Associate, Packaging

Watkins Wellness; Cokato (MN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Bonus program

Profit sharing

401k match

Education assistance

Job summary

Watkins Wellness in Cokato, MN is seeking a Packaging Associate to join our Sauna360 warehouse team. You will package, inspect, label, and prepare finished products for shipment while supporting a safe, efficient environment.

You’ll work with production, shipping, quality, and warehouse teams, operate packaging equipment, build crates and pallets, and ensure products meet quality standards before leaving the facility.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred and training provided.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Basic math and documentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Safety-focused mindset and willingness to follow PPE procedures.
• Teamwork and effective communication in a collaborative setting.

Responsibilities

• Package finished products according to work instructions and schedules.
• Inspect packaging materials, verify specifications, and ensure quality.
• Label and document products; maintain accurate records.
• Build crates and pallets; stage materials for shipment.
• Operate packaging equipment and use tools to prepare products.
• Monitor operations and report equipment concerns to minimize downtime.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safety mindset

Basic math

Documentation

Following instructions

Effective communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Packaging equipment

Pallet jacks

Tape measures

Cutters

Drills

Job description

Watkins Wellness is hiring a Packaging Associate to join our Cokato Warehouse (Sauna360) team!

DISCOVER

If you enjoy hands‑on work, take pride in quality, and like being part of a team that helps products reach customers safely and accurately, this could be the opportunity for you. As a Packaging Associate, you’ll support production operations by packaging, inspecting, labeling, and preparing finished products for shipment while helping maintain a safe, efficient manufacturing environment.

Working alongside production, shipping, quality, and warehouse teams, you’ll help keep operations running smoothly by packaging products and components, building crates and pallets, staging materials, operating packaging equipment, and ensuring products meet quality standards before they leave the facility.

YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT

• Do you enjoy hands‑on work that helps products reach customers safely and on time? Package finished products according to work instructions, production schedules, quality standards, and customer specifications.
• Are you detail‑oriented and committed to quality? Inspect products and packaging materials, identify defects, verify compliance with specifications, and help ensure every shipment meets expectations.
• Do you take pride in accuracy and organization? Label finished products, complete required documentation, and maintain accurate records throughout the packaging process.
• Do you enjoy working with equipment, tools, and physical materials? Operate packaging equipment and use tools such as tape measures, cutters, drills, pallet jacks, and other packaging‑related equipment to prepare products for shipment.
• Can you help keep production moving efficiently? Monitor packaging operations, report equipment concerns, support basic maintenance activities, and help minimize downtime.
• Do you value safety and continuous improvement? Follow GMPs, PPE requirements, safety procedures, and company policies while supporting initiatives that improve quality, productivity, and workplace safety.
• Are you comfortable in an active, team‑oriented environment? Assist with material handling, palletizing, crate building, staging finished products, and collaborating with production, quality, warehouse, shipping, and maintenance teams to achieve daily goals.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous manufacturing, packaging, warehouse, or production experience preferred, but not required. Training will be provided.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Basic math and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Safety‑focused mindset and willingness to follow PPE and workplace safety requirements.
• Effective teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to meet production goals, deadlines, and attendance expectations.
• Ability to troubleshoot minor equipment or process issues.

What You’ll Get

At Sauna360, a Watkins Wellness company, we believe that everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well’. We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well‑deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well‑being of others.

We look for candidates who exhibit The Watkins Way: always ethical, transparent, and inclusive. We encourage a diverse group of backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates should be accommodating, believe in work‑life balance, prioritize safety, be accountable, value relationships, show passion, be great teammates, and remain hard‑working.

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Hiring Range: $14.25- 22.27

Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location

Company: Watkins Wellness

Shift 1 (United States of America)Full time

Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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