**Production Operator**
**Ames, IA**
**Onsite M-Th 7am-5:30pm**
As a Production Operator, you will play a vital role in a diverse and dynamic workforce. This physical job offers a wide range of tasks, where you’ll work closely with your colleagues to improve our processes and products. You will be responsible for handling raw materials, such as dry pre-mix powders, weighing up to 55lbs. Additionally, you will monitor our equipment and processes, analyze our products, and perform minor maintenance tasks.
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At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.
**Your key responsibilities**
+ Handle, transport, weigh and analyze raw materials and finished good samples
+ Print, inspect, and reconcile labels, fill silos, packaging, and batch sampling
+ Inspect raw materials and finished goods for quality, palletize and store raw materials
+ Monitor equipment and production process
+ Minor maintenance work on equipment as necessary
**We bring**
+ Paid holidays, 18 days PTO + 2 floating holidays
+ Full healthcare benefits day one – medical, dental, eye and life insurance
+ 401K with generous company match
+ Recognition and celebration of your efforts and accomplishments
**You bring**
+ High school diploma / GED
+ Excellent collaboration skills
+ Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 55 lbs. consistently throughout the shift
+ Strong attention to detail and basic computer skills
+ Ability to work OT as needed
dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.
As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.
Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.
**About dsm-firmenich**
As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than 12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life every day, everywhere, for billions of people. www.dsm-firmenich.com
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