Shipping and Receiving Clerk - General Mills

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. Our Geneva, IL Plant is the newest addition to our North America plant network. To increase capacity and keep pace with the growing consumer demand for the products, General Mills is making a significant investment to expand capacity for our beloved Fruit brands (Gusher and Fruit by the Foot).  We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day.  We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

Shipping and Receiving Clerk - Geneva, IL

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for coordination and management of efficient, timely movement of inbound and outbound shipments.

Shift hours:

• 8-hour shifts
  • 1st shift: 6:45 am to 3 pm
  • 2nd shift: 2:45 pm to 11 pm
  • 3rd shift: 10:45 pm to 7 am
• Currently hiring for 1st Shift 
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week

Pay:

• $22.00 per hour 
• Overtime pay and overtime work opportunities

Benefits:

• 120 hours of vacation annually and 11 paid company holidays
• 48 hours paid sick and emergency time
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) - includes company match, annual company contribution and more
• Health Insurance that includes medical, dental, vision and life
• AND much more!

About our Location:

Our Geneva General Mills facility is located on the western side of the Chicago, Illinois suburbs in Kane County. Geneva is our most recent North America plant network expansion, joining the GMI network in 2024 as they make Betty Crocker desserts and will soon start producing our iconic Gushers and Fruit snacks. Driven by being humble, hungry, and smart, the team is already making an impact and #StandingforGood in their local Chicago suburb community.

General Mills encourages growth for our employees. If you want to be part of a team that will learn and grow, develop leadership skills, drive results quickly, work within a safety-first mindset, and expand your technical capabilities, then GMI is a great place to start!

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality foods 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

  • Responsible for coordinating all inbound and outbound activities, including gate monitoring, appointment scheduling, dock assignment, paperwork confirmation and dispatch

  • Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all shipping and receiving (BOL) documents

  • Assist in maintaining facility security; including maintaining dock door control board

  • Partner with internal and external customers to achieve and maintain high service levels

  • Forklift operation within production/packaging and warehouse operations

  • Cleaning and sanitation of all working areas and equipment
  • Performing all necessary quality checks
  • Complete required documentation in a timely and accurate manner
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
  • Assist in training new employees

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Traffic clerk, shipping and receiving and/or warehouse management experience preferred
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Forklift and/or other POV license/certification and/or willing to obtain one

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