years of experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred 
• Basic computer skills
• 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 

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