General Laborer

About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Requisition 65687

Position Type (US) Full Time

About the role
The General Laborer position has two main job components:
1) basic line tasks on our cereal/ingredient packaging lines, and
2) cleaning tasks. All GL’s rotate assignments throughout each workday. This is Kerry’s entry‑level production job.

• Palletize, shrink wrap, and record and certify quantities.
• Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping and sanitizing, often requiring work at heights using a scissor‑lift. During changeovers, GLs may work entire shifts of cleaning duties.
• Perform varied line duties such as checking code dates, aligning bags on conveyors, refilling cardboard stock, moving product and materials with a pallet jack, filling and weighing bulk product containers, assembling boxes, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Basic computer skills required. Prior SAP or inventory control experience is beneficial.

• High school diploma or GED – preferred, but not required.
• Must be able to tolerate the physical and environmental demands of this position with or without accommodations.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in written form.
• Must have some work experience doing manual labor within the last 5 years.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, fingers to grip, and talk or hear. The employee periodically is required to reach with hands and arms. May at times need to stoop, kneel, or crouch. May occasionally lift heavier items with assistance. The employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Pallet loading responsibilities call for the ability to lift 50‑pound boxes from mid‑torso height to the floor at a frequency of 20‑30 times per hour. Successful candidates for General Laborer must be able to tolerate all of these conditions and stand for up to 8 or more hours per shift.

The pay rate for this position is $17.34 per hour. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 8/30/26.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Additional information can be found at Know Your Rights. Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non‑Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently use video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar).

Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.