Encapsulation Setup Specialist

Thorne; Summerville (SC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan with employer matching

Gym membership reimbursement

Job summary

Thorne in Summerville, SC is seeking an Encapsulation Setup Specialist for a full-time position. In this role, you will ensure the proper maintenance and operation of encapsulation equipment while assisting with repairs. Candidates should possess a high school diploma or GED and have prior manufacturing experience preferred. The position includes benefits such as 100% company-paid health insurance and a 401k plan with employer matching. Growth opportunities within the company make this a desirable role.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or GED is required.
• Prior manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate encapsulation equipment.
• Assist with repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Inspect for damage and maintain tools in good working order.

Skills

Hand tool knowledge

Mechanical troubleshooting

Ability to work in a moderate noise level environment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Encapsulation Setup Specialist

Department: Production

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Summerville, SC

Description

At Thorne, we work to deliver high-quality, science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage.

At Thorne, our production team is the heart of our operation, where science meets precision to create high-quality health and wellness products. Our hourly production roles offer hands‑on experience in a clean, safe, and innovative manufacturing environment with opportunities for growth and development. Whether you're mixing raw ingredients, operating machinery, calibrating a machine, or performing maintenance ensuring products meet our strict quality standards, every team member plays a critical role in delivering trusted solutions to our customers.

Operating Schedules:

• 1st Shift 7:00am- 3:30pm
• 2nd Shift 3:00pm-11:30pm (+$2.25 Shift Differential)
• 3rd Shift 11:00pm-7:30am (+$2.25 Shift Differential)

All shifts include Saturdays plus overtime as required to meet production needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates a working knowledge of hand tools and maintains those tools in clean, good working order.
• Takes the initiative to make sound decisions, within the guidelines provided. Contacts Supervisor as required and applicable. Any machine or parts damage found is reported promptly to Supervisor, Maintenance, and Department Manager.
• Aids the Encapsulation and Maintenance Technicians with repairs and preventative maintenance tasks on encapsulation equipment.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of encapsulation equipment and demonstrates ability to attend to equipment requirements (tear downs, set‑ups, troubleshooting, etc.) quickly and proficiently.
• Works alongside and receives training from Maintenance and/or Production training personnel.
• Performs regular encapsulation equipment greases and checks. Maintains a set of sliders clean, greased, and eady. Checks for damage and verifies good working condition.
• Checks segment & disc bores with the applicable precision pin, repairs as required. Alerts Maintenance if major damage needs to be repaired.
• Checks capsule forks, closing pins, ejection pins, hollow clean pins, and separation pins for damage and tolerance. Alerts Maintenance if major damage needs to be repaired.
• Checks tamping pins for straightness and alerts Maintenance of major damage or out of tolerance conditions.
• Checks all rectifier parts for damage and verifies parts are in good working condition.
• Checks all segment carriers for proper level and aligns any segment carrier out of level tolerance.
• Checks capsule polishers for damage; verifies in good working condition.
• Ensures change over parts are always ready for a 3 and modified 2 cleans. Notifies supporting departments of any change over parts problems to allow fixes during the next 3 and modified 2 cleans.
• Maintains parts (cleaned, greased and in good working condition) ready for use.
• After every run, inspects for damage and ensures all changeover tooling (machine parts) are in good working order.
• Observes the daily flow of the department and determines which job has priority. Employee keeps supervisor informed of project and machine status.

• Must be able to work an entire 8 hour shift, when necessary, in an enclosed room.
• Must be medically qualified to work while using a half-mask respirator or a full-air respirator for up to six hours at a time and be able to follow Thorne Research’s Respiratory Protection Program guidelines.
• Must be able to work in a stationary position as well as move about unassisted.
• Must be able to safely and carefully operate and use assigned production equipment and machinery.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as circumstances arise during the course of a shift as well as climb a ladder unassisted.
• Must be able to operate, activate, use, prepare, and clean production equipment, occasionally grasping with force and using twisting wrist movements, as well as climb a ladder unassisted.
• Must have sufficient range of motion with arms and hands to reach overhead and to the side, often repetitively, during an 8-hour shift.
• Must be able to ascend/descend a ladder while carrying up to 20 pounds of material.
• Must be able to print in a legible manner.
• Must be able to work in a moderate noise level environment.
• Must be able to move or lift items weighing up to 50 pounds from floor to table and from table to floor, often repetitively, during an 8-hour shift.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Minimum High school diploma or GED is required.
• Prior manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to perform minor mechanical machine troubleshooting. Ability to recognize fastener size and differentiate if standard or metric and, if required, torque to proper level per SOP and/or instruction manual. Ability to recognize bearing and or shaft failure.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure used in the Maintenance Department, using whole numbers and decimals
• Must be able to safely work with ingredients and products that are derived from possibly allergenic sources including, but not limited to, nuts, soy, dairy, fish, and shellfish.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive compensation
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401k plan with employer matching contributions up to 4%
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Monthly allowance of Thorne supplements
• Paid time off, volunteer time off and holiday leave
• Training, professional development, and career growth opportunities