Laborer, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Manufacturing Production

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments – at home, at work and virtually everywhere in between. We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running.

We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.

• Manually handling, stacking and palletizing salt products
• Tasks such as cleaning, sweeping, sanitizing, cleaning bins, unloading package material, supplying fill stations with packing materials, labels, or boxes, making trash bales, etc.
• Filling paper bags with salt, guiding them through a sewing head to seal them, and palletizing the finished products
• Driving a forklift to move product in the facility
• Assisting workers of higher classification in performing their tasks
• Various other general labor duties as assigned by supervision

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Capable of frequent heavy lifting
• Ability to manually handle, stack and palletize salt products
• Maintain a clean work environment
• Proficient in operating mobile equipment
• Familiar with repair work
• Familiar with high-speed packaging/conveying/palletizing machinery a plus
• Must be able to work safely and wear all personal protective equipment and work various shifts and weekends as assigned.
• This is a 24/7 union environment where days, hours and shift assigned is determined by seniority.

• Normal working schedule – flexible hours, weekend and overtime will likely be required
• Works in seated or standing positions for prolonged periods of time
• May perform sustained manual activities at moderate levels of exertion including lifting and moving loads of up to fifty (50) pounds, climbing ladders / stairs and working on elevated platforms
• Works and travels throughout surface plant environment of varied temperatures and humidity
• Must be capable of wearing all required PPE and must be physically able to access all plant work areas
• Uses full range of motion
• Works in manufacturing plant environment

At Morton Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, color, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.