Tea Blending Associate - 2nd Shift

LIPTON Teas and Infusions; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lipton Teas and Infusions in Suffolk, VA is seeking a Tea Blending Associate to operate blending assets, manage ingredient staging and labeling, and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.

The role involves blending various tea types, handling pallets, using SAP for orders, and supporting trials and continuous improvement activities in the factory.

Responsibilities

• Operate the blending assets to mix tea blends (black, herbal, green, flavored varieties).
• Label and organize ingredients; apply FIFO for partial pallets.
• Use SAP and RF guns to issue tea to blend orders in SAP.
• Complete daily consumption documentation and quality checklists.
• Assist in changeovers and organic cleaning per SOP.
• Receive tea from external warehouse and ingredients from third parties.
• Perform cycle counts and stack pallets for pallet trailers.
• Support trials and participate in WCM activities.
• Maintain active forklift license; training provided if needed.

Job description

The Tea Blending Associate is responsible for operating and maintaining blending assets within the factory. This includes regular tea blending and specialty tea blending – both liquids and dry. Within the “Operating and Maintaining” framework, the Tea Blending Associate is responsible to:

• Understand and comply with all safety and quality standards required for blending
• Manufacture of Tea Blends (Black, Herbal, Green, Flavored Black, Flavored Green, Liquid Flavors) by staging ingredients and blending to meet BOM requirements
• Operating the blending robot, baler, AZO equipment, Tote/Bag station, Pepsi bagger filling station, vacuum system, ST Blenders, Liquids Room Blending
• Organize and use different teas and ingredients, including properly labeling and utilizing the FIFO concept when handling partial pallets of materials
• Perform cycle counts
• Blend and fill super sacks, gaylords, and drums to meet production requirementsin Main Blending and Specialty Tea room
• Receive tea from external warehouse
• Receive ingredients from 3rd parties
• Support trials
• Stack pallets to load onto pallet trailer
• Participate in AM, loss control, and other WCM related activities
• Assist in change overs, including draining teain the Main Blending as well as Specialty Tea Room
• Understand the organic SOP and perform the organic cleaning to meet the SOP requirements as needed
• Complete daily consumption documentation and quality checklists
• record and document trailer inspections
• Use SAP & RF gunsand issue tea to blend orders in SAP
• Complete all other assigned duties
• Must maintain an active forklift license, training will be given if needed

The Tea Blending Associate reports to the shift Production Supervisor. This individual possesses strong teamwork, interpersonal, written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills.