22.10.2026 Manufacturing Tea Blending Associate - 2nd Shift Suffolk, United States ID2560

LIPTON Teas; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lipton Teas in Suffolk, VA seeks a Tea Blending Associate to operate and maintain blending assets for regular and specialty tea blends. The role covers preparation, labeling, and quality checks within the bakery's blending operations, with responsibilities spanning from receiving ingredients to supporting trials.

The position requires careful adherence to safety and quality standards, teamwork, and the ability to handle multiple blending lines, including Main Blending and Specialty Tea room,

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain blending assets within the factory
• Manufacture of Tea Blends (Black, Herbal, Green, Flavored) by staging ingredients and meeting BOM requirements
• Operate blending equipment and related lines (blending robot, baler, AZO equipment, Tote/Bag station, bagger filling station, vacuum system)
• Organize and label teas and ingredients, using FIFO for partial pallets
• Perform cycle counts and daily consumption documentation
• Blend and fill containers to meet production requirements in Main Blending and Specialty Tea room
• Receive tea from external warehouse and ingredients from 3rd parties
• Support trials and participate in AM, loss control, and WCM activities
• Assist in change overs and organic SOP cleaning as required
• Record trailer inspections and issue tea to blend orders in SAP
• Maintain active forklift license; training provided if needed
• Complete all other assigned duties

Job description

The Tea Blending Associate is responsible for operating and maintaining blending assets within the factory. This includes regular tea blending and specialty tea blending – both liquids and dry. Within the “Operating and Maintaining” framework, the Tea Blending Associate is responsible to:

• Understand and comply with all safety and quality standards required for blending
• Manufacture of Tea Blends (Black, Herbal, Green, Flavored Black, Flavored Green, Liquid Flavors) by staging ingredients and blending to meet BOM requirements
• O perating the blending robot, baler, AZO equipment, Tote/Bag station, Pepsi bagger filling station, vacuum system, ST Blenders, Liquids Room Blending
• Organize and use different teas and ingredients, including properly labeling and utilizing the FIFO concept when handling partial pallets of materials
• Perform cycle counts
• Blend and fill super sacks, gaylords, and drums to meet production requirements in Main Blending and Specialty Tea room
• Receive tea from external warehouse
• Receive ingredients from 3rd parties
• Support trials
• Stack pallets to load onto pallet trailer
• Participate in AM, loss control, and other WCM related activities
• Assist in change overs, including draining tea in the Main Blending as well as Specialty Tea Room
• Understand the organic SOP and perform the organic cleaning to meet the SOP requirements as needed
• Complete daily consumption documentation and quality checklists
• record and document trailer inspections
• Use SAP & RF guns and issue tea to blend orders in SAP
• Complete all other assigned duties
• Must maintain an active forklift license, training will be given if needed

The Tea Blending Associate reports to the shift Production Supervisor. This individual possesses strong teamwork, interpersonal, written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills.