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Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts, Malt-O-Meal cereal, Peter Pan peanut butter, Nutrish, Kibbles ’n Bits and 9

Lives dog and cat food. The company is committed to high standards of quality and values, and strives to make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information, visit  and follow on Linked In and Facebook for the latest news.

At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast. Our cereals are a trusted part of daily routines and have expanded into pet food and other products to support families. We’re growing across grocery and pet and are looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and impact from store shelves to kitchen tables and food bowls.

This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. We continue to grow across grocery and pet and are looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables and food bowls, across the country.

The Meadville, Pennsylvania facility is 135,000 square feet and home to about 290 team members who produce iconic pet food brands like Nutrish. Located along French Creek in Northwestern Pennsylvania and 45 minutes from Pittsburgh, Meadville is home to more than 13,000 full-time residents and 2,000 Allegheny College students. Meadville is an active center for business, industry, education, the arts, recreation, service and tourism.

Nearby natural areas include Conneaut Lake, Pymatuning State Park and the Erie National Wildlife Refuge.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES and ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Right Role for You

Are you motivated to help provide quality products consumers count on every day? Are you interested in working with a collaborative team to learn new skills? If so, you are exactly who we are looking for to join our Company. We are currently hiring entry-level production technicians in our Pet Food Plant. Whether you are interested in the making of the product, working on one of our packing teams, warehousing, or quality assurance, we have a spot for you.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and functions of the position.

• Manufacturing experience (preference for pet food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods)
• A proven track record of good attendance and consistent performance delivering safety and quality
• Capability to work well in a team environment and be willing to help solve problems and implement solutions with diverse employees
• Must be willing to be on shift (12-hour 2-2-3 shift rotation, fixed nights) 6P/6A or 6A/6P
• Safely operate powered industrial equipment and follow all company Safety Rules & GMPs

• Able to operate, perform basic physical activities: climbing, standing, bending, twisting, and moving around stairs, ladders, platforms, and various equipment
• Capability to work well in a team environment and be willing to help solve problems and implement solutions
• Must be able to effectively read, comprehend, interpret, record, and apply information from documents
• Mechanical interest and operational skills
• Able to learn new systems, record operational data and communicate results

• Track quality and waste metrics
• Emphasis on sanitation/cleaning
• Ability to work occasional flexible hours and overtime based on company/volume needs
• Ability to stand on a concrete floor 12 hours per day

• Reaching, bending, and twisting frequently
• Willingness to flow to the work to meet the needs of the business

QUALIFICATIONS

(Knowledge and skills necessary to meet organizational objectives)

Education/Training:
High School Diploma or GED

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

(Necessary to perform essential functions of job with or without an accommodation)

• Climb ladders and bins
• Maneuver in tight spaces
• Move items of 55-80 lbs. in weight from one place to another
• Stack repetitiously 60 lbs. or less
• Able to differentiate between colors
• Able to work in extreme temperature conditions (very hot or very cold)

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time