Job Description

About Blue Buffalo Heartland:

"Love them like family, feed them like family.” Everything at Blue Buffalo starts with this simple idea.

This is an exciting time to be part of the Blue Buffalo family, as the company is on a journey to revolutionize relationships with consumers (Pet Parents). Joplin is home to the original manufacturing facility for Blue Buffalo and has the capability to manufacture several varieties of dry dog and cat food. The Pet segment is unique in the General Mills’ portfolio because of the deep integration with the business and Supply Chain. There truly is no place like BLUE.

We are looking for team members who come to the table with a shared passion for making food the world loves, to solve problems and shape General Mills for the future. As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting, creating, integration, troubleshooting and improving the controls systems within the manufacturing facility.

General Mills encourages growth for our employees; if you want to learn new things, attain and prove competency quickly, and apply technology in the manufacturing space; GMI is a great place to start.

Controls Technician  

What your compensation will look like:

$31.78 per hour or higher depending upon skillset and experience
Night Shift differential - additional $1.00 per hour when working between the hours of 7 pm and 7 am
Up to 15 days (120 hours) of vacation a year and 11 paid company holidays
Great paid time off benefits
401(k) match
Health Insurance - includes medical, dental, vision, and life
Pet Parent Perks - includes pet and pet adoption reimbursement
AND much more

What your day will look like:

Creating high quality pet foods and treats that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it
CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity

Supporting, creating, integration, troubleshooting and improving a variety of processing/packaging controls systems including Wonderware, ArchestrA Systems, PLC
Reading and updating electrical and control schematics, piping and instrumentation diagrams
Providing technical support/skills for equipment troubleshooting and controls/equipment modifications
Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
Assist in training new employees

What your schedule will look like:

8-hour shifts

2nd Shift: 4 pm to 12 am (Monday through Friday with on call availability on weekends)

Currently hiring for a 2nd shift position
Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays and emergency events
Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week

What your growth will look like:

Be a part of a team that will learn and grow
Develop leadership skills, that will allow you to focus on new KNOWLEDGE and ability to adopt and implement those ideas
Ability to operate within a safety culture
Expanded technical capabilities

What you have to offer:

Minimum of a high school education or GED
2+ years of related industry experience or completion of 2-year electronics or electrical engineering program
Experience in the application of PLC, motion controls, HMI device and information networks, sensors, and other instrumentation to automate manufacturing systems
Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

Physical requirements:

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
Need to be able to work in a tobacco free environment