KP Quality Production Specialist

Melaleuca Inc.,; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Melaleuca Inc. in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Full-Time, 1st Shift Production Team Member for a high-volume packaging environment. This on-site role involves preparing the line, operating filling and sealing equipment, labeling, and palletizing finished goods.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM. You will perform setup, cleaning, quality checks, and assist in training teammates, with emphasis on safety and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and follow instructions.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lift up to 65 lbs and handle manual tasks.
• Capable of standing/walking for an 8-hour shift and climbing stairs.
• Must be able to read, write and perform basic math.

Responsibilities

• Set up work area by retrieving components and sterilizing equipment.
• Operate filling machinery or manual filling processes.
• Cap the bottles, seal, label, and palletize products.
• Perform cleanup duties and maintain clean workstations.
• Inspect own work for label accuracy, container seal, and batch numbers.
• Assist in training other associates as needed.

Skills

Independent worker

Written and verbal communication

Lift 65 lbs

8-hour shift endurance

Climb stairs

Organization skills

Manual dexterity

Basic math

Overtime availability

Job description

Manufacturing Plant
Knoxville, TN 37914, USA

• On-site
• Hourly Range : $14.40 USD to $20.16 USD
• Quality Assurance
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: KPQUA004693

Description

We're seeking a Full-Time, 1st Shift Production Team Member with light industrial experience including product packaging in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Schedule: (Full-time) Monday-Friday, 6:30AM - 3:00PM

Requirements:

• Sets-up work area by retrieving production components (i.e., bottles, caps, pallets, products, rags, totes, etc.) and by sterilizing the tables and equipment, code dating individual bottles, etc.
• Uses personnel protective equipment where required.
• Fills bottles by operating filling machinery, or using manual process.
• Works at assigned Filling machine to produce finished product.
• Caps bottles by manually applying caps, operating a crimper, operating an air press machine, etc.
• Labels specified products by applying the label in appropriate location.
• Prepares pallets by filling totes, labeling totes with required information, loading pallets, moving pallets with pallet jacks to the correct area, etc.
• Lifts finished product in totes onto pallets, onto a table or onto a shelf.
• Performs clean-up duties by washing equipment, sweeping & mopping the floors, emptying the garbage, wiping down workstations with IPA and buckets, etc.
• Sets-up and operates the sealer by plugging in machinery, monitoring temperature to prevent explosions, capping bottles, washing bottles, boxing products, labeling boxes, etc.Inspects quality of own work for cleanliness, label placement, lids tight, correct batch numbers, etc.
• Assists in training other associates as needed by demonstrating tasks, answering questions, etc.
• Monitors quality by wiping excess product from containers, checking silk-screened labels, count on boxes, stacking of pallets, and by verifying that labels are correctly placed.
• Completes personal reports by recording information (i.e., individual performance, batch sheets, cleaning logs, labeling, amounts, OTC product forms, component returns sheet to warehouse, etc.).
• Assists in machine tear down, cleaning and set-up, etc.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lift a minimum of 65 lbs. Must be able to lift boxes/totes from the floor, to a pallet or onto the Product Delivery line
• Standing and walking for duration of 8-hour shift; ability to climb stairs
• Pulling, stretching, bending, and lifting for duration of shift
• Ability to organize and coordinate projects
• Manual dexterity for such duties as collating, sorting, filling, toting, etc.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide, etc.)
• Work overtime as needed

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