Job Description: Job: Mixing Apprentice Shift: Afternoons Location: Rolla, Missouri Royal Canin is looking for a Mixing Apprentice to join our exciting pet food business at one of our manufacturing plants located in Rolla, Mo. We focus our attention on the unique needs of cats and dogs. That obsession with detail is what makes it possible for us to deliver precise, effective nutrition and help them become their magnificent best.
As part of our overall total compensation package, Royal Canin offers a competitive benefits package to all associates, which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short & and Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of vacation, 11 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave, and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here.
Role: Mixing apprentices assist other associates in unloading, dumping, and mixing tasks as needed . What are we looking for? An associate who is highly engaged and motivated to learn and grow with the business takes pride in their work. An associate to support the operation of the plant site. Willing to work with the sanitation team when needed. This role will be responsible for the site sustainability initiatives and motivated to learn the part of the mixing operator. This is a developmental role that can lead to a mixing operator position. Responsibilities Execute cleaning tasks in the area as described below: Ensure all ATA yellow carts are recorded and dumped into the proper recycler. Sanitize all empty carts and replace them in the staging area. Ensure all blue and red carts are weighed, recorded, and dumped into Tosh boxes and/or into recyclers' when approved; keep scale area, tosh box area, and wet waste areas cleaned and sanitized. Perform sanitation and maintenance level 1 of wet waste and steam recyclers. Assist other associates in their unloading, dumping, and mixing tasks as needed. Apply GMP-GHP, HACCP, LOTO, And ISO practices per requirements. When working the day shifts, 5 am to 1 pm, you are responsible for the 5th floor. Dust, sweep, and mop. Minimum Qualifications: Be 18 years of age or older. Have a High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education. Must be willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules. Ability to understand and effectively communicate in the English language. Working knowledge of Safety, Quality, and Material Management Systems and procedures Ability to read and understand the daily production run schedule and execute that plan. Ability to communicate to managers and team members any production, quality/food safety, or other business-critical information vital to operations and customer service. Must be willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules. Royal Canin is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized due to such a request.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
