“Trouw Nutrition doesn’t just sell animal feed components, but scientifically based nutritional products and services.” - Nienke de Groot, strategic marketing manager
- Highland, Illinois
- Full time
Join Our Purpose - Feeding the Future
Nutreco is a member of the SHV family, and we are committed to 'Feeding the Future' through sustainable and innovative practices. Nutreco has two business lines: Trouw Nutrition specializes in animal nutrition and is committed to advancing livestock health and productivity through innovative solutions. Skretting is a leading global provider of innovative aquafeed solutions, revolutionizing aquaculture for a sustainable future.
We are seeking a Universal Production Worker for our Trouw Nutrition Companion Animal brand-Highland, IL. This role is a production worker who has learned all aspects of the production process and can proficiently perform all positions with our 2 shifts. Our shifts times are Monday-Thursday with Friday being utilized for overtime if needed, from either 6:00a- 4:00p or 4:00p- 2:00a. A new employee would be trained in all of the processes with the objective of reaching Universal Worker status within one year. Additionally, making sure that quality standards are followed along with work instructions/SWS’s.
Trouw Nutrition Companion Animal, a Nutreco brand, provides specialty feed additives to optimize animal performance and customer value. Our unique products are backed by sound science, the expertise to help customers win and manufactured at the highest quality standards. We add value to our customers with proven solutions for trace mineral optimization, animal health and performance.
About The Role: Universal Production Worker
Responsibilities:
- Learn all aspects of the production role
- Looking for quality and making sure that ingredients are measured to an exact weight
- Taking great care in sanitation to make sure that all elements are clean to not have contamination
- Asking questions when they arise, making sure to understand the process
- Following 9 Nutreco Life Savings Rules
- Lifting up to up to 50+ lbs
- Understanding basic computer skills as all process are maintained digitally
Skills and Expertise
Qualifications:
- High School or GED is required
- 1-3 years of previous manufacturing/operating automated equipment is preferred
- Good communication skills written & verbal
- Computer experience with manufacturing applications and email programs preferred
- Must be willing to obtain a forklift certification (training done onsite.)
- Must be safety minded
Why you Will Love Working with Us:
Global Benefits:
- Be part of our sustainable mission with opportunities to grow within Nutreco, Skretting, Trouw Nutrition and the broader SHV group
- Embrace our culture of diversity and inclusion, where we respect and value everyone
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life, disability, insurance, paternity and maternity leave, paid vacation and 401 (k) plan with company matching fund vested immediately
- Benefits being on the employee’s hire date
About Trouw Nutrition
Trouw Nutrition has a 90-year history of dedication to innovation and deep experience in developing smarter and more sustainable ways of raising healthy farm animals and companion animals. Our team of 8,300 passionate people in 32 countries relentlessly pursue solutions to the challenges facing our feed-to-food chain to help our customers Feed the Future.
Our broad portfolio of feed specialties, feed additives, premixes and nutritional models and services, along with our ever-increasing expertise in feed, farm and health makes us a one-stop-shop with limitless opportunities to create tailored, integrated solutions suited to each customer’s local situation.
Trouw Nutrition is part of Nutreco, global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed, which in turn is part of the SHV Family of Companies, unifying over 50,000 people around the world.
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