Night Packaging Machine Operator B2

Kln Family Brands; Perham (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program discounts

104 Hours PTO in first year

7 Paid Holidays

KLN Clinic - Free doctor visits

Tuition assistance

Job summary

KLN Family Brands in Perham, MN is hiring a Night Shift Packaging Machine Operator B2 to operate and maintain packaging equipment and ensure product quality.

Hours are 10:40pm to 7:00am, Monday through Friday, with an all-in hourly compensation of $23.11 including base pay, sign-on bonus and night-shift differential. This role offers profit sharing after one year, and comprehensive benefits through our wellness and PTO programs.

Qualifications

• Self-motivation and ability to work independently.
• Teamwork and collaboration with production and warehouse staff.
• Basic computer skills to log data and operate equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 80 lbs and handle physical tasks.
• Willingness to learn procedures and follow manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Inspect sanitation and food safety of equipment.
• Operate packaging machine equipment.
• Setup packaging equipment for processing/production.
• Retrieve formers and film/boxes for production.
• Log production into the system (IFS) and complete paperwork.
• Coordinate with warehouse and QA on production status.

Skills

Self-motivation

Teamwork

Basic computer skills

Ability to lift up to 80lbs

Willingness to learn procedures

Tools

IFS system usage

Job description

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Night Packaging Machine Operator B2

Full Time Perham, MN, US

Machine Operator Night Shift – Kenny's Candy & Confections

Hours: 10:40pm - 7:00am (Monday - Friday)

Compensation

• All in hourly compensation: $23.11/hr
  • Base Pay: $19.90/hr
  • Sign on Bonus: $1.22/hr
  • 10% Shift Differential for Night Shift: $1.99/hr
• Profit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment ($7.7 Million in Profits Paid to Profit Sharing Pool in 2025)

In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $7.7 million in profit-sharing to our employees!!!

Our Story

KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.

At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”

Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.

What We Are Looking For

We’re now hiring a Night Shift Machine Operator to operate and maintain packaging machine and scale equipment. Bag product into required finished products. Repackage product into shippers or trays if working utility line. If you have a passion for manufacturing quality product, this position might be for you and you may have just stumbled upon the perfect role!

• Inspect all equipment used for sanitation and food safety
• Operate packaging machine equipment
• Setup equipment (packaging, printers, tapers, etc….) for processing/production
• Retrieve needed formers and film/boxes needed for production
• Report any problems with materials or equipment to the production supervisor
• Perform all required testsComplete paperwork as required
• Make sure all employees are logged into shop order and enter production into IFS
• Communicate with warehouse, quality control, cooks/other operators in regards to remaining production
• Complete orders by following production schedule and direction from supervision

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience or training up to 1 month or more
• Self-motivated
• Learning, memorizing, and executing a sequence of procedures
• Willing to work well with others
• Ability to lift up to 80lbs
• Firm grasp of manufacturing and quality process
• Basic computer skills
• Wellness program discounts - up to $150 discounted towards health insurance monthly
• 104 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment
• 7 Paid Holidays
• KLN Clinic - Free doctor visits & more than 300 free prescriptions
• Opportunity to meet with our onsite financial advisors
• Tuition Assistance

*All hires are contingent on a clean background check and a successful drug test (UA), this means that a job offer is not final until both the background check and drug test results are satisfactory to the employer*