Production Associate Jobs in Minneapolis, MN
Production Associate jobs in Minneapolis are active across food and beverage manufacturing, medical device production, and industrial goods, with hiring concentrated in the Northeast Minneapolis industrial corridor, Brooklyn Park, and the Bloomington manufacturing belt. Employers posting right now include Cintas, Avient, and CARVANA. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Top employerCintas
Work type100% On-site
Top credentialHigh school diploma or GED
Companies hiring6
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Production Associate- Multiple Shifts available
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Production Associate- Multiple Shifts available
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Production Associate - Garment/Linen/Bulk Product Folder - 2nd Shift
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Cintas
Production Associate - Garment/Linen/Bulk Product Folder - 2nd Shift
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Production Associate - Belt Coordinator - 2nd Shift
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Cintas
Production Associate - Belt Coordinator - 2nd Shift
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Production Associate - Garment/Linen/Bulk Product Folder - Temporary
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Cintas
Production Associate - Garment/Linen/Bulk Product Folder - Temporary
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Production Associate - Custodian
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Production Associate- Multiple Shifts available
Avient·Minneapolis, Minnesota
Job functions:
$20 - $25.74/hr
High school diploma or GED
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Are you looking for a stable job with great benefits and pay? Consider becoming part of the Avient team!
We know your time is valuable and you have a lot of job ads to review. Let us break down the important details!
Pay: $20.00 - $25.74 (Shift premium for 2nd and 3rd shift!)
Hours:
2nd shift: 3:00PM - 11:30PM (Monday through Friday)
3rd shift: 11:00PM - 7:30AM (Sunday night through Thursday night)
What is the job: In this entry-level manufacturing position as a Production Associate with Avient you will be responsible for performing weigh-up or packaging duties within the production department. Ensuring the highest quality product at the lowest possible cost and meeting customer specifications and delivery requirements in accordance with Avient policies and procedures.
At Avient, we're a global team creating materials that make a real difference in people's lives. From the world's strongest fiber used in personal protective equipment to recycling innovations and eco-friendly transportation solutions, our work spans a vast array of applications that help build a better future, all while giving back to the communities where we live and work.
What you can expect from us:
- Competitive compensation including a bi-annual bonus plan
- Medical benefits that begin day 1 - no waiting period
- Paid time off: Two weeks of vacation pro-rated based on start date, in addition to sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, community service/volunteer days
- 401K with company match – 100% vested
- High regard for safety. Avient is 3x safer than the industry average!
What we expect from you:
- Dependable & reliable
- Openness to work overtime as needed
- Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members
- Apply now or continue reading for more details!
Essential Functions
- Set up of blending equipment; production of correct materials; weighing of materials
- Seal, stencil and/or label containers of finished product and move to designated area
- 5S Cleanliness of work area
- Ensure participation and cooperation in company implemented Environmental Health & Safety programs. Follow all safety rules.
- Produces quality product in a timely manner.
- Obtains the correct documentation for the run.
- Ensures the correct ingredients are delivered to the work area. May be required to obtain the correct ingredients for mixing and weigh out the ingredients to meet the recipe specifications.
- Sets up and startsmachinery, checking all controls for adherence to operating/safety procedures.
- Notifies appropriate personnel of any issues, problemsor concerns in a timelymanner.
- Safely and neatly processes, batch off, screen,cut up, packageand/or skid material to correct size/container according to customer specifications.
- Accurately supplies/supports Production Operators withappropriate materials/functions to efficiently keep all equipment operational.
- Performs all required machine cleaning.
- Completes and maintains required paperwork and/or documents.
- Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations.
- Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High School diploma, General Education Diploma (GED) or equivalent training & experience
- Work experience in an industrial operations environment preferred
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, or procedure manuals
- Must have mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Must have the ability to use conversions, work with different units such as
weight, volume, density, distance, etc.
Physical Demands
- Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time, talking and listening
- Must be able to walk and use hands. Occasionally requires bending, stooping, climbing ladders and stairs
- May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds
- Ability to frequently communicate and understand work instructions and information in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where noise level is loud.
- Must be able to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly.
- Generally requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, hard hat, respiratory protection
- Exposure to outside weather conditions is routine
- May be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity
- May also be exposed on occasion to dust or fumes
Final compensation within this range may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid time off, paid vacation time, paid parental leave, paid holidays annually. Learn more about our benefits at: Career Opportunities | Avient.
The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. Avient reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
#CA-AR
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
Avient
Production Associate- Multiple Shifts available
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Added 1w ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$20 - $25.74/hr
High school diploma or GED
Job Description
Are you looking for a stable job with great benefits and pay? Consider becoming part of the Avient team!
We know your time is valuable and you have a lot of job ads to review. Let us break down the important details!
Pay: $20.00 - $25.74 (Shift premium for 2nd and 3rd shift!)
Hours:
2nd shift: 3:00PM - 11:30PM (Monday through Friday)
3rd shift: 11:00PM - 7:30AM (Sunday night through Thursday night)
What is the job: In this entry-level manufacturing position as a Production Associate with Avient you will be responsible for performing weigh-up or packaging duties within the production department. Ensuring the highest quality product at the lowest possible cost and meeting customer specifications and delivery requirements in accordance with Avient policies and procedures.
At Avient, we're a global team creating materials that make a real difference in people's lives. From the world's strongest fiber used in personal protective equipment to recycling innovations and eco-friendly transportation solutions, our work spans a vast array of applications that help build a better future, all while giving back to the communities where we live and work.
What you can expect from us:
- Competitive compensation including a bi-annual bonus plan
- Medical benefits that begin day 1 - no waiting period
- Paid time off: Two weeks of vacation pro-rated based on start date, in addition to sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, community service/volunteer days
- 401K with company match – 100% vested
- High regard for safety. Avient is 3x safer than the industry average!
What we expect from you:
- Dependable & reliable
- Openness to work overtime as needed
- Team player who is eager to share their knowledge with others and learn from other team members
- Apply now or continue reading for more details!
Essential Functions
- Set up of blending equipment; production of correct materials; weighing of materials
- Seal, stencil and/or label containers of finished product and move to designated area
- 5S Cleanliness of work area
- Ensure participation and cooperation in company implemented Environmental Health & Safety programs. Follow all safety rules.
- Produces quality product in a timely manner.
- Obtains the correct documentation for the run.
- Ensures the correct ingredients are delivered to the work area. May be required to obtain the correct ingredients for mixing and weigh out the ingredients to meet the recipe specifications.
- Sets up and startsmachinery, checking all controls for adherence to operating/safety procedures.
- Notifies appropriate personnel of any issues, problemsor concerns in a timelymanner.
- Safely and neatly processes, batch off, screen,cut up, packageand/or skid material to correct size/container according to customer specifications.
- Accurately supplies/supports Production Operators withappropriate materials/functions to efficiently keep all equipment operational.
- Performs all required machine cleaning.
- Completes and maintains required paperwork and/or documents.
- Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations.
- Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High School diploma, General Education Diploma (GED) or equivalent training & experience
- Work experience in an industrial operations environment preferred
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, or procedure manuals
- Must have mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Must have the ability to use conversions, work with different units such as
weight, volume, density, distance, etc.
Physical Demands
- Requires standing and sitting for extended periods of time, talking and listening
- Must be able to walk and use hands. Occasionally requires bending, stooping, climbing ladders and stairs
- May occasionally be required to lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds
- Ability to frequently communicate and understand work instructions and information in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where noise level is loud.
- Must be able to detect and discern safety alarms and respond accordingly.
- Generally requires the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection, hard hat, respiratory protection
- Exposure to outside weather conditions is routine
- May be exposed to working in extreme heat and humidity
- May also be exposed on occasion to dust or fumes
Final compensation within this range may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid time off, paid vacation time, paid parental leave, paid holidays annually. Learn more about our benefits at: Career Opportunities | Avient.
The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. Avient reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
#CA-AR
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
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Production Associate Jobs in Minneapolis: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a production associate job in Minneapolis?
Focus your search on Minneapolis's strongest hiring sectors: food processing, medical devices, and light industrial manufacturing. The Northeast Minneapolis industrial corridor and outer-ring suburbs like Brooklyn Park and Fridley concentrate the most openings. Employers here tend to prioritize hands-on assembly or line experience, forklift certification, and familiarity with quality or safety documentation, so highlighting any of those in your application gives you a concrete edge over generalist applicants.
Which companies hire production associates in Minneapolis?
Minneapolis production associate roles are posted by Cintas, Avient, and CARVANA and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. The local mix skews toward food and beverage producers, medical device manufacturers, and third-party logistics operations serving the Twin Cities distribution network.
Are there remote production associate jobs in Minneapolis?
Yes, though it depends on the function, since most production associate roles are hands-on and tied to a physical facility. About 0% of production associate openings tied to Minneapolis are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those positions tend to be in quality documentation, production scheduling, or supply chain coordination rather than floor assembly work.
How can I get a production associate job in Minneapolis with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Minneapolis is targeting temp-to-hire roles through the staffing agencies that supply local food manufacturers and medical device plants, where employers regularly convert reliable temps to full-time staff. Look for entry-level titles like production operator, line associate, or packaging technician at Northeast Minneapolis facilities or in the Brooklyn Park industrial parks. Completing a basic forklift safety course or a manufacturing fundamentals certificate from a local community college significantly strengthens a first application.
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