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Brand: Post Consumer Brands

Categories: Operations Production

Locations: Sparks, Nevada

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 25403

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America. Location Description The Post Consumer Brands plant in Sparks, Nevada celebrated 30 years of cereal manufacturing in 2021. Home to about 180 team members, the plant is part of our West Coast network and supplies a variety of private label cereal to our retail customers. Just outside of Reno, Nevada, Sparks has no shortage of fun and engaging activities, including rodeos, festivals, and outdoor recreation. The Sparks team also supports the local Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Responsibilities POSITION OVERVIEW: To ensure the operation and maintenance of plant utilities equipment, including boilers, water systems, air compressors and sprinkler systems are done in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with all safety and code requirements. Support, implement, and maintain food safety and quality practices as required through SQF and our Construction and Repair process. Will be responsible for completing job duties in a manner that supports all plant safety and environmental practices. Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Operate and maintain automatically fired boilers, water feed, softeners. Perform preventive maintenance on equipment such as traps, pipes, valves and all other boiler system appurtenances when necessary. Operate and maintain plant compressed air systems to ensure compressed air quality for the plant operations. Monitor and initiate leak audits and repairs to maintain system efficiencies. Conduct water analysis and apply treatment as necessary to maintain or improve equipment condition. Perform maintenance PM’s and repairs on all other non-utility related equipment for the boiler room. Take readings of utility and boiler systems and maintain proper documentation. Monitor plant fire protection systems and alarm systems. Cross train and develop backup utility technicians. Write, maintain and update standard operating procedures and work instructions. Work with engineers, project managers, vendors, and contractors to repair, maintain and improve utilities’ operations. • Ability to work in a team environment with strong communication skills while focused on customer service. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and overtime as needed. Manual dexterity for delicate work. Frequently stoop, squat, twist, reach, climb stairs while performing job duties. Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Work in all plant areas and outside the plant which can include heights up to 30 ft, working on ladders, confined spaces and catwalks. Exposure to extreme heat and cold, humidity, fumes, gases, odors and dust. Exposure to high noise levels. Work around moving machinery that is electrically and mechanically hazardous. Also work with highly combustible or potentially explosive equipment. Comfortable wearing Post Consumer Brands' uniform and required PPE including but not limited to: bump-cap, hair net, beard net, safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, etc. Performs all other miscellaneous job related duties as assigned. Qualifications EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED Must have boiler operator’s certificate, license, or equivalent training EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job levels as described. Also desired is knowledge of preventative maintenance practices, plant operations and government safety regulations. Ability to work 8 hour shifts on a regularly scheduled basis in which standing, kneeling, climbing and walking are required. Manual dexterity for delicate work. Frequently stoop, squat, twist, reach, climb stairs while performing job duties. Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Work in all plant areas and outside the plant which can include heights up to 30 ft, working on ladders, confined spaces and catwalks. Exposure to extreme heat and cold, humidity, fumes, gases, odors and dust. Exposure to high noise levels. Work around moving machinery that is electrically and mechanically hazardous. Also work with highly combustible or potentially explosive equipment. Comfortable wearing Post Consumer Brands' uniform and required PPE including but not limited to: bump-cap, hair net, beard net, safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves, steel-toed shoes, etc. Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)