Quality Production Specialist -2nd Shift

MELALEUCA INC; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthy Work-Life Balance

Profit Sharing

Longevity Bonus

Safety Bonus

Product Voucher

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) match

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Pet Insurance

FSAs

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Job summary

MELALEUCA INC is hiring a Full-Time 2nd Shift Production Associate in Knoxville, TN. The role involves packaging and preparing finished products in a high-volume manufacturing setting, with a schedule of 2:45 pm to 11:15 pm, Monday through Friday.

Starting pay is $14.40/hr plus $2.00 shift differential, plus benefits and bonus opportunities. Employees enjoy a climate-controlled, on-site environment with medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid holidays and time off, and additional

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lift 35 lbs. occasionally during work shift.
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment.
• Standing and walking for duration of 8-hour shift.
• Pulling, stretching, bending, and lifting for duration of shift.
• Visually read bottles, product, batch numbers, etc.
• Manual dexterity for duties such as collating, sorting, filling, toting, etc.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspects and prepares finished product for delivery to the Product Delivery department.
• Supports operational functions of variety of production lines during work shift.
• Sets-up work area by retrieving production components and sterilizing equipment.
• Loads, labels, and moves pallets and totes as required.
• Prepares pallets and verifies labeling, batch numbers and quantities.
• Performs clean-up duties and maintains sanitation.
• Supports changeover and setup processes as defined by operators.
• Inspects quality of own work for cleanliness and accuracy.
• Assists in training other associates as needed.
• Monitors quality and records performance and batch information.

Skills

Independence

Communication (written)

Communication (verbal)

Light lifting

Mechanical aptitude

8-hour stamina

Read labels

Math basics

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Job description

Job Details

Posting Details

• Posted on September 4, 2026

Locations

• Manufacturing Plant
• Knoxville, TN 37914, USA
• On-site
• Rate : $16.40 USD per hour
• Manufacturing
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: QUALI004629

Description

Secure work environment – No Layoffs

We're looking for a Full-Time 2nd Shift Production Associate with light industrial experience, including product packaging, in a high volume manufacturing environment.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm

We Offer:

• Healthy Work-Life Balance
• Starting pay: $14.40/ hour plus $2.00 shift differential
• Performance Reviews: 6 Months, 18 Months, then annually
• Company Profit Sharing (After 6 Mo of F/T Employment)
• Longevity Bonus (5 Yrs/$5000, 10 Yrs/$10,000, 15 Yrs/$15,000, etc.)
• Safety Bonus
• $100 monthly product voucher (soap, shampoo, laundry products, household cleaning products, personal care products, etc)
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) company match, Paid holidays, Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance

In addition, we offer:

• Clean Indoor Climate Controlled Environment
• Company Sponsored Employee Appreciation Events
• Safe, All-Natural Product Line

Responsibilities:

Visually inspects and prepares finished product for delivery to the Product Delivery department. Supports operational functions of variety of production lines during work shift.

• 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.
• 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.
• Supports equipment changeover and setup processes as defined by the Machine Operator or Coordinator.
• 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.
• Takes instruction from Machine Operator/Coordinator to assist where needed.
• Assists in Product Delivery Department when needed.
• Work overtime as needed.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lift 35 lbs. occasionally during work shift
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment
• Standing and walking for duration of 8-hour shift
• Pulling, stretching, bending, and lifting for duration of shift
• Visually read bottles, product, batch numbers, etc.
• 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.)
• Basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply)
• Ability to perform essential duties and responsibilities with efficiency and accuracy

Additional

• Work overtime as needed
• Ability to climb stairs

Company culture matters. We are where the grass is greener. Melaleuca provides a work culture of safety, stability, diversity, and teamwork where we all work hard together to achieve organizational goals, are recognized for our efforts and celebrate each other’s success. We also provide facilities with a clean, indoor, climate-controlled environment with a safe, all-natural product line.

Join our team and feel what it is like to truly live a mission statement and enhance the lives of others from your co-workers to our customers, to our marketing executives helping build their Melaleuca businesses.

PLEASE NOTE: A COMPLETED MELALEUCA APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT IS REQUIRED - A RESUME MAY BE ATTACHED BUT A RESUME ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR CONSIDERATION

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