Tandem Machine Operator - 2nd Shift

Blum; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime eligibility

Health benefits

Job summary

Blum USA is seeking a detail-oriented Machine Operator to join our production team. The role focuses on operating automated assembly machines, inspecting materials and finished products, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate with team leaders, mechanics, and quality personnel to ensure smooth production flow. Responsibilities include startup/shutdown of machines, replenishing materials, performing quality checks on components, and training new staff on safety

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience operating automated assembly machines is preferred.
• Ability to work 2nd shift (3pm–11pm) and overtime as needed.
• Willingness to train new employees on processes and safety.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain automated assembly machines to support production.
• Inspect materials and finished products for quality.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and lean practices.
• Train new employees on processes, safety and machine operations.
• Obtain and maintain a stand-up forklift license.
• Perform packaging, boxing, palletizing, and waste removal as required.

Skills

Detail-oriented

2nd shift eligibility

Troubleshooting

Train new employees

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Machine Operator to join our production team at Blum USA. This is a great opportunity to connect with an established international company.

Job Responsibilities

As a Machine Operator, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining automated assembly machines, inspecting materials and finished products, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. You will work closely with team leaders, mechanics, and quality personnel to ensure smooth production flow.

Additional responsibilities for this Machine Operator position include:

• Ability to work 2nd shift from 3pm-11pm and overtime as needed
• Start up and shut down of machines
• Replenish materials for insertion workstations and prepare for upcoming orders
• Visually inspect incoming materials and insert profiles/components into automated machines
• Ability to insert components
• Maintain insertion rates aligned with machine cycle times
• Inspect, package, and palletize finished products for warehouse transfer
• Perform box making, cardboard/trash removal, and Blum box strapping
• Operate, troubleshoot, set up, and clean assembly machines
• Conduct quality checks on TANDEM drawer slides and report/control scrap
• Train new employees on processes, safety, and machine operations
• Obtain and maintain a stand-up forklift license
• Support position rotations due to relief or absenteeism

Job Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED
• Frequent lifting, bending, reaching, standing, walking, and driving a stand-up forklift will occur
• Occasional overhead work and stair climbing
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lbs.
• Create and attach Label Units (LUs) to palletized goods

Blum USA believes in offering their employees an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Hourly position with overtime
• Competitive base rate of $22.55 per hour
• Shift premiums of $1.00 per hour for 2nd or 3rd shift
• Possible bonus opportunities
• Health (Medical, Vision, and Dental)
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Flexible spending account for eligible health, dental, and vision expenses
• Three weeks vacation starting your second year on the job
• Term life insurance equal to annual salary at no cost to employee
• And more!

Company Overview

For more than 60 years Blum has been manufacturing superior quality hinge systems, drawer runners, and lift systems that create emotion and enhance user convenience in the kitchen. With every product, we strive to develop solutions to ensure that cabinet doors and drawers open with ease, close softly and effortlessly, and make workflow and everyday kitchen use easier.

Over the decades our product range has grown and so has the company. Today, Blum has seven production plants in Austria, and manufacturing sites in Brazil, Poland, China, and the United States. Approximately 9000 Blum employees all over the world concentrate on the vision of “perfecting motion” to satisfy the specific requirements of the end user, whether it is in the kitchen or in another living area of the home. This prerequisite is the source of all our product development and innovation.