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Production Helper at Redbarn Pet Products in Great Bend, KS
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Job Description
Description
About Us:
Redbarn Pet Products was co-founded in 1996 by lifelong friends Jeff Baikie and Howie Bloxam, who met as 12-year-olds on a hockey rink in Canada. Inspired by a shared passion for wholesome, high-quality dog food, they built a company that has grown to a family of 500 members, offering over 200 foods, treats, and chews. As a family-owned business for over 25 years, Redbarn’s culture is rooted in the belief that they are more than just a team—they are a family.
Compensation & Benefits:
- New starting pay $12.50 per hour
- Attendance bonus
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Paid Holidays, and Vacation
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Employee Discounts on pet food
Job Summary: Manually prepare and package products by performing various tasks within various departments.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Manually prepare, package, inspect, and organize products in a production environment. Duties include preparing materials and pallets, handling and cleaning products, operating basic packaging equipment and conveyors, inspecting products for quality, labeling and dating boxes, counting and packing finished products, maintaining clean work areas, and following safety and quality procedures. Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
Qualifications
- No prior experience or training required.
- Ability to read simple words and recognize similarities/differences in words and numbers.
- Ability to write and speak simple sentences.
- Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide with two-digit numbers and multiples of 10 and 100.
- Ability to apply common sense to follow simple one- or two-step instructions and handle routine situations.
Physical Demands
- Regularly required to stand, reach, talk, and hear.
- Frequently walk and use hands to handle or feel objects.
- Occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must regularly lift/move 10-25 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds.
- Requires close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
Work Environment
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts regularly.
- Frequent exposure to wet/humid conditions.
- Occasional exposure to high places, fumes, airborne particles, toxic chemicals, extreme temperatures, and vibration.
- Work environment noise level is usually loud.
Redbarn® Pet Products is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Redbarn® Pet Products, complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources at (562) 495-7315.
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Redbarn® Pet Products does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Redbarn property and therefore, Redbarn® Pet Products will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Redbarn® Pet Products request only, preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In these cases, a fully executed agreement with Redbarn® Pet Products must be in place and current.
Salary Description
Starting Pay $12.50 Per hour