Helper​/Floater

Job Details:

Job Location:

Holsum of Fort Wayne LaPorte - La Porte, IN 46350, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: High School, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Shift: Any, Job Category:
Manufacturing, Join the Lewis Bakeries Team in LaPorte, IN!

Lewis Bakeries is hiring Production Floater to help us bake and package the quality products families have trusted for generations. If you're looking for a stable career with excellent pay, outstanding benefits, and opportunities to grow, we'd love to have you on our team.

As a Production Floater, you'll operate and monitor production equipment, keep machines running efficiently, and help produce safe, high-quality bakery products. You'll play an important role in maintaining our food safety, product quality, and workplace safety standards every day.

• Full-time employment with frequent overtime opportunities
• Starting pay of $21.35/hour as a Production Floater
• One of the area's best benefits packages, including:
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield medical coverage
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Retirement benefits
• Affordable health insurance:
  • Employee-only coverage: $59.50/week
  • Family coverage: $69.00/week
• Shift premiums for qualifying shifts

Our bakery operates 24 hours a day, six days a week, with Fridays off. New team members must be flexible with shift assignments until they qualify for an open position or earn a preferred shift through seniority.

Most employees work 8- to 12-hour shifts and are scheduled for at least 40 hoursper week, with additional overtime available.

Build your career with a company that's been baking quality since 1925.

To succeed in this role, you'll need to:

• Lift and stack materials weighing up to 25 pounds overhead on a repetitive basis.
• Push and pull heavy pan carts throughout the bakery.
• Lift ingredient bags and other materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Perform physical tasks throughout your shift in a fast-paced production environment.
• Work comfortably in both hot and cold conditions, including warmer production areas during the summer months.

• Successfully complete all pre-employment requirements, including a background check and drug screen.
• Communicate effectively in English (speaking, reading, writing, and understanding) to support workplace safety and team communication.
• Complete a 60-day probationary period, during which your performance, attendance, and overall job performance will be evaluated.
• Maintain perfect attendance throughout the 60-day probationary period, as attendance is a critical requirement for successful completion of probation.