Machine Operator - Evenings

Melaleuca Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 20,664 - 28,929; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Longevity bonus

Profit sharing

Free company products

Employee appreciation events

Healthy work-life balance

Clean indoor environment

Opportunities to promote

No layoffs

All natural product line

Job summary

Melaleuca Inc. is seeking a Machine Operator for the 2nd Shift (2:45 pm - 1:15 am, Mon-Thu) in Idaho Falls. The role focuses on operating filling lines, adjusting equipment, and maintaining quality standards in a clean, climate-controlled environment.

Starting pay is $18.00 per hour with a longevity bonus and profit sharing after six months. Free company products, employee events, and a strong work-life balance are offered, with opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift a minimum of 65 lbs. consistently for eight hours.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and under stress.
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Hooks up vats or tanks.
• Prepares lines by adjusting height, fill levels, heat, caps, and paperwork.
• Cleans equipment and checks labels, stamps, and rails.
• Operates filling lines and ensures correct fill levels and batch codes.
• Completes reports and labels; trains other associates as needed.
• Performs daily equipment maintenance and housekeeping tasks.

Skills

Physical stamina

Written and verbal communication

Independent work

Mechanical equipment operation

Basic math

Job description

Company Profile

\"Enhancing the Lives of Those We Touch by Helping People Reach Their Goals\"

Melaleuca has firmly supported this mission statement since our humble beginning in 1985. Everything we accomplish is done with an eye toward promoting the physical, environmental, financial, and personal wellness of those around us. Our focus has always been on wellness. By manufacturing and selling effective, high quality, natural, health oriented products we help people live more vibrant, healthier, and happier lives. When you walk through the doors at Melaleuca, you can feel it immediately. This is The Wellness Company.

We have achieved consistent and profitable growth with our annual revenue consistently hitting over $1 billion dollars. We now have over 4,000 employees and operate in 19 countries around the world. Melaleuca is positioned to grow even more rapidly in upcoming years. To help keep up with this growth we are looking for an outstanding Machine Operator to be part of our Manufacturing Team.

Overview

Essential duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to him/herself or others.

2nd Shift (2:45 pm - 1:15 am) Monday- Thursday

• Starting Pay of $18.00 hour


• Longevity Bonus (5 Yrs/$5000, 10 Yrs/$10,000, 15 Yrs/$15,000, etc.)


• Company Profit Sharing (After 6 Mo of F/T Employment)


• First Pay Review After 6 Months


• Free Company Products (Monthly voucher currently equal to $100/month value - $1200/year)


• Company Sponsored Employee Appreciation Events


• Healthy Work Life Balance


• Clean Indoor Climate Controlled Environment


• Opportunities to Promote


• No Layoffs


• Safe/All Natural Product Line

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 change over/ 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

Just as important as your experience and skills will be the following characteristics and competencies:

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.

Why Melaleuca

Melaleuca is one of the leading Health and Wellness companies in the world. We manufacture and distribute nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care, facial care, home hygiene, and other wellness products and distribute them directly to the consumer through a full-service catalog and Internet shopping system. We carefully craft products used every day with the highest standards of safety, health, and wellness in mind.

This revolutionary system is changing the way hundreds of thousands of people shop by eliminating middlemen and reducing marketing and distribution costs. This enables the company to spend more on research and high-quality, ecologically-sensible ingredients, while maintaining reasonable prices.

Great culture

flexibility is a must in this position; you'll become a part of a fast-paced team dedicated to a feel-good lifestyle brand dedicated to changing lives. Like the rest of Melaleuca, we are proud to be part of a values-driven organization that treats employees with respect. Our employees and their families enjoy company parties and countless discounts around the community. We implement a very real open-door policy, and all employees are on a first name basis—it feels more like a family than a multi-national corporation.

Safe, uncrowded, affordable

nestled in the heart of beautiful Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls is a prosperous and vibrant community, as well as the gateway to recreational paradise. This unique setting provides numerous opportunities for total wellness -- social, physical, financial, and emotional. If you love outdoor activities, this is the place for you, with the Snake River running right through town, the Rocky Mountains dominating the horizon, and Yellowstone less than a 2-hour drive away.

Excellent compensation

-in addition to a competitive wage, we offer comprehensive benefits for our full-time employees that include all you would expect plus some remarkable surprises, such as a longevity bonus. Right here on-site, we provide a fitness center, free concierge service, and an employee restaurant.