Job Description

Join Kraft Heinz as a Barrel Room Operator

📍 Location: New Ulm, MN – Home of VELVEETA® and DELI DELUXE®
🕛 Shift: Rotating

Why Join Kraft Heinz?

At Kraft Heinz, we produce some of America’s most iconic food brands—and we want YOU to be part of it! This is your opportunity to join a collaborative, safety-first team while enjoying competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a culture that supports growth and development.

What We Offer:

• 💲 Starting pay: $27.68 per hour
• ✅ Benefits: Begin 30 days after hire
• ⭐ Hourly Bonus Program — ask us for details!
• Medical Coverage: Customizable plans (HRA, HSA, FSA) with 5 carriers + Rx card
• Additional Plans: Vision, dental, life, disability, adoption/family planning reimbursement, childcare, parental leave
• Well-being Perks: LiveWell rewards, $50 fitness tracker subsidy
• Retirement: 401(k) match + an extra 3% company contribution
• Employee Perks: FREE Kraft Heinz products & branded swag
• Growth: Access to our award-winning Ownerversity learning & development platform
• Community & Inclusion: Join our Business Resource Groups (BRGs)
• Support: Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Your Role: Barrel Room Operator

This is an independent role with accountability and purpose—the only operator on shift, responsible for cheese handling processes that keep our production lines running. You’ll manage cheese supply, rework, and CB1 for processing areas working from both written and verbal instructions—with minimal supervision. This role requires mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and SAP/computer skills.

Key Responsibilities:

Production

• Review schedules for changeovers and plan tie-outs
• Supply and scan approx. 10 barrels per hour to process conveyors
• Operate barrel dumper & turner
• Stage & dump 6–8 CB1 barrels/hr in Liquid Process area
• Manage rework handling processes
• Assist Supervisor as needed

Sanitation

• Execute full sanitation procedures as required
• Perform thorough daily cleanup and maintain housekeeping standards

Quality

• Ensure correct cheese type by formula at all times
• Use SAP system for material traceability
• Inspect cheese for mold/foreign particles
• Follow GMPs, Daily Housekeeping, and QRMP Quality Systems

Safety

• Follow all general safety rules & LO/TO procedures
• Inspect Lift Truck before each shift
• Complete HACCP and BOS scans as required
• Always refer to Kraft Heinz standards and guidelines

Physical & Work Conditions

• Lifting: 22–25 lb empty cheese barrels; pushing CB1 barrels on skate conveyor
• Environment: Moderate temps, potential wet/slippery surfaces during clean-ups
• Training: Full competency expected after 3 weeks

Ready to Make an Impact?

Join us in bringing iconic cheese brands to life while building your career at Kraft Heinz.

👉 Apply today and grow with us!

Kraft Heinz is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where all team members thrive.

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Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.

You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:

• Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments

• Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Recognition, Training

• Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs

• Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

Location(s)

New Ulm Plant

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected].