Label Technician - First Shift

Alene Candles; Milford (NH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision with a Healthcare Reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Basic Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Alene Gives Back

Job summary

Alene Candles is seeking a Label Technician to join our Milford, NH operations. This onsite role requires handling label components, preparing shop orders, and ensuring accurate inventory control across departments.

The position supports production with cross-functional collaboration and relies on detailed data entry in our MRP system. The role emphasizes adherence to safety rules, ability to read shop orders, and effective communication with account managers, managers, and supervisors.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Microsoft Office experience (6 months–1 year).
• Basic computer knowledge; data entry in MRP system to enter transactions.
• Ability to perform basic math: add, subtract, multiply, and divide, including fractions and decimals.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve label components and transfer to the appropriate location in Label Department.
• Cycle count, inventory control, inventory disposal.
• Work with AMs and QA to pre-approve label templates for all finished goods items.
• Create master carton labels per work order.
• Work with Wax Dept. and QA to assign date codes to work orders.
• Prepare shop orders for production lines and issue labels per shift.
• Send date code/master carton information to printers on the production floor.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Data entry

Shop order interpretation

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MRP system

ShopVue terminals

Zebra printers

Microsoft Office

Job description

Who We Are

Alene Candles LLC is a private label, contract manufacturer that produces high-quality candles for some of the world's most recognized retail, boutique, and cosmetic brands. With our headquarters in New Hampshire and locations in Ohio, we've been in business for over 25 years. We are passionate about making the best products in the world, making safety our number one priority, and being an insanely great place to work. We have been selected as a "Best Company to Work For" in 2020 and 2021 and 2023 Business of the Year for Manufacturing.

The Hours

The Label Technician typically works 5:00 am - 3:00 pm, although that can change slightly depending on the needs of the business. During our busy season we anticipate there being some Overtime available. Busy season is happening now and we anticipate it running through October. The final two weeks of the year, we are shut down for the holidays and inventory. During this time we cannot guarantee full time hours for our employees.

The Pay

The Label Technician position pays $18.25/hour. In addition, we are offering a $2,000 sign on bonus, split into two payments. The first payment of $1,000 will be included in your first paycheck, and the final $1,000 payment will be paid in your first check after completing 90 days of service.

The Location

We are located at 51 Scarborough Lane, Milford, NH. This position is onsite.

Additional Job Details

• Follows and complies with all safety rules and regulations. Maintains individual work area/equipment in a neat, orderly manner. Detects and reports improper operations, faulty equipment/ tooling, defective materials and unusual conditions to material lead or supervisor.
• Retrieve label components and transfer to the appropriate location in Label Department
• Cycle count, inventory control, inventory disposal.
• Work with AM's and QA to pre-approve label templates for all finished good items.
• Create master carton labels per work order.
• Work with the Wax Dept. and QA dept. to identify when batches are to be able to assign date codes to work orders.
• Prep shop orders for production lines as well as stages for the entire order and issues labels per shift.
• Send date code/master carton information prepped on work order electronically to printers on production floor, ShopVue terminals.
• Reconcile components at the end of each shop order.
• Ensure accuracy of issuing and scrapping of material in IFS.
• Order/Maintain essential supplies for production.
• Maintain and basic trouble shoot Zebra printers.
• Ability to read and interpret information on shop orders and provide accurate counts for labels being produced.
• Effective verbal and oral communication skills; need to interact with account managers, managers and supervisors daily.
• Ability to operate label printer and other equipment and troubleshoot any problems.
• Ability to work accurately, with interruptions, to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to exercise flexibility, initiative, and good judgment.

Education required

• High school diploma or general education diploma (GED)

Range of Experience

• Microsoft office (6 months - 1 year)
• Basic knowledge of computers. Data entry required and the ability to function in our MRP system in order to enter transactions.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of the products manufactured in the factory.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Ability to understand quality control methods.
• Ability to se various machines and practical skills.
• Good communication skills to deliver valuable teamwork.
• Able to follow and instructions.
• Accurate, patient, careful, responsible, and quick and alert.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or touch; reach, talk, hear and smell. The employee may be required to, kneel, crouch, sit, climb or balance. The employee may lift and/or move up to more than 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, strong aromas, and near heat lamps. The employee is occasionally exposed airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (hearing protection is offered)

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision with a Healthcare Reimbursement Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Basic Life Insurance (100% company paid)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• Voluntary PTO Donation Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• "Alene Gives Back" - our paid volunteer program.

Alene Candles provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.