Operator II, Powders - 1st shift - Onsite, Ames, IA

Hach Company; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Professional onboarding and training

Career coaching and development

Job summary

Hach Company, a Veralto company based in Ames, IA, is seeking an Operator II, Powders to join our manufacturing team on site. You will handle material movements, set up equipment, and produce products to specifications while ensuring quality through inspections and traceability.

This role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and hands-on problem solving, with Oracle-based workflows and routine checks. We offer onboarding, health benefits, 401(k), and opportunities for career growth within Veralto's

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of production experience preferred.
• 1 year mechanical experience or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to learn machine operations (including setup and changeover).
• Some areas require the ability to work with manual and/or power equipment.

Responsibilities

• Use Oracle to complete material movements, work order transactions, and scrap entry.
• Build products to specifications by gathering materials, setting up equipment, and following standard work.
• Maintain product quality through proper inspections, documentation, and traceability.
• Operate label printers, production equipment, and multiple operations as needed.
• Follow all safety policies, perform basic troubleshooting, and complete routine equipment checks.
• Participate in daily team meetings.
• Perform cycle counting and inventory tasks while keeping material storage organized.
• Communicate with the Planner, Lead, and Manager to prioritize work and meet demand.

Skills

Machine setup

Equipment operation

Quality assurance

Oracle ERP

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Inventory management

Job description

Imagine yourself... Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project. Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth. At Hach (www.hach.com), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better-faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions. As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you'll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you'll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world's everyday water needs, and where you'll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth. Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We Offer

• Professional onboarding and training options
• Powerful team looking forward to working with you
• Career coaching and development opportunities
• Health benefits
• 401(k)

Reporting to the Area Manager, the Operator II, Powders is responsible playing a crucial role in our manufacturing process, directly contributing to the production of high-quality products that support our global mission.

You will be responsible for manufacturing products according to work orders or other build signals while adhering to defined work instructions. Your expertise in machine setup, equipment operation, and quality assurance will be critical in ensuring that our products meet the highest standards.

This position is part of the Hach - Operations/Plant Management located in Ames, IA and will be onsite.

Typical day

• Use Oracle to complete material movements, work order transactions, and scrap entry.
• Build products to specifications by gathering materials, setting up equipment, and following standard work.
• Maintain product quality through proper inspections, documentation, and traceability.
• Operate label printers, production equipment, and multiple operations as needed.
• Follow all safety policies, perform basic troubleshooting, and complete routine equipment checks.
• Participate in daily team meetings.
• Perform cycle counting and inventory tasks while keeping material storage organized.
• Communicate with the Planner, Lead, and Manager to prioritize work and meet demand.

Essential requirements

• Highschool diploma/GED or equivalent required.
• 1-year applicable production experience preferred.
• 1-year mechanical experience or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to learn machine operations (including set up and changeover), and/or kitting.
• Some areas will require the ability to work with manual and/or power equipment.

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods.

When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you'll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we're Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources and building rewarding careers along the way.

US ONLY: The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $20.00 - $20.00 USD per hour. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

US residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Work in powders department packaging pre weighted materials, follow all safety practices, follow standard operating procedures, quality control checks, and assigned training. Be able to record data for weight checks into Real SPC, follow Billo , scan materials.

Lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds. Correctly wear personal protective equipment.

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