Production Trainee - 3rd Shift

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Please submit comprehensive work history or a resume covering the past 18 months. Include all periods of employment, unemployment, self-employment, short-term jobs, caregiving, and education. Ensure you provide accurate month and year ranges for each period.

Pay
$18.66 - $20.42 / hour
Plus $2.00 / hour shift premium for 3rd shift hours

Schedule
3rd Shift (Sunday - Thursday, 10:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.)
On-site

Location
Plant 3
555 McKee Drive, Gentry Arkansas 72734

Job Summary
McKee Foods is seeking a Production Trainee to join our team at our Gentry, AR location. This position will report to the Production Supervisor. As a Production Trainee, you will play an important role on our high-speed production line, ensuring the efficient and precise packaging of our snack cakes. Your key responsibilities will include:

Assisting with the packaging and inspection of finished food products that may include:

- Packaging unwrapped snack cakes into individual wrapping

- Placing wrapped snack cakes into cartons

- Filling cases with cartons of snack cakes

- Arranging cases onto pallets for shipment, following specific stacking patterns

- Monitoring production processes to meet quality and productivity targets

- Collaborating with team members to maintain a smooth workflow and troubleshoot any issues that arise

- Following production schedules and meeting production quotas

- Following safety protocols and maintaining a clean and organized work area

Required Qualifications

- Good decision-making skills

- Effective oral communication skills

- Positive attitude

- Takes personal responsibility for actions

- Works independently and as a member of the team

Benefits

- Competitive weekly pay

- Profit-sharing cash bonus program

- 401(k) with matching contributions

- Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)

- Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan

- Supplemental plans, including life insurance

- Fully-paid parental leave

- Health Center and Pharmacy

- Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)

- Tuition reimbursement

- Credit Union

- Exercise and recreation facility

- Wellness programs with incentives

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

- Short-term and long-term disability (company-paid)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer