Mixer IN - 2nd Shift; Processing Department

Processing Operator – 2nd Shift

Location:

Lebanon, IN. Shift: 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM, Monday–Friday.

Base pay: $24.00 per hour. Shift differential: $1.00 per hour. Payment weekly.

• Operate a variety of process equipment with varying degrees of automation.
• Read and follow process control instructions, formula recipes, and procedures (including completing paperwork).
• Ensure product quality by using the correct amounts of high‑quality raw materials.
• Apply sanitary practices per GMP and perform equipment washouts.
• Maintain compliance with corporate food‑safety standards, food‑safety culture, quality, and facility cleanliness.
• Coordinate with production personnel to transfer product to the packaging lines.
• Prepare raw materials for processing.
• Assist in cleaning, maintaining, and inventorying raw material storage areas.
• Operate a forklift to retrieve raw materials (optional; license required).
• Perform other assigned duties.
• Produce contamination‑free products, follow all security and GMP policies, report suspicious activities, and continuously inspect work areas for contamination risks.

• High school diploma, GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination.
• Basic math skills for measuring weight, volume, and distance (addition, subtraction of two‑digit numbers, multiplication, and division in tens and hundreds).
• Ability to lift or move up to 50 lb. (occasionally up to 100 lb.).
• Frequently stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, feel, and reach with hands and arms; occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and hear.
• Optional forklift operation licensed; forklift license required if operating.
• Strong reading and basic language skills; can read limited two‑ and three‑syllable words, recognize similarities and differences, and speak simple sentences.
• Common sense reasoning to carry out simple one‑ or two‑step instructions and handle standardized situations with few variables.

• Stand, use hands and fingers, handle, feel, and reach frequently.
• Walk frequently; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl occasionally; speak and hear.
• Lift and/or move up to 50 lb. regularly; occasionally lift or move up to 100 lb.
• Maintain constant alertness and safe work practices, perform tasks requiring high cognitive function and judgment, act promptly to changing operating conditions, and cope with sudden changes, emergencies, or alarms.

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• 100% company‑matched 401(k).
• Flexible spending account.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Vacation time.
• Employee assistance program (100% covered).

Employment with Ken’s Foods is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre‑employment assessment.