KP Machine Operator

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company is seeking candidates to operate tuber or filling lines, adjust equipment, and ensure product quality. Responsibilities include manual and automatic line operation, packing, and daily reporting. You will assist in training associates and perform routine cleaning and maintenance to keep lines ready for production.

Qualified applicants can lift heavy loads, work under pressure, and coordinate with team members to maintain efficiency and accuracy throughout shifts.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work under stress.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 65 lbs. consistently for eight hours.
• Pulling, stretching, bending, and lifting for duration of shift.
• Manual dexterity for spraying, sweeping, mopping, and toting.
• Standing, sitting, or walking for duration of shift.
• Basic math skills for reports and labels.
• Attention to accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Hooks up vats or tanks.
• Prepares lines for operation by adjusting height, fill levels, heat setting, and other parameters.
• Cleans Video Jet head and checks labels, stamps, rails.
• Operates lines to meet quality standards, packs product, places on pallets, and handles hoppers/buckets.
• Completes reports with product and batch information.
• Assists training of other associates and answers questions.
• Performs daily equipment maintenance and upkeep.
• Inspects product quality per requirements.
• Enters data into computer systems.
• Cleans equipment and facilities after use to maintain cleanliness.
• Directs line associates as needed.
• Completes cleaning logs between jobs.

Skills

Independence

Communication

Stress management

Lifting 65 lbs

Manual dexterity

Basic math

Organization

Job description

• Prepares the tuber or filling lines for operation by adjusting table height, fill levels, heat setting, scissor – nozzle height, bottles, or tubes, and getting totes, preparing paperwork, adjusts capper and sealer and rails, etc.
• Cleans Video Jet head, checking placement of labels, stamp and rails.
• Operates the tuber or filling lines within quality standards by manually placing tubes and bottles or using an automatic machine, checking fill levels, batch code; boxing product, placing on a pallet, scraping vat as needed, filling hopper as needed with a bucket of product, cleaning buckets, filling tube loader with tubes, etc. Filling hopper as needed with caps and placing labels on labeler.
• Completes reports, labels, etc. with information (i.e., name of product, quantity, names of people, date, shift, etc.)
• Assists in training other associates as needed by showing proper procedures, answering questions, etc.
• Performs daily equipment maintenance and upkeep duties (i.e., mopping, cleaning, etc.)
• Inspects and maintains quality of product being produced based on requirements set.
• Enters data in Computer as needed.
• Performs various clean-up duties by disassembling the machine (i.e. taking down the valve body assembly, hopper or hose, injector assembly, valve piston, etc.), spraying and washing equipment, sweeping and mopping floors, etc., washing of nozzles, kalish pumps, weldon pump, overhead pipes.
• Ensures efficiency in changeover/ work with maintenance.
• Overall cleanliness of machine and floor.
• Responsible for filling out daily shift check off list.
• Ensure components are used in lot sequence.
• Directs assigned line associates on filling line as needed or required.

Responsibilities

• Hooks up vats or tanks
• Prepares the tuber or filling lines for operation by adjusting table height, fill levels, heat setting, scissor – nozzle height, bottles, or tubes, and getting totes, preparing paperwork, adjusts capper and sealer and rails, etc.
• Cleans Video Jet head, checking placement of labels, stamp and rails.
• Operates the tuber or filling lines within quality standards by manually placing tubes and bottles or using an automatic machine, checking fill levels, batch code; boxing product, placing on a pallet, scraping vat as needed, filling hopper as needed with a bucket of product, cleaning buckets, filling tube loader with tubes, etc. Filling hopper as needed with caps and placing labels on labeler.
• Completes reports, labels, etc. with information (i.e., name of product, quantity, names of people, date, shift, etc.)
• Assists in training other associates as needed by showing proper procedures, answering questions, etc.
• Performs daily equipment maintenance and upkeep duties (i.e., mopping, cleaning, etc.)
• Inspects and maintains quality of product being produced based on requirements set.
• Enters data in Computer as needed.
• Performs various clean-up duties by disassembling the machine (i.e. taking down the valve body assembly, hopper or hose, injector assembly, valve piston, etc.), spraying and washing equipment, sweeping and mopping floors, etc., washing of nozzles, kalish pumps, weldon pump, overhead pipes.
• Ensures efficiency in changeover/ work with maintenance.
• Overall cleanliness of machine and floor.
• Responsible for filling out daily shift check off list.
• Complete cleaning logs between jobs.
• Ensure components are used in lot sequence.
• Directs assigned line associates on filling line as needed or required.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Ability to work independently.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work under stress.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 65 lbs. consistently for eight (8) hours.
• Pulling, stretching, bending, and lifting for duration of shift.
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment.
• Ability to read, write, perform basic math (i.e., add, subtract, multiply, divide) for completing of reports, sheets, labels, ect.
• Manual dexterity (speed and accuracy) for such duties as spraying, sweeping, mopping, and toting.
• Standing, sitting, or walking for duration of shift.
• Pulling, stretching, bending, and lifting for duration of shift.
• Visually read bottles, product, invoices and perform inspections, etc.
• Ability to organize and coordinate projects and people.
• Good math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide) etc.
• Ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities with efficiency and accuracy.
• Basic Computer and typing skills preferred.

Additional

• Ability to operate a high-pressure hose.
• Work overtime as needed.
• Ability to climb stairs.