Production Worker

Job Location: ​Bloomington​

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 38,767  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

As a production worker, you will be responsible for performing tasks related to the manufacturing and production of confectionary products. Production employees perform a wide variety of jobs that are critical to the successful production of confectionary products. This can range from general labor, housekeeping, pumping, cooking, packaging, sanitation, trash removal, etc.

This position will require flexibility as the position and shift you will fill is likely to change from week to week.

Main Responsibilities:

Starting Hourly Wage: $25.58 / hour

• Know and practice all safety and GMP requirements in assigned work area
• Perform the duties required of the position you are scheduled in
• Adherence to all plant policies.

Each Production role has specific functions, examples of Production tasks:

• Inspect, straighten, align, separate, or remove product on a conveyor
• Examine rejected candy; sort rejected product into appropriate container for repacking, reworking, or disposal
• Start and stop automatic wrapping machines
• Collect and feed unwrapped candy bars into wrapping machines; clear jams
• Inspect cartons for proper seal and code date
• Remove overwrap from improperly wrapped cartons; replace cartons onto line for re-wrap
• Inspect cases for proper code dates, seals, or damage and immediately report occurrences to supervisor
• Remove debris and waste from floors
• Empty vacuum bags and trash containers as needed
• Sweep and wash floors, walls, overhead frames/fixtures, wall fans, exhaust vents, vents, sinks, drains, drinking fountains, refrigerators, microwave oven, Ice machine, displays, tables, chairs, windows, doors, trash containers and other plumbing fixtures.

 

 

Who we are looking for:

Education:

• High School Degree or equivalent required
• Technical / vocational / associate degree preferred

Experience:

• 2 years of work experience
• Food manufacturing experience preferred

Other Requirements:

• Able to work overtime, weekends, and holidays when required.
• Willing to work various shifts
• Must be ava